State Sen. Gina Walsh Hitting the Groun Running in Jefferson City
The new District 13 senator has introduced more than a dozen bills and has a number of duties among committees.
While the trip to Jefferson City is not her first, freshman Sen. Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, said that it’s a quite different experience as a senator. Walsh defeated Republican Jacquelyn Thomas with more than 80 percent of the vote in the November general election. Previously, she served as a state representative for District 69. “It’s a lot different,” she said. “You have more ability to have an impact on legislation. I can count on one hand my impact in the House.” She hit the ground running in getting into the senate role by introducing more than a dozen bills, including a bill relating to home foreclosures. Senate Bill 336 will help homeowners who are facing foreclosure “to elect to participate in dispute resolution or …
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Elizabeth O'Fallon
9:43 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I would love to see Senator Walsh come out to support school choice. I have have had a few conversations with her regarding homeschooling and while she says she supports the rights of parents to homeschool, the entire email I received back focused solely on public schools. She believes in the power of unions first and foremost, and as a result I'm not so sure she would support any sort of real … more ›