Experienced Leadership

Jim & Tara Raussen, with their son, daughter and dog

  • Current State Representative of the 28th Ohio House District
  • Sponsor of the "Ohio Health Care Consumer’s Right-to-Know Act" (HB 197) providing for greater consumer access to important hospital price and quality data via the Internet
  • Sponsor of "Amy's Law," providing tougher requirements for those charged with domestic violence to post bail.
  • Chairman of the House Health Care Access and Affordability Committee
  • Member of the Insurance and Health Committees; appointed to the Ohio Advisory Council on Aging 
  • Four Years of local government experience as Hamilton Township Trustee
  • Employed by Rural/Metro Corp.
  • Top Rated “State Representative - Freshman of the Year” by Columbus Monthly Magazine in 2003
  • Member of National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) and the National Council of State Legislatures - Health Committee
  • Graduate of Moeller High School and Xavier University
  • Studied International Relations at Oxford University in England
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Health Improvement Collaborative of Cincinnati
  • Member of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of St. James of the Valley, Wyoming
  • Resides in Springdale with his wife Tara, daughter Natalie and son Tyler
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