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Paula Hicks-Hudson

Paula Hicks-Hudson

Democratic · Ohio · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Ohio Senate District 11, Ohio

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Job creation and economic development
  • Protecting Lake Erie and the environment
  • Safe neighborhoods
Biography

Paula Hicks-Hudson is the incumbent Ohio State Senator for District 11, per ohiosenate.gov. She was the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Toledo and previously served as a Toledo City Councilwoman and Council President and as an Ohio State Representative, per her campaign site. Hicks-Hudson holds degrees from Spelman College, Colorado State University and the University of Iowa College of Law, and worked at the Toledo Legal Aid Society.

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