Fresh off her bid for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Teresa Fedor (D., Toledo) is running for a seat on the State Board of Education on Nov. 8.

The 2nd District consists of Lucas, Ottawa, Wood, Erie, Huron, and Lorain counties and a piece of northern Hancock. The seat is currently held by Kirsten Hill, of Lorain County, who is not seeking re-election.

Republican Sarah McGervey, a Catholic middle school teacher, Is also in the race. She is fresh off another race, having unsuccessfully sought her party's nomination for a Lorain County seat in the state House of Representatives.

“We need our Ohio State Board of Education to work together, to focus on education policy not culture wars, and to focus on effective learning for our students,” Ms. Fedor said. “I'm running for the Ohio State Board of Education to reach across the aisle and find common-sense solutions for our teachers, students, and parents.”

An elementary school teacher prior to her more than two decades in the Ohio House and Senate, Ms. Fedor was most recently former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley's running mate in his failed bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.

First Published September 19, 2022, 5:57 p.m.