Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in Ohio!

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Click on any state in the map to the left for a state-by-state breakdown of elected officials of color.
Look at the table below for a breakdown of federal elected officials for Ohio.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in Ohio.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in Ohio.

For U.S, Census estimates of the Ohio population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
click here.

Ohio: Federal Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
U.S. Senate	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
U.S. House of Representatives	18	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (5.6%)
Total Members of Congress	20	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (5%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent of the Ohio delegation, by chamber and racial group. 110th Congress, 2007

Ohio: State and Local Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Governor & Lt. Governor	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
State Legislature	132	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (6.8%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (12.9%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	45	71	0	5	121
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	26	20	0	0	46
Total		0	0	0	0	80	100	0	5	185
*Data are not available. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions is not calculated. Click here for a description of the officials included in each level of office. Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006. Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.