ICYMI: State Sen. Nickie Antonio will become the first openly gay minority leader in the Ohio Senate when the new two-year legislative session begins tomorrow, Jan. 3.
Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” legislation with a prohibition on teaching critical race theory also went nowhere in the session. Other anti-LGBTQ legislation in the last decade has also failed.
“I’m not the sole reason for that, but I’m part of the reason why we’ve been able to push back,” she said. “We’ve been able to talk about these things and really try to prioritize what moves us forward, instead of what takes us backward.” A graduate of Lutheran West High School, Antonio was the first member of her family to graduate from college. She worked as a teacher, an adjunct professor and executive director of an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment program for women. She previously served on Lakewood City Council. She is married to Jean Kosmac and has two adult daughters.She earned her undergraduate degree in education at Cleveland State University and began a career working with children with special needs.
But new opportunities presented themselves. She received a master’s in public administration from CSU and completed the Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program. “I thought I was going to be a teacher my whole life,” she said. “And so the doors that opened, the opportunities that presented themselves, all along the way I questioned whether or not this is really something I wanted to take on – knowing that there were times when it was going to be really daunting. But the people sent me here, and it was a diverse group of people that sent me here. I’m determined to get work done for them.
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