Tina Maharath
Tina Maharath | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Michele Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1990 Whitehall, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ohio University (B.A., M.A.) |
Tina Maharath (Lao: ຕີນາ ມະຫາລາດ) (born November 30, 1990) is an American politician who served as an Ohio State Senator from the 3rd District from 2019 until 2023. She also served in the Senate Democrats leadership team as Minority Whip.
As a Democrat, Maharath won 2018 election to the Senate in a highly close race with Republican opponent Anne Gonzales, flipping the 3rd Senate District from the Republicans. Maharath's victory represented the first time Ohio Democrats had won a Republican held State Senate seat since 2006. She is also the first Asian-American woman in the Ohio Senate and the first Laotian-American elected into public office.
Maharath lost re-election in 2022 to Michele Reynolds.