{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Veronica Sims | image = Veronica Simms, April 2024.jpg | caption = Veronica Sims in 2024 | office = Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district | predecessor = Tavia Galonski | term_start = February 7, 2024 | party = Democratic | office2 = Member of the Akron Public Schools School Board from the at-large district | term2 = 2013–2016 | education = University of Akron }}
'''Veronica Sims''' is an American politician and non-profit administrator serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district since 2024. She was appointed to replace Tavia Galonski, who resigned from office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veronica Sims Named to Represent Ohio's 33rd House District |url=https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/veronica-sims/news/veronica-sims-named-to-represent-ohios-33rd-house-district-118546 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Ohio House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref> She previously served as a member of the Akron Public Schools school board from the at-large district and as the president of the Summit County Council.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Veronica Sims |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Veronica_Sims |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeremy Pelzer |first=cleveland com |date=2024-02-06 |title=Summit County Council President Veronica Sims to be appointed to the Ohio House |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/02/summit-county-council-president-veronica-sims-to-be-appointed-to-the-ohio-house.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and career == Sims earned a B.S degree. in political science and criminal justice and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Akron. She worked as the special projects and government affairs administrator for Akron Summit Community Action Inc.<ref name=":0" />
=== Political career === Sims was elected to the Akron Public Schools school board in 2013 with 15.8% of the vote, finishing in third place.<ref>[https://www.boe.ohio.gov/summit/ ''Summit County Board of Elections'', "Election Summary Report for General Election in Summit County, Ohio," accessed December 13, 2013]</ref>
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{{Members of the Ohio House of Representatives}}
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