By Josh Rultenberg Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The 134th General Assembly features a number of newly-elected members in the House of Representatives and Senate. In the House, there are 22 lawmakers serving at the state level for the first time.
One freshman representative is now the youngest serving democrat at the Statehouse.
Willis Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) was sworn in to his first term with the Ohio House of Representatives in January. He represents the state s 39th House District in southwest Ohio, which includes most of the city of Dayton and Jefferson Township. Blackshear is a former outreach specialist at the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office.