JENA POWELL AND LILA ROSE Every March our nation celebrates Women’s History Month to honor those who fought for our equal rights. It’s inspiring to think about the brave women who came before us, who struggled to show their worth and inalienable rights as equal to men. Thanks to their example, we are empowered to […]
COLUMBUS — A new bill honoring the Ohio State Highway Patrol inspector killed in a crash in Troy almost three years ago has passed in the Ohio House. House Bill 395 honors Kimra J. Skelton, a motor carrier enforcement inspector for the Piqua District of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Skelton was parked in a crossover […]
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell’s (R-Arcanum) Save Women’s Sports Act was approved by the Ohio House on Wednesday. The legislation would prohibit biological males from competing in female-only sports within the state. Powell spoke to the legislation’s passage on the House Floor. “The Save Women’s Sports Act is a fairness issue for women. Across […]
For Immediate Release 01-11-2022 State Representative Jena Powell Runs for Reelection TROY – State Representative Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) announced she is filing petitions to run for reelection as Ohio State Representative for the 80th District. The 80th District encompasses all of Miami County and southern Darke County. Representative Powell is currently in her second term […]
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell today announced she will be hosting a town hall on Monday, October 4, 2021, in Greenville. The event will be held at EUM Church (1451 Sater Street) from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “’I’m excited for the opportunity to share an update on the state with my constituents,” said […]
Dear Church leaders, I hope this letter finds you well. The last year has been quite eventful. Many of you changed the way you serve, preach, and worship. But the beauty remains that we still worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in good times and bad. In a world where lies are being spoken […]
The Daily Advocate: Powell, Schmidt introduce Prosecuting Trafficking Proceeds Act Columbus Dispatch: Two Ohio bills would ban transgender girls from female sports WKBN: Proposed law would not allow transgender girls to compete in women’s sports in Ohio ABC 6/Fox 28: Ohio lawmakers push bill that bans transgender athletes from female sports teams WLWT 5: 2 Ohio bills would ban transgender athletes […]
COLUMBUS – State Reps. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) last week introduced House Bill 276, legislation that aims to better target pimps and traffickers and aid in the fight against human sex trafficking in Ohio. The bill prohibits an individual from knowingly receiving money or anything of value from a prostitute that was […]
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) recently cosponsored legislation that prohibits vaccine passports. “We’ve witnessed unprecedented government overreach during the course of the pandemic, and vaccine passports are another extreme method of stripping Ohioans of their freedom,” said Powell. “Showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination is an invasion of privacy and prohibits individuals from exercising […]
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) yesterday gave sponsor testimony on House Bill 64, legislation that combats fertility fraud in Ohio. The bill creates the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction, making it a third degree felony for a licensed health care professional to purposely or knowingly use human reproductive material from a donor without the […]