{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = | image = | image_size = | caption = | state_house = Ohio | state = Ohio | district = 28th | term_start = May 8, 2024 | term_end = December 31, 2024 | predecessor = Jessica Miranda | successor = Karen Brownlee | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Educator and social worker | profession = Politician | website = }} '''Jodi Whitted''' is an American social worker and politician. She was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 28th District, affiliating with the Democratic Party, a position she held for most of 2024 after being appointed to replace Jessica Miranda.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Nick |date=2024-05-21 |title=Meet state Rep. Jodi Whitted, the newest member of the Ohio House • Ohio Capital Journal |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/05/21/meet-state-rep-jodi-whitted-the-newest-member-of-the-ohio-house/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Ohio Capitol Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=A. O. L. Staff |date=2024-05-03 |title=2 Democrats apply for vacant House seat. Here's why neither will be on the ballot |url=https://www.aol.com/2-democrats-apply-vacant-house-020512288.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=AOL |language=en-US}}</ref>
She is a social worker and professor from Madeira, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Nick Evans, Ohio Capital |title=Madeira Social Worker and Professor Jodi Whitted is the Newest Member of the Ohio House |url=https://www.citybeat.com/news/madeira-social-worker-and-professor-jodi-whitted-is-the-newest-member-of-the-ohio-house-17474677 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Cincinnati CityBeat |language=en}}</ref>
Whitted introduced two pieces of legislation in the 135th Ohio General Assembly.
# Marriage Equality Act (H.B. 636), which reconciles Ohio Revised Code with federal law regarding same-sex marriage and to provide for the right to interracial marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Bill 636 135th General Assembly Ohio Legislature |url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb636 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=www.legislature.ohio.gov}}</ref> # Ohio Social Work Internship Grant Program (H.B. 675), which establishes a grant for social work students who are completing their mandatory internships. It is meant to pay students for the work they are doing and to help expand the reach of social workers in Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Bill 675 135th General Assembly Ohio Legislature |url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb675 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=www.legislature.ohio.gov}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://ballotpedia.org/Jodi_Whitted Jodi Whitted] at Ballotpedia * [https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jodi-whitted Jodi Whitted] at Ohio House of Representatives * [https://www.facebook.com/people/Representative-Jodi-Whitted/61559616985490/?_rdr Representative Jodi Whitted Facebook] * https://x.com/RepJodiWhitted
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