Juanita Brent | |
State House1: | Ohio |
District1: | 22nd |
Term Start1: | January 3, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | David J. Leland |
State House2: | Ohio |
District2: | 12th |
Term Start2: | January 7, 2019 |
Term End2: | December 31, 2022 |
Predecessor2: | John E. Barnes Jr. |
Successor2: | Brian Stewart |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1984 |
Relatives: | Vermel Whalen (aunt) |
Juanita Olukemi Brent (born February 22, 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district since 2019. The district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Bedford, Bedford Heights, Cleveland Heights, Highland Hills, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, North Randall, Orange, Pepper Pike, Warrensville Heights, and parts of Cleveland.
Brent and her siblings were raised by her aunt Vermel Whalen, an Ohio State Representative, after their mother died.[1] She graduated from Beaumont School, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in 2002.[2]
Brent was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018.[3]
Brent serves on the following committees:[4]
Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||
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2018 | Juanita Brent | align="right" | 35,215 | 100% | Unopposed | ||||||||||
2020 | Juanita Brent | align="right" | 43,247 | 82.2% | Jerry Powell | 9,342 | 17.8% |