Karen Brownlee

Democratic Ohio House representative for District 28, defending the second of the marquee Cincinnati-suburban toss-ups in 2026.

Key facts

• Elected in 2024, winning ~55.9% over an anti-abortion activist in a closely watched suburban seat.
• 2026: faces Republican Jill Cole.
• HD-28 sits in the Hamilton County suburbs alongside Baker's HD-27 — both single-digit Democratic holds.

Connections

• One of the two seats that anchor the Cincinnati statehouse battlegrounds — the densest cluster of real Ohio House contests in the state. Part of Cincinnati 2026 Elections.

Sources

• Ohio Redistricting Commission passes congressional map (2025 remap) — Ohio Capital Journal (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• OH-01 2026 race rating — Cook Political Report (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Landsman, Conroy win primaries for Ohio's 1st Congressional District — Wilmington News Journal (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Owens defeats incumbent Dumas in Hamilton County Commission primary — WVXU (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Rachel Baker (Ohio House District 27) — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Karen Brownlee (Ohio House District 28) — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Ohio State Senate District 7 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Commissioners timetable Hamilton County Children's Services levy — WVXU (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Cincinnati Public Schools levy options (property or income tax) — WVXU (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Hamilton County 2026 Certified Candidates List (May 1, 2026) — Hamilton County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Hamilton County May 5, 2026 Primary Cumulative Results (final/unofficial) — Hamilton County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Hamilton County 2026 Schedule of Elected Offices — Hamilton County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)