Ohio House Passes Bill Raising Awareness for Elder Abuse

For Immediate Release:

June 11, 2020 

Ohio House Passes Bill Raising Awareness for Elder Abuse

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) yesterday announced the House passage of legislation creating the “Stop Elder Abuse” license plate. The bill allows motorists to voluntarily purchase Stop Elder Abuse license plates through the Ohio Registrar’s office.

“As individuals, we have a moral and social responsibility to stand up for the most vulnerable among us,” said Powell.  “The ‘Stop Elder Abuse’ license plate will help create awareness in our communities and serve as a tangible way people can stand up against the indignity of elder abuse.”

According to the Ohio Department of Aging, there are approximately 16,000 reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation made each year in Ohio. However, the National Institutes of Health estimate that only one in 14 cases of abuse are reported to authorities.

Senate Bill 163, which creates the “ALS Awareness” license plate, was amended in House Transportation and Public Safety Committee to include other license plates for a variety of causes.

The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration.

###

NOTE: a video of Powell’s floor speech can be accessed here: https://ohiolis.sharefile.com/d-sff6f0a2f0a74c28a

State Representative Jena Powell is currently serving her first term as a state representative. She represents the 80th Ohio House District, which encompasses Miami County and a portion of Darke County.

 For more information, contact Rep Powell’s office at 614-466-8114 or Rep80@ohiohouse.gov.

Congrats, Greenville Graduates!

Congratulations, Greenville High School Graduating Class of 2020!

We are so proud of your efforts and wish you the best of success in your future endeavors!

Sarah Grace Abell

Nathaniel Ryan  Anthony

Cheyenne Nicole Arthur

Mariah  Faith Bair

Logan Michael Baker

Logan Gene Baker

Monserratte Nicole Bandedo

Maggie Marie Bankson

Kiersten Halley  Barnes

Haleigh Brooke Mayo Behnken

Rae Lynn Benedict

James Dean Besecker

Zoe Mae Bethel

Tyler Jacob Beyke

Kaleb Michael Bingham

Gianna  Mari Bixler

Andrew Ronald Bonfiglio

Courtney Allison Bryson

Courtney Irene Bucklew

Mary Rita Burk

John Emerson Butsch

Lisa Jean Capasso

Brandi   Lee Carrubba

Kiersten Ahlyse Cates

Abigail   Lynn Cattell

Trinity   Lynn Chasteen

Samuel Free Cheadle

Caitlin    Ellen Christman

Amanda Ren Chui

Phoenix David Clark Holliday

Layne Ryan Claudy

Michael Edward Cline

Nicholas Josiah  Colby

Danielle Grace   Colby

Foster Liam Cole

Jasmine Rae Collins

Caleb Nathaniel Coppess

Zachary Brandon Chase Coppess

Jaden Elayne Cress

Caitlyn  Marie Crow

Kathy H Dang

Grant Michael    Davidson

Natea Jaye Davidson

Riely Rae Lynn   Davis

Katlyn   Veronica Delaney

Brianne Mikayla Delong

Taylor    Marie Denniston

Ethan Robert Detrick

John Luther Dorr

Hunter  Charles Edward Drew

Macee  Renee   Dunfee

Luke Thomas Edwards

Christopher Joseph Elliott

Alyssa Ann Evers

Jared Owen Fender

Nathan Brannon Feurer

Kenzie  Madison Fields

James   Tobias   Fields

Ethan    Dean     Flanery

Alec       Jacob     Fletcher

Reece   Evan      Flora

Dennis  Caleb     Forte

Zachary Jay Foster

Madilyn Paige    Francis

Dylan     Alec       Frazee

Kansas  Rebecca Ruthann Fyffe

Joshua  Thomas Galloway

Katrina  Jane K Marie Garcia

Sophie  Anne Gettinger

Victoria Michelle Gibboney

Erica       Nicole   Gilbert

Morgan Nicole  Gilbert

Makenzi Marie  Glancy

Ethan    Layne    Godown

Dustin   Robert Wayne   Grant

Brittany Renee  Grice

Hannah Mary     Germaine Grilliot

Destiny Leann    Grillot

Tytan Christopher Grote

Vanessa Gutierrez

Cheyenne Marie Harmon

Gloria    Marie    Harrison

Patrick  Tyler      Harsh

Angelina Grace  Hayes

Gabriel Alexander Heilbrunn

Trenton Wesley Hemp

Mackenzie Logan Hess

Makayla Paige   Hess

Taylor    Madison Hines

Madison Nicole Hollopeter

Meghan Lorean Holman

Sarah Frances    Horger

Peyton Andrew Horr

Trudy Mae Houseman

Ryan Michael     Howard

Riley      Marie    Hunt

Micheal James  Huston

Alex       Robert  Hutt

Ryan      Matthew Jaros

Katie      Ann        Jay

Shelby  Barbara Lynn      Johns

Megan  Marcia  Johnston

Matthew John   Karns

Taylor    Jane       Kiskadden

Emma   Marie    Klosterman

Madison Paige   Klosterman

Kelli        Anne     Kretschmar

Aubrey Grace    Landis

Ian Micheal Laux

Branson David   Leigeber

Alivia     Lindamood

Victor    Owen    Livesay

Wyatt    Orion     Lloyd

Jessica  Joyce     Maize

Caleb     Josiah    Maloon

Zane      Matthew Mancillas

Nikolas Clark Maples

Gabriel Nicole   Market

Jacob     Michael Martino

Nicole   Marie    Martino

Anthony Louis   Masso-Rivetti

Cameron Douglas May

Tristan  Michael Mcdaniel

Haylee  Danielle Mcfarland

Carson  Douglas Meade

Elisha     Grace    Meeks

Erik         Lloyd     Menger

Levi        Russell  Midlam

Cole       Reece   Miller

Mikayla Lauren Miller

Terry     Michael Miller

Natalie  Noelle   Milligan

Chloe    Elizabeth Mitchell

Jessica  Ann Mortensen

Dakota  Lynn Nelson

Samantha Darlene Newberry

Kelly      Chen     Nguyen

Lainey   Jo Oswalt

Shannon Rene   Parent

Jacob     Daniel   Parsons

Austin   Blake     Perkins

Baylee  Jett        Petry

Mersadie Renee Pittsenbarger

Kaleb     Michael Poe

Kaleb     Steven  Poole

Zoe        Ryan      Pressnall

Eric         Daniel   Price

Jani-Ce Iris Ann Price

Matthew William Price

Angel    Marie    Punches

Corey    Scott      Quinn

Rodney Antonnio Richard

Ian Ricardo Riffell

Destiny Jane Robbins

Luis Axl Rodriguez Lezama

Macy     Elizabeth Roseberry

Sarah     Diane    Sanders

Kiana     Sue Elise Satterwhite

Hope     Juneanne Schaaf

Kaitlyn  Daisy     Schmidt

Taylor    Mae Schmidt

Alexandria Breanna Seas

Grace    Jean Self

Tony      William Sells

Wesley Alan Shaffer

Isabel Kalin Shaw

Devin Nathan     Shepherd

Logan    Matthew Shields

Dawson Clay       Shirley

Brayden Julius   Skinner

Riley      Faith      Smith

Chloe    Lafaye   Sowry

Brandon Uriah   Spencer

Shawn  Lewis     Sprowl

Andrew David    Stachler

Ethan    Andrew Stark

Madelyn Paige  Stewart

Lucy       Marie    Stiefel

Hailey    Ann        Stringfield

Abigail   Lisa         Swensen

Asia Christine Sykes

Alexandria Marie Tanner

Aubrey Marie    Thompson

Kelsey   Marie    Underwood

Brookelynne      Kristine Via

Chase    Michael Waddle

Nahja    Tafari     Walker

Grace    Karah    Washington

William Allen     Weaver

Brenna Rose      Wendling

Michael Wayne West

Brianna Skye      Wolf

Marcus Ryan      Wood

Josilyn   Marie    Worden

Allison   Kay         Wyatt

Mason  Steven  Wykes

Eliza       Grace    Wysong

Katelyn Ruth     Yates

Taylor    Justice Gail Yates

Bobby   Lee Yoder

Mikaila  Tristian Yoder

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

Congrats, Bethel Graduates!

Congratulations, Bethel Graduating Class of 2020!

We are so proud of all your hard work and wish you all the best!

Mayzar Abbasova

Amber  Aguilar

Christopher Ahrens

Islam Akhmedov

Sevilya  Akhmedova

Ipak Aliyeva

Jacob Apple

Cassidy Armstrong

Eldar Aydinov

James Baker

Ean Bosma

Thomas Brooks

Taylor Brown

Jared Buchholtz

Karissa  Bui

Mallory Bush

Malachi Carter

Sydney Chapman

Lexi Cooley

Cannon Dakin

Brooklynn Daniel

Emma Daugherty

Kelsey DeLaet

Alec Donahue

Kristin Donley

Alyssa Dumbra

Meghan Dumbra

Liliana Durig

Alexander Eastman

Alivia Edmondson

Dylan Edwards

Audrey Elms

Timothy Farkas

Syerra Fiery

Dylan Fischer

Aiden Flomerfelt

Ariel Franck

Michael Franz

Brielle Gatrell

Karly Goins

Logan Harrelson

Christine Harrison

Christian Hartley

Molly Henderson

Angela Henning

Nolan Hermanns

Sarah Hoskins

Steven Hudson

Kelsey Iseminger

Rebecca Johnson

Tristan  Johnson

Walker  Johnson

Wyatt    Jones

Wyatt    Keiser

Dillon     Kelley

Megan  Lee

Wyatt    Leet

Andrew Lionberger

Brandon Mathenia

Alec Maus

Tyler McCabe

Natalie  McRoberts

Sarah Miller

Elnara Mirsalieva

Harrison Mitchell

Emily Mixon

Carter Moran

Chandler Morgan

Hailey    Moses

Sabina   Musayeva

Ashley  Newton

Kierra    Oney

Hunter  Parrish

Elizabeth Pencil

Gavin Pierce

Faith Pike

Courtney Poole

Falyn Rhinehart

Evan Rogers

Marissa Routt

Gabriel Rowley

Trevor   Salley

Madison Santo

Nicholas Schmidt

Savannah Schmidt

Julia Seaman

Samantha Sendral

Farida Shakhsadinova

Seyda Shakirova

Madeline Sherck

Colton Smith

Keaton Smith

Kacey Spencer

Joseph Gerone Sta. Ana

Brack Staton

Mya Stephenson

Heather Strumberger

Dillon Tipton

Owen Tucker

Cole Turner

Mayson VanHoose

Trevor Walker

Darian   Watson

Dylan Williams

Jason Yang

Blake Young

Sona Zavutatze

Sukie Zheng

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

Powell Introduces Legislation Honoring MCEI Kimra Skelton

For Immediate Release:

May 26, 2020

Powell Introduces Legislation Honoring MCEI Kimra Skelton

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) today introduced House Bill 677, legislation that designates a portion of I-75 in Miami County as the “Ohio State Highway Patrol MCEI Kimra Skelton Memorial Highway.”

On November 27, 2019, Motor Carrier Enforcement Inspector (MCEI) Kimra J. Skelton was working on duty during a traffic crash in Troy. She was parked in a crossover where she was struck and killed by a vehicle.

“This legislation seeks to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of MCEI Skelton,” said Powell. “Designating a road in her honor will ensure her legacy continues to live on in our community.”

MCEI Skelton joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2005 as a traveling dispatcher assigned to the Piqua District Headquarters. In 2011, she transferred to the Piqua Driver License Examination Station as a driver license examiner 1. In 2016, she was promoted to a motor vehicle inspector and transferred to the Piqua District Commercial Enforcement Unit. In 2017, she was promoted to a motor carrier enforcement inspector.

Skelton is survived by her husband and two children.

H.B. 677 will soon be referred to the House Rules and Reference Committee for assignment to a standing House committee for hearings.

###

 State Representative Jena Powell is currently serving her first term as a state representative. She represents the 80th Ohio House District, which encompasses Miami County and a portion of Darke County.

For more information, contact Rep Powell’s office at 614-466-8114 or Rep80@ohiohouse.gov.

Congrats, Piqua Christian Graduates!

Congratulations, Piqua Christian Graduating Class of 2020!

We are proud of your efforts, and wish you all the best!

Elishah Archer

Mercedez Hanson

Josiah Nelson

Matthew Powers

Braiden Stamps

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

Congratulations, Troy Christian Graduates!

Congrats, Troy Christian Class of 2020!

We are so proud of each of you, and of the effort you have put forth. Best wishes on your future successes!

Chase Aivalotis

Owen Bailey

Matthew Beachy

Jason Blake

Emil Bowen

Lauren  Camp

Jared Chong

Brady Clawson

Jenna Douglas

Sarah Earhart

Conrad Echemann

Claudia Fecher

Izaak Frantom

Abigail   Gilfillen

Aaron Gillespie

Gracie Glaser

Isaac Gray

Anna Hivner

CalebHundley

Nathaniel Hunnicutt

Jordan  Isenbarger

Gabriel Ison

Tyler Jackson

Laura Johnson

Joel Kellar

William Kenworthy

Ryley Kincaid

Preston Lair

Isaac Leganik

Samantha Lentz

Bennett Lowry

Jaelyn Manley

Jonah Mathews

Kaitlyn  Misirian

Craig Montgomery

Katie Nefedov

Connor Peters

Cherish Pierce

Kristen  Rodrigues

Alexis Salazar

Hope Sando

Caleb Schroer

Richard Schulte

Zachary Seagraves

Collin Sebor

Christopher Setser

Andrew Shaffer

Eleanor Smith

Rachel   Stewart

Kirsten  Strait

Kalista   Swihart

Chase Tanner

Emma Taylor

Kelly Tighe

Aiden Tkach

Micah Trimbach

Ethan Turner

Robert  Ventura

Olivia Voisinet

Nathan Waltz

Aaron Warden

Chase Weyrauch

Brittin Williams

Charles Wolfe

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

Congratulations, Bradford Graduates!

Congrats, Bradford Class of 2020!

We are so proud of all the work you have put into your studies, and wish you all the best of success!

Hunter Beireis

Tristin Booker

Dalton Bubeck

Keanan Clark

Corey Cotrell

Drew Davidson

Victoria Derstine

Dylan Fair

Kegan Fair

Madison Fries

Erica Gaynor

Gabriel Gill

Caroline Gleason

Corie Hamilton

Brant Helman

Riley Houser

EJ Jones

Jaiden Leistner

Jeffrey Martin

Kaileigh McGlinch

Nick Mowery

Josh Nusbaum

Savannah Penny

Jacob Phillips

Kaitlynne Reineke

Jonathan Richardson-Welch

Jay Roberts

Jessica Roth

Brayden Sanders

Shelby Shafer

Jared Shellabarger

Mercedes Smith

Wyatt Spangler

Fischer Spencer

Jericka Thacker

Gavin Trevino

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

Congratulations, Piqua Graduates!

Congratulations, Piqua High School 2020 graduates!

We are so proud of your hard work, graduates, and we wish you all the best!

Ethan Acel

Ana Adams

Michael Allenbaugh

Megan  Allmann

Dakota  Anderson

Hannah Anderson

Alissa Arnett

Johnny Arnett

Haley Asher

Rebecca Asher

George Bair

Eli Baker

Makayla Barbee

Torie Barbee

Kayla Barhorst

Gaven Barnes

Ryan Barr

Colin Baugh

Patience Bavendam

Madison Beaver

Madesan Beckstedt

Baylee  Behr

Antonia                Belle

Romello Benson

Zane Beougher

Spencer Bjornson-Trapp

Abigail Black

Timothy Black

Carly Blair

Madison Blair

Samantha Blair

Matthew Blankenship

Zoe Blankenship

Skylor Boettiger

Draven Boles

Stephen Bowers

Brian Brown

Clayton Brown

Connor Brown

Ayreona Burge

Alexa Burns

Alexis Bylczynski

Sarah Bynum

Aaliyah Byrd

Skylar Cain

Mason Camper

Braxton Cary

Emmaley Cisco

Maddi Coats

Manzi Coats

Dusty Conner

Nathaniel Copsey

Lacee Cotterman

Shelby Coulter

Aiden Cox

Marion Creager

Matthew Cromes

Casey Curl

James Curl

Owen Curtis

Lance Darner

Travis Darst

Gage Davis

Gaven Davis

Cameron Deal

Jonathan Delasancha

Danielle Detter

Angel Divens

William Dobbins

Autumn Earls

Christian Edejer

Tayvian Elder

Kyla Elliott

Annalese Fair

Payton Fergus

Tyler Ferraro

Thomas Fletcher

Zachary Fletcher

Aeron Foos

Grace Forness

Cameron Foster

Dakota  Foster

Trenity  Foster

Seth Furbee

Sara Gallegos Holguin

Colton Gambill

Skyler Gannon

Karl Garpiel

Jade Grauman

Tanner  Grise

Andrew Grunkemeyer

Emma Grunkemeyer

Tayler Grunkemeyer

Hudson Hall

Jacob Hall

Mayson Hall

Lauren  Hamman-White

Robert  Hamman-White

Curtis Hammer

Ethan Hammer

Allena Hawks

Madison Hazeltine

Ethan Heidenreich

Jaylen Hensley

Destini Hester

Chasity Hicks

Corey Hicks

Evan Hicks

Kalista Hill

Riley Hill

Mackenzie Hina

Marshall Hollis

Addelyn Honeycutt

Kierstynn Hutson

Audrey Jacomet

Autumn Jenkins

Nicholas Jess

Bryan Jones

Ellie Jones

Mackenzie Jones

Garry Joslin

Nicolas  Karnehm

Alyssa Keeler

Keenan Kelly

Kirstin Kemp

Lilly Kendall

Elizabeth Knapp

Alexa Knorr-Sullivan

Alivia Knorr-Sullivan

Sierra Koehl

Kyler Kommer

Makeegen Kuhn

Megan  Lacey

Bailey    Lambert

Carter   Landers

Chandler Langston

Zackery Lavey

Katelyn Lear

Brandon Lee

Elijah Lee

Chase Lewis

Kristen  Lewis

Floyd Lockhart

Seth Lunsford

Olyvia Malone

Joseph  Marks

Zane Mason

Craig Maxon

Victoria Mcbride

Kryzel Mcdade

Jenna Mckenzie

Lee Mcpherson

Stacey   Meeker

Sharon  Miller

Lauren  Mitchell

Collin Moore

Roy Moreaux

Mariah  Moreno

Logan Morgan

Kathlene Murphy

Meakenzie Neeland

Gabriel Newman

Dimitri   Nicholas

Trevor   Nicholas

Austin   Nichols

Jesse     Nick

Jade Noe

Alainna O’reilly

Kaleanna Owen

Corryn  Parker

Tyler Partin

Avery Payton

Alyssa Pepiot

Cyrus Persinger

Kyle Peters

Austin Pittman

Allyona Plantz

Audrey Poling

Macy Poling

Jarret Powers

Heaven Preston

Mason  Price

Tabitha Price

Krystal  Pritchett

Rikki Ramirez

Conor Ratliff

Tylan Redinbo

Trenton Riley

Jalynne Roberts

Colin Roe

Dustin   Rose

Alexander Rossman

Tyler Royer

Grace Ryan

Marah Sage

Maddisin Scherer

Brock Schlosser

Jacob Schneider

Cole Schwartz

Derek Sheehan

Madison Shortridge

Brenden Smith

Peyton Smith

Trenton Snyder

Weston Stahl

James Staugler

Savannah Stevens

Alexander Stewart

Arianna Stockton

Garret Strevell

Alexus   Suthers

Lauren Sweetman

Reece Tate

Crystal Taylor

Destiny Taylor

Taylor Teets

Haley Testdorf

Emma Tilton

Chase Vaughen

Iverson Ventura

Aria Viney

Vasiliki  Vlahos

Maeve  Vulcan

Sonjia    Waldron

Myles    Walker

Robert  Walker

Dakota  Ward

Dylan     Warren

Oaneice Weaver

Cheyenne Webber

Cooper Wemmer

Ashton West

Andreana White

Wynn Whitt

Danielle Widney

Kyle Willcox

Grace Williams

Anna Willoughby

Tylah Yeomans

Chloe Young

Kathren Young

Rocky Young

Abraham Zurita

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell

 

Congratulations, Franklin Monroe Graduates!

Congratulations, Franklin Monroe Class of 2020!

A big congrats to this hard-working class of graduates! Wishing you all the best in your futures.

Tyler Adams

Joshua  Albright

Dylan Arling

Jacob Armstrong

Taylor Armstrong

Jacob Aslinger

Hannah Berry

Allyce Bond

Chloe Brumbaugh

Audrey Cable

Isabella Cable

Justin Chen

Corina Conley

Austin   Cool

Kenneth Cope

Matthew Detling

Brydon Diceanu

Haylee  Floyd

Logan    Garber

Caden   Goins

Dalton   Goubeaux

Claire     Haviza

Jarod     Hegemier

Chloe    Henninger

Oliver    Kelly

Justin    Kiefer

Keara    Knepshield

Wilbur   Meyer

Simon   Mote

Chase    Osterday

Kelby     Oswalt

Hannah Pemberton

Chloe    Peters

Andreya Reder

Madison Rismiller

Mackenzie Rock

Charity  Shellabarger

Christiana Singer

Madelynn Stacy

Elizabeth Swain

John Thomas

Rebecca Trent

Timithy Vandyke

Allison   Warner

James   Waterbury

Selene  Weaver

Hunter  Willoughby

Nolan Yeomans

Jarin Young

-Office of State Rep. Jena Powell