30 Facts About Joe Schiavoni

Joseph L Schiavoni was born on September 21,1979 and is an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio Senate Minority Leader.

Joe Schiavoni was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up on the south side of Youngstown, Ohio, before moving to Boardman, Ohio, where he attended Boardman High School.

Joe Schiavoni then attended law school at Capital University, and received his Juris Doctor in 2004.

Joe Schiavoni is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and West Virginia.

Joe Schiavoni has long been an active member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley.

Joe Schiavoni earned the "Big Brother of the Year" award in 2007.

In November 2011, Joe Schiavoni was named Assistant Minority Whip in the Senate, but quickly rose to Assistant Minority Leader under Eric Kearney in January 2012.

Joe Schiavoni would serve in that capacity for two years until 2014, when he was unanimously elected by his colleagues to be Minority Leader.

Joe Schiavoni was unopposed for re-election in 2014 to hold his seat in the Senate.

Joe Schiavoni has penned legislation to create stronger charter school oversight.

In October 2014, Joe Schiavoni proposed a grant program to help Ohio schools create bullying prevention programs.

Joe Schiavoni has been a vocal opponent of the controversial Ohio law that gives an unelected CEO "complete operational, managerial and instructional control" of failing Ohio school districts.

Joe Schiavoni requested a special audit of the Ohio Department of Education after it was discovered that failing online charter school data had been omitted to make Ohio charter schools appear more successful overall.

Joe Schiavoni introduced a bill - Senate Bill 298 - to reform attendance data collection and reporting rules for e-schools.

In 2015, Joe Schiavoni sponsored legislation that would make improper child restraints in vehicles a primary offense, meaning officers would not need another reason to pull the vehicle over.

Joe Schiavoni has championed collective bargaining rights for workers, and has actively opposed attempts to weaken these rights.

In 2011, Joe Schiavoni helped lead his fellow Democratic senators in opposition to Senate Bill 5, a controversial piece of legislation that would have eliminated collective bargaining powers for many public employees and changed collective bargaining rules for local government employees.

Joe Schiavoni was ranking minority member on the Insurance, Labor and Commerce Committee - where the bill had its hearings - during this time.

Joe Schiavoni helped rally voters to repeal Senate Bill 5 at the ballot.

Joe Schiavoni has made water quality issues a priority during his time at the Ohio Statehouse.

Joe Schiavoni then introduced legislation requiring faster public notification of hazardous drinking water.

Several of Joe Schiavoni's proposals were later incorporated into Governor Kasich's plan to address the Sebring water crisis.

Joe Schiavoni proposed legislation to require Ohio's governor to get approval from a state commission before closing or selling state-operated institutions such as prisons or centers for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Joe Schiavoni announced his run for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election on February 28,2017.

Joe Schiavoni lost the primary race for governor on May 3,2018.

In 2019 Joe Schiavoni announced that he would run to be a Judge of the Mahoning County Court against JP Morgan.

Joe Schiavoni is a member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Mahoning Valley, Curbstone Coaches, the local Farm Bureau, Boardman Civic Association, Italian-American Education Foundation, and the Legends of Leather Boxing Organization.

Joe Schiavoni is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Mahoning County Bar Association.

Joe Schiavoni has served as Co-Chair of the Public Relations Committee for the Mahoning County Bar Association.

Joe Schiavoni is married to Margaret Joe Schiavoni, a nurse-anesthetist, and they have two children together.