| Allison Russo | |
| Office: | Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 26, 2022 |
| Office1: | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives |
| Constituency1: | 7th district |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 2023 |
| Preceded1: | Tom Patton |
| Constituency2: | 24th district |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 2019 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2022 |
| Preceded2: | Jim Hughes |
| Succeeded2: | Dani Isaacsohn |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1976 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Brian Russo |
| Education: | Mississippi University for Women (BS) University of Alabama, Birmingham (MPH) George Washington University (DPH) |
Catherine Allison Russo (born October 15, 1976) is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.[1] Russo represents the 7th district, which consists of portions of Columbus, and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.
Russo faced off against Republican candidate Erik Yassenoff in the general election on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.[2] In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.
Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.[3]
Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike Carey.[4] Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.
| Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Allison Russo | align="right" | 34,629 | 57.0% | Erik F. Yassenoff | 26,159 | 43.0% | ||||||||
| 2020 | Allison Russo | align="right" | 42,935 | 58.0% | Pat Manley | 31,202 | 42.0% |
| Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Allison Russo | align="right" | 35,337 | 100% |
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