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Senator Blessing backs constitutional amendment to increase size of General Assembly
Summary
Senator Blessing testified in a first hearing for SJR 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise Ohio’s Senate to 51 members and House to 153 members, arguing smaller districts improve representation and reduce the influence of money; committee took testimony but took no vote.
Senator Blessing testified before the Senate General Government Committee in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the General Assembly to 51 state senators and 153 state representatives, arguing the change would create smaller legislative districts and improve proportional representation.
Blessing, a sponsor of SJR 1, told the committee, “Smaller districts more firmly anchor legislators to their districts. They would represent fewer communities and constituents and could devote more time to them.” He said the change would roughly reduce district populations from about…
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