Sarah LaTourette

Sarah LaTourette
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 76th district
In office
January 3, 2015 – May 5, 2019
Preceded byMatt Lynch
Succeeded byDiane Grendell
Personal details
Born (1983-05-25) May 25, 1983 (age 41)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseScott
Children1
Residence(s)Chesterland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materMiami University

Sarah LaTourette (born May 25, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 76th district and is now serving as the executive director of Ohio Family and Children First, a partnership of government agencies and community organizations that works to coordinate services for children in need.[1]

Career

The daughter of former Congressman Steve LaTourette, she worked in both the private and public sectors before seeking public office.[2] She initially sought to challenge incumbent Republican Matt Lynch in a primary election, but he opted out of a re-election bid to run for the United States Congress.[3] LaTourette was uncontested in the primary, and won the general election with 68% of the vote.[4] Her district included most of Geauga County and the northern part of Portage County. She resigned on May 5, 2019, to accept the job as executive director of the nonprofit Ohio Family and Children First.[1]

Bills against abortion

LaTourette is an ardent opponent of abortion, and worked for two years as a lobbyist for anti-abortion organizations.[5][6] LaTourette introduced Bill 214 to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2017, prohibiting "anyone from performing or inducing an abortion if that person has knowledge that the diagnosis or test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child is the reason for seeking the abortion [and] Violation of the statute would be a fourth-degree felony and would result in the State [of Ohio] Medical Board revoking a physician’s license."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Pelzer, Jeremy (2019-04-25). "State Rep. Sarah LaTourette resigns to take children's services job". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. ^ "About Sarah LaTourette". Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. ^ "Congressman Joyce faces conservative challenge". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  4. ^ Ohio Secretary of State, 2014 election results
  5. ^ "Ohio Senate passes Down syndrome abortion ban". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 15, 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Bill prohibiting abortions on unborn children passes Ohio House of Representatives". Office of Sarah LaTourette. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Bill prohibiting abortions on unborn children passes Ohio House of Representatives". Office of Sarah LaTourette. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.