Dan Ramos: Ohio State Representative, 56th District (Lorain)

Dan Ramos Is The Ohio State Representative For The 56th District

Dan Ramos, a Democrat, serves in the Ohio State House of Representatives as the State Rep for the 56th House District of Ohio.  Ramos, who lives in Lorain, was first elected to the seat in November 2010, following a Democratic Primary victory against Jose Candelario.  As of 2011, the 56th Ohio House District covers areas of the City of Lorain, Elyria, Oberlin, Amherst Township and the Village of Amherst, all in Lorain County.

Dan Ramos was elected to this position following the retirement of State Representative Joe Koziura, also a Democrat (due to term limits).  Ramos was previously the legislative aide to Koziura in Columbus.  Koziura went on to run for Lorain County Commissioner, but was beaten by current Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams, a Republican.

You can contact the offices of State Representative Dan Ramos by calling (614) 466-5141, or by mail at 77 S. High Street, 10th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6111.

Representative Ramos is a member of the Health & Aging Committee, a member of the Education Committee, a member of the Health and Aging Subcommittee of Retirement and Pensions, and a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee.

Ramos is a native of the City of Lorain.  He graduated from Lorain Admiral King High School, and went on to graduate from The Ohio State University.  He has been employed at the Lorain County Department of Job & Family Services as a caseworker.  In addition to working for State Representative Joseph Koziura, Dan Ramos also worked for Speaker Budish and Minority Leader Beatty as a Senior Policy and Budget Analyst.

UPDATE (September 24, 2011)

Under the newly re-drawn districts submitted by the Ohio Apportionment Board, the 56th Ohio House District now includes the following cities:

Amherst City
Amherst Township
Brighton Township
Brownhelm Township
Camden Township
Henrietta Township
Kipton Village
Lorain City
New Russia Township
Oberlin City
Pittsfield Township
Sheffield Lake City
Sheffield Township
South Amherst Village
Vermillion City

Here is a link to a PDF of the map that shows all of the new Ohio House Districts.