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Paula Hicks-Hudson

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Paula Hicks-Hudson
Candidate for OH State Senate District 11
DEM CHALLENGER
Biography
Paula Hicks-Hudson, the first Black female mayor of Toledo, serves Ohio's 11th Senate District. With a 35-year professional career as a prosecutor, public defender, and assistant state attorney general, she is committed to empowering communities and improving quality of life.
Top Priorities
  • Expanding public funding for doulas
  • Creating urban agriculture districts
  • Fighting for fair maps and ending gerrymandered districts
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