Tavia Galonski
Tavia Galonski (Democratic Party) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 33. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 10, 2024.
Galonski (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 33. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Galonski announced her resignation from the Ohio legislature on January 10, 2024. She was sworn in as the clerk of courts for Summit County the same day.[1]
Biography
Galonski earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Emory University and her J.D. from the University Akron School of Law in 1995. Her professional experience includes working as a judicial attorney and as a magistrate in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Galonski was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Galonski was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Justice Committee, Ranking member
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- State and Local Government Committee
2019-2020
Galonski was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Justice Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent Tavia Galonski defeated Kristopher Anderson in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tavia Galonski (D) | 74.4 | 23,459 |
 | Kristopher Anderson (R)  | 25.6 | 8,064 | |
| Total votes: 31,523 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent Tavia Galonski advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tavia Galonski | 100.0 | 2,949 |
| Total votes: 2,949 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derrick Hall (D)
- Veronica Sims (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33
Kristopher Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 33 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristopher Anderson | 100.0 | 779 |
| Total votes: 779 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Tavia Galonski defeated Jodi Sarver in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tavia Galonski (D) | 56.5 | 22,341 |
| Jodi Sarver (R) | 43.5 | 17,210 | ||
| Total votes: 39,551 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Tavia Galonski advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tavia Galonski | 100.0 | 5,478 |
| Total votes: 5,478 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Jodi Sarver advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jodi Sarver | 100.0 | 2,282 | |
| Total votes: 2,282 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Tavia Galonski defeated Osita Obierika and Kevin Fay in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tavia Galonski (D) | 61.0 | 17,901 |
| Osita Obierika (R) | 33.4 | 9,811 | ||
| Kevin Fay (G) | 5.5 | 1,625 | ||
| Total votes: 29,337 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Incumbent Tavia Galonski advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tavia Galonski | 100.0 | 3,857 |
| Total votes: 3,857 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Osita Obierika advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Osita Obierika | 100.0 | 2,021 | |
| Total votes: 2,021 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35
Kevin Fay advanced from the Green primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 35 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Fay | 100.0 | 21 | |
| Total votes: 21 | |||
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2014
See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Galonski ran for election to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas General Division.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 24.8 percent of the vote. She competed against incumbent Judge Lynne S. Callahan.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Tavia Galonski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2017
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Summit County Democrat leaves Ohio legislature after securing new county position," accessed January 11, 2024
- ↑ Akron.com, "Galonski sworn in as state rep," May 18, 2017
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "May 6, 2014 Primary Election Candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Summit County Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2014 Primary Election Results"
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sedrick Denson (D) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 33 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Veronica Sims (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives District 35 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Steve Demetriou (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Summit County Court of Common Pleas 2001-2017 |
Succeeded by - |
