Juanita O. Brent

District 18
Chamber House
Political Party Democrat
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/juanita-o-brent

Representative Brent is in her fourth term and is honored to represent the new district of House District 18

In the 133rd General Assembly, Representative Brent authored House Bill 285, Establish Driver’s License Reinstatement Fee Debt Reduction Program. This bill became law in 2020, and now helps thousands of Ohioans have a pathway to removing suspended driver’s licenses. 

Currently, she serves as Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee, In addition, she is the former President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, which is the oldest Black Caucus in the nation and one of the founders of the Black Maternal Health Caucus. 

In all these spaces, she works to introduce legislation that prioritizes justice and equity including: the C.R.O.W.N (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and many more. 

Prior to becoming a legislator, Representative Brent sat on the board of trustees for the Harvard Community Services Center and the Lee-Harvard Community Development Corporation. She brings this experience of building and organizing strong communities to her work in Columbus.

In her free time, she enjoys visiting family and taking vacations by herself.

District Map

Committee Membership

General Assembly
Committee
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 24
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Allow eligible homeowners to defer property tax payment
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 212
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Allow use of campaign funds to pay certain child care costs
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 60
Type House Bill
Committee Government Oversight
Authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 156
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Authorize property tax exemption for certain long-term homeowners
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 143
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Authorize tax credit if hiring veterans, service members, spouses
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 529
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Authorize use of natural organic reduction as form of disposition
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 591
Type House Bill
Committee General Government
CA: Prohibit slavery, involuntary servitude as criminal penalty
General Assembly 136
Number H. J. R. No. 5
Type House Joint Resolution
Committee General Government
CA:Reconcile same sex marriage law; right to interracial marriage
General Assembly 136
Number H. J. R. No. 4
Type House Joint Resolution
Committee Judiciary
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Recent Votes

General Assembly
Committee
Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 650
Type House Bill
Committee Technology and Innovation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Prohibit a person from receiving proceeds of prostitution
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 507
Type House Bill
Committee Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 437
Type House Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 244
Type Senate Bill
Committee Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 244
Type Senate Bill
Committee Veterans and Military Development
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 292
Type House Bill
Committee Veterans and Military Development
Vote No
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Detective Rex Emrick Memorial Highway
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 37
Type House Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 25
Type House Bill
Committee Workforce and Higher Education
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 63
Type Senate Bill
Committee General Government
Vote No
Vote Date 2/25/2026
Vote Result Favorable Passage
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