Ballotpedia: Sandra O'Brien

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Promises to address rising property taxes.

Supports addressing rising property taxes.

- Supports addressing rising property taxes.

Economy

Public Safety

Opposes gender reassignment surgeries and the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for children.

- Opposes gender reassignment surgeries and the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for children.

Healthcare

Supports expanding veteran eligibility to teach without a license and adding capitalism to high school financial literacy standards.

As a state senator, co-sponsored legislation that would expand veteran eligibility to teach without a license and add capitalism to high school financial literacy standards.

Opposes "allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports..."

Opposes the participation of transgender women in women's sports.

- As a state senator, co-sponsored legislation that would expand veteran eligibility to teach without a license and add capitalism to high school financial literacy standards.
- Opposes the participation of transgender women in women's sports.

Education

As of May 16, 2025, Sandra O'Brien’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Believes water infrastructure is essential for community well-being and prosperity, and supports grants to maintain and update water systems.

- Believes water infrastructure is essential for community well-being and prosperity, and supports grants to maintain and update water systems.

Energy & the Environment

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Star Beacon, Retired teacher seeking 32nd Ohio Senate seat

Supports protecting collective bargaining rights for negotiating wages and attaining healthcare benefits.

Said, "We must spur economic growth and make resources available to train and upskill our workers to meet the demands of 21st century employers."

- Supports protecting collective bargaining rights for negotiating wages and attaining healthcare benefits.
- Said, "We must spur economic growth and make resources available to train and upskill our workers to meet the demands of 21st century employers."

As of May 16, 2025, Michael Shrodek did not have a website or any information online.

Supports fully funding public education to provide teachers and students with necessary resources.

- Supports fully funding public education to provide teachers and students with necessary resources.

Said, "We must create fair voting districts to ensure that voters choose their elected officials, not the other way around."

- Said, "We must create fair voting districts to ensure that voters choose their elected officials, not the other way around."

Advocates securing federal funding for clean energy infrastructure projects.

- Advocates securing federal funding for clean energy infrastructure projects.

Michael Shrodek

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- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
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- There are 33 Ohio senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $63,007.