The Representative's Corner

State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan speaking before the Ohio House of Representatives about his consumer friendly proposals.
As a member of Parma City Council and now your state representative, I have always considered myself a consumer hawk. Growing up in a single-parent household, my mom struggled to pay for food, the electric bill, and the lot space for our little mobile home. God forbid she need a new tire or a pipe burst requiring a plumber. I know now that the Lord put me through those difficult times to prepare me for my public service and I put my life experience to use every day at the Ohio Statehouse to be a voice for you - in hopes of playing my part in improving your quality of life.
For instance, in the House of Representatives Energy Committee I am honored to speak for you and all of Ohio’s consumers who are paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden charges every year on utility bills. In fact, ever since you sent me to Columbus in 2023, I have been fighting to end one of these charges on your electric bill that has cost Ohioans over $500 million! This charge was added to your bill in 2020 due to H.B. 6 – the most corrupt bill ever passed in state history - which subsidizes two 1950s coal powered electric plants - one of which is located in Indiana!
I am very happy to report that my proposal, which will save Ohioans who pay an electric bill one-half a billion dollars, was recently amended into a large energy reform bill by my colleagues and I on the committee. Amazingly, the bill ended up passing in both the House and Senate and was recently signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine.
No one ever dreamed that this proposal would ever be approved, due to the immense power of the big utilities. I remain overwhelmed with a sense of honor and humility that I am successfully using my position to benefit your pocketbook. By the time you receive this newsletter, I will have given sponsor testimony on three more of my bipartisan bills - all with different Republican joint-sponsors. One will require utilities to provide you with a more transparent bill so that you know exactly what you are paying for, another will require that Medicaid do a better job of informing folks about the estate recovery program, and the other will require that companies drilling for oil and natural gas under our state parks report what types of chemicals they are using in the process.
As always, if my office may ever be of service, we welcome your call (614-466-3485) or email (Rep14@OhioHouse.gov). I also invite you to visit my website (ohiohouse.gov/members/sean-p-brennan) to learn more about how I am serving you and to sign up for my monthly newsletter, which I write myself. You can also read all of my past newsletters going back to January, 2023. Thank you for the privilege to serve you.

Sean Patrick Brennan
Sean Patrick Brennan