{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Crystal Lett | state_house = Ohio | district = 11th | party = Democratic Party | term_start = January 1, 2025 | education = Hilliard Davidson High School and Ohio State University | image = CrystalLettApril2024.jpg | predecessor = Anita Somani }} '''Crystal Lett''' is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 11th district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crystal Lett Biography |url=https://ohiohouse.gov/members/crystal-lett/biography |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Ohio House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref> She was first elected in the 2024 Ohio House of Representatives election, defeating Republican nominee and former state senator Stephanie Kunze with 51.8% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laura Hancock |first=cleveland com |date=2024-11-06 |title=Democrats pick up two seats in the Ohio House, remain in the super minority in General Assembly |url=https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2024/11/democrats-pick-up-two-seats-in-the-ohio-house-remain-in-the-super-minority-in-general-assembly.html |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> The district is based in Franklin County, taking in the communities of Dublin and Hilliard.
Lett ran in the 2020 Ohio Senate election in District 16, but lost to Kunze.
== Personal life and education == Lett graduated from Hilliard Davidson High School and earned a political science degree at Ohio State University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Lett of Ohio House District 11 Sworn Into 136th General Assembly |url=https://ohiohouse.gov/members/crystal-lett/news/rep-lett-of-ohio-house-district-11-sworn-into-136th-general-assembly-125971 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Ohio House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref> She worked as a case manager for children with mental illnesses prior to her election to the Ohio House.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kunze vs. Lett tor 16th Senate District Seat |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2020/10/01/kunze-facing-stiff-challenge-to-keep-16th-senate-district-seat-vs--lett |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=spectrumnews1.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Political views == === LGBTQ+ rights === Lett was a sponsor of House Bill 136, also known as the Fairness Act, which aimed to expand legal protections for LGBTQ+ Ohioans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jodway |first=Ben |date=2025-02-26 |title=Ohio House Democrats introduce Fairness Act to protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans |url=https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/02/26/fairness-act-house-filing/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=The Buckeye Flame |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change|title=2020 Ohio State Senate election results, District 16<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Official Elections Results |url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2020/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=www.ohiosos.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Stephanie Kunze|party=Ohio Republican Party|votes=106,053|percentage=50.03}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Crystal Lett|party=Ohio Democratic Party|votes=105,937|percentage=49.97}} {{Election box total no change|votes=211,990|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Ohio House of Representatives election results, District 11<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laura Hancock |first=cleveland com |date=2024-11-06 |title=Democrats pick up two seats in the Ohio House, remain in the super minority in General Assembly |url=https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2024/11/democrats-pick-up-two-seats-in-the-ohio-house-remain-in-the-super-minority-in-general-assembly.html |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Crystal Lett|party=Ohio Democratic Party|votes=33,327|percentage=51.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Stephanie Kunze|party=Ohio Republican Party|votes=30,965|percentage=48.2}} {{Election box total no change|votes=64,292|percentage=100}} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Members of the Ohio House of Representatives}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lett, Crystal}} Category:Living people Category:Ohio State University alumni Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Category:People from Hilliard, Ohio Category:Politicians from Columbus, Ohio Category:Women state legislators in Ohio