State Representative: Debbie Phillips (D)
Bipartisan Karaoke Night. That’s the phrase that grabbed our attention during our endorsement interview with Phillips earlier this week.
That is in jest, of course, as Phillips brings more to the table than song and dance after three terms of representing Ohio’s 94th House District.
Phillips, an Albany resident who previously served as an Athens City Councilwoman, currently serves as the Ohio General Assembly’s Assistant Minority Leader. She has a record of pushing for programs concerning access to education. Furthermore, she has been a regular presence at Ohio University, refers to Baker University Center as “Baker” like the rest of us and is an accessible resource for students.
From our perspective, Phillips is the obvious alternative to challenger Yolan Dennis. When asked, Dennis could not produce exact examples of the issues facing students here at OU. Although Dennis has organized an impressive local following, we think Phillips would be the better representative of student interest at the Statehouse.
The Post also endorsed Phillips in 2012, and we believe she has since been a good representative of Southeast Ohio.
Endorsements represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editors.
