OH SR194

Ohio Senate resolution honoring the memory of Mary Rose Oakar, a public servant who served 3 years on Cleveland City Council and 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Ohio's 20th District

First Democratic woman from Ohio, and first Arab-American, Syrian-American, and Lebanese-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

Championed legislation on women's issues, elder issues, government employees, Social Security, and fair compensation, and secured resources for downtown Cleveland revitalization

Later served in the Ohio House of Representatives, on the Ohio State Board of Education, and as president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

Worked as an educator at Lourdes Academy and Cuyahoga Community College and was a lifelong parishioner of St. Patrick Bridge Avenue