Bride Rose Sweeney
Democratic Ohio House member from the Cleveland west side, running in 2026 for the open Ohio Senate District 23 seat.
Key facts
- A sitting state representative from a well-known west-side Democratic family; a ranking member on the House Finance Committee.
- SD-23 (Cleveland's west side, Lakewood, Westlake) is open because Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D) is term-limited; Sweeney faces Republican Robert Dintaman. Safe/likely Democratic.
- One of two Cuyahoga Ohio Senate seats up in 2026 (with safe-D SD-21).
Connections
- Her move up leaves an open Ohio House seat, part of the Cleveland delegation's reshuffle. Part of Cleveland 2026 Elections.
Sources
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio, elections, 2026 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Ohio's 7th congressional district — Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Ohio's 11th congressional district — Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- OH-07 2026 race — Cook Political Report (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- November 2026 voter guides for Cleveland / Cuyahoga County — Signal Cleveland (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Ohio House of Representatives District 17 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb reelected for a second term (Nov 2025) — Ideastream (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- GCRTA levy to appear on the ballot — NEOtrans (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Cuyahoga County Council District 11 primary results — Signal Cleveland (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Ohio Redistricting Commission passes congressional map (2025 remap) — Ohio Capital Journal (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Cuyahoga County, rev. June 16, 2026) — Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)
- Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)