Allison Russo
Allison Russo (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 7. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Russo (Democratic Party) is running for election for Ohio Secretary of State. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.
Russo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Allison Russo has lived in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Russo earned a B.S. in microbiology from the Mississippi University for Women in 1998, a master's degree in epidemiology from the University of Alabama, Birmingham in 2000, and a doctorate in health policy from George Washington University in 2014. Her career experience includes working in health policy as a research analyst at The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, research analyst for the Science Applications International Corp, senior healthcare analyst for Axiom Resource Management, senior research leader for Thomson Reuters, and research director for Kenell and Associates.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Russo was assigned to the following committees:
- General Government Committee
- Financial Institutions Committee, Ranking Member
2023-2024
Russo was assigned to the following committees:
- House Rules and Reference Committee
- Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
- Legislative Service Commission Committee
2021-2022
Russo was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
- Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee (decommissioned)
- House Finance Committee
- House Health Committee, Ranking member
- State and Local Government Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Russo was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Long Term Care Committee
- Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee (decommissioned)
- House Health Committee
- Financial Institutions Committee
- State and Local Government Committee (decommissioned)
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Ohio Secretary of State election, 2026
Ohio Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
Ohio Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Ohio Secretary of State
Allison Russo (D), Robert Sprague (R), and Tom Pruss (L) are running in the general election for Ohio Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
Allison Russo (D) | ||
| Robert Sprague (R) | ||
Tom Pruss (L) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State
Allison Russo (D) defeated Bryan Hambley (D) in the Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 67.4 | 487,313 | |
Bryan Hambley | 32.6 | 235,668 | ||
| Total votes: 722,981 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Ohio Secretary of State
Robert Sprague (R) defeated Marcell Strbich (R) in the Republican primary for Ohio Secretary of State on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Sprague | 70.2 | 543,551 | |
Marcell Strbich | 29.8 | 230,584 | ||
| Total votes: 774,135 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Niraj Antani (R)
Libertarian Party primary
Libertarian Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State
Tom Pruss (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Pruss | 100.0 | 8,633 | |
| Total votes: 8,633 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Allison Russo received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To view a full list of Russo's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- #LOdown: Voter Guide :) (Sway voting group by LO)
- #theeLOphantintheRoom Family (Sway voting group by Ya Girl LO)
- 92% Club (Sway voting group by Kenya Anissa)
- Alexis Voss' Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Alexis Voss)
- Amanda's Animous Voting Guide (Sway voting group by Amanda Prech)
- Angry Male Vet: Supporting Democracy & Veterans (Sway voting group by Angry Male Vet)
- Appalachian Voices For Democracy (Sway voting group by Mary Jean Rieder)
- Baddies Vote Blue! (Sway voting group by Natalie)
- Blue Dot Ohio (Sway voting group by Gina Grandillo)
- Connie's Ohio Picks (Sway voting group by Connie Heveron)
- Cuyahoga Ballot Soirée (Sway voting group by DJ Black Unicorn)
- Definitely A King (Sway voting group by Lori King)
- Equality Now! (Sway voting group by Laura)
- HER Vote Movement (Sway voting group by Tonya Kelly MEd)
- HUMAN RIGHTS VOTING GUIDE FOR BADDIES (Sway voting group by Lani)
- Happy Hippies Voting for Change (Sway voting group by Lisa LeVally Evans)
- Just do it (Sway voting group by Deb)
- Know what & who you're voting for! (Sway voting group by Deborah Norris)
- LET’S DISCUSS CBUS (Sway voting group by Lucia Stepp)
- Living Group (Sway voting group by Rick Shepherd)
- Mamaw's Porch Sitters (Sway voting group by Mamaw)
- Ohio needs change (Sway voting group by Nicole Tran)
- Out with the old in with the blue (Sway voting group by Loren)
- Oxford Alliance for Democracy (Sway voting group by Steve Chaffin)
- Pragmatic Dems in the Heights (Sway voting group by Imre Huss)
- Progress not Perfection (Sway voting group by Lily Furgeson)
- Reclaim Affordable Living for Ohio (Sway voting group by Robin Bourne)
- Simon Says Voters (Sway voting group by SimonSaysVote)
- The Ballot Social (Sway voting group by Ciji Newman)
- United SHE Stands (Sway voting group by Ashley Kindsvatter and Sara Petrie)
- Vote 2026 no choice (Sway voting group by Gilder Malone)
- Vote or Die (Sway voting group by Quincy Smith)
- We're not going back (Sway voting group by Kim Leslie)
- Who Care About Disability Rights? (Sway voting group by Talia)
- Women's Rights (Sway voting group by Erin Fitzgerald)
- be an informed voter for midterms (Sway voting group by Stacy Molloy)
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Allison Russo defeated Susan Miller in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo (D) | 99.9 | 44,243 | |
| Susan Miller (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 44,293 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Allison Russo advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 100.0 | 7,533 | |
| Total votes: 7,533 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Russo in this election.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Allison Russo won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo (D) | 100.0 | 37,060 | |
| Total votes: 37,060 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Allison Russo advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 7 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 100.0 | 5,162 | |
| Total votes: 5,162 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Leland (D)
Campaign finance
2021
See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021
Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Republican primary)
Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election, 2021 (August 3 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Mike Carey defeated Allison Russo in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Carey (R) ![]() | 58.3 | 94,501 | |
| Allison Russo (D) | 41.7 | 67,588 | ||
| Total votes: 162,089 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
Allison Russo defeated Greg Betts in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 84.2 | 13,704 | |
Greg Betts ![]() | 15.8 | 2,576 | ||
| Total votes: 16,280 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 15 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Carey ![]() | 37.0 | 18,805 | |
| Jeff LaRe | 13.3 | 6,776 | ||
| Ron Hood | 13.1 | 6,676 | ||
| Bob Peterson | 12.6 | 6,407 | ||
Ruth Edmonds ![]() | 10.0 | 5,090 | ||
| Tom Hwang | 4.9 | 2,499 | ||
| Stephanie Kunze | 4.6 | 2,363 | ||
| Thad Cooperrider | 2.1 | 1,076 | ||
Omar Tarazi ![]() | 1.8 | 907 | ||
| John Adams | 0.3 | 173 | ||
| Eric M. Clark | 0.2 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 50,855 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Stewart (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Jeffrey Fix (R)
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Allison Russo defeated Pat Manley in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo (D) | 57.9 | 42,935 | |
| Pat Manley (R) | 42.1 | 31,202 | ||
| Total votes: 74,137 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Allison Russo advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 100.0 | 11,826 | |
| Total votes: 11,826 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Pat Manley advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Manley | 100.0 | 4,386 | |
| Total votes: 4,386 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Allison Russo defeated Erik Yassenoff in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo (D) | 57.0 | 34,629 | |
| Erik Yassenoff (R) | 43.0 | 26,159 | ||
| Total votes: 60,788 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Allison Russo defeated Andrea Bonny and Mary B. Relotto in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allison Russo | 55.6 | 5,394 | |
| Andrea Bonny | 22.4 | 2,176 | ||
| Mary B. Relotto | 22.0 | 2,140 | ||
| Total votes: 9,710 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Erik Yassenoff advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 24 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Yassenoff | 100.0 | 6,598 | |
| Total votes: 6,598 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Allison Russo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Allison Russo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Allison Russo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Allison Russo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2025.
- Christian Employers Alliance — Legislators are scored on "how consistently their votes support limited government" and "whether their decisions protect or restrict freedom in the marketplace."
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2024.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Equality Ohio — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2022.
- Equality Ohio — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.
- Innovation Ohio — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2021.
- Ohio Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community.
- Ohio Environmental Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2020.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Innovation Ohio — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Ohio Environmental Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2019.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio Secretary of State |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Ohio House of Representatives, "C. Allison Russo Biography," accessed March 13, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Allison Russo," accessed March 13, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 1, 2026
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Patton (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 7 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Jim Hughes (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 24 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Dani Isaacsohn (D) |
