Growing up in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Rep. Jarrells saw firsthand the lack of affordable housing, safety, education, employment, and other essential services have on families. After nearly a decade fighting for disadvantaged and marginalized communities across Ohio, Rep. Jarrells is committed to advancing commonsense legislation to make Ohio a better place to live, work, go to school, start a business and raise a family. During his first term in elected office, Rep. Jarrells introduced legislation to increase Ohio’s minimum wage to $15/hr., eliminate discriminatory covenants from deeds during property transfers, remove derogatory language within the state’s code, and designate Columbus’ Poindexter Village as an official Ohio Historical site.