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Juanita Brent
Juanita Brent
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives; from the 22nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Preceded by	David J. Leland
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives; from the 12th district
	In office; January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022
Preceded by	John E. Barnes Jr.
Succeeded by	Brian Stewart
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1984 (age 40)
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Vermel Whalen (aunt)

Juanita Olukemi Brent (born February 22, 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district since 2019. The district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Bedford, Bedford Heights, Cleveland Heights, Highland Hills, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, North Randall, Orange, Pepper Pike, Warrensville Heights, and parts of Cleveland.

Early life and education

Brent and her siblings were raised by her aunt Vermel Whalen, an Ohio State Representative, after their mother died.^[1] She graduated from Beaumont School, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in 2002.^[2]

Brent was elected unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018.^[3]

Brent serves on the following committees:^[4]

Ohio House 12th District
Year		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
2018		Juanita Brent	35,215	100%		Unopposed
2020		Juanita Brent	43,247	82.2%		Jerry Powell	9,342	17.8%

^ The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com Editorial Board (March 4, 2021). "Juanita Brent in the Democratic primary for Ohio House 12th District". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ D'Ambrosi, Fred (January 2, 2019). "Justice-elect swears in state reps at Beaumont". Heights Observer. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ "Ohio Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^ "Committees". Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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