Paula Hicks-Hudson
Democratic Ohio Senator for District 11 (Toledo), and a former mayor of Toledo — running for re-election in 2026.
Key facts
- Served as mayor of Toledo (2015–2018), the city's first Black woman mayor, before winning the Ohio Senate seat in 2022 with ~55%.
- SD-11 is the Toledo-core Senate district — safely Democratic; she faces Republican James Nowak and Libertarian Kenneth Sharp.
- Part of the Ohio Senate's Democratic minority in a Republican-supermajority chamber.
Connections
- The safe-seat counterpart to Toledo's genuinely contested races — OH-9 and the open HD-44. Part of Toledo 2026 Elections.
Sources
- Lucas County, Ohio elections, 2026 (candidate roster) — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Lucas County BOE ballot lookup (authoritative once certified) — Lucas County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Kaptur set for rematch with Merrin — Roll Call (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Democratic attorney joins race for Ohio House District 44 — Toledo Blade (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Earned-income levy for Maumee schools on November ballot — Toledo Blade (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- TPS approves Transformation 2.0 plan, schools to close — 13abc (retrieved 2026-07-06)