Jeffrey Crossman

Jeffrey A. Crossman (born February 21, 1972) is an American attorney who served as a Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 15th District in Cuyahoga County. Crossman grew up in Wickliffe, Ohio and graduated from Wickliffe High School. Crossman previously served as a member of the Parma City Council.^[1] Crossman has travelled to El Salvador to volunteer with ASAPROSAR, a non-governmental organization that provides health, education, environment and economic development programs.^[2][3][4] As an attorney, he was one of the attorneys that brought a lawsuit against the state of Ohio to stop the state from taking unclaimed funds to build a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns.^[5]

Crossman was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Ohio Attorney General election, losing to incumbent Dave Yost.^[6]

After incumbent State Representative Nick Celebrezze unexpectedly announced that he would not run for reelection in the 15th District, Crossman, then a member of the Parma City Council, was selected to replace him on the ballot as the Democratic nominee.^[7] Crossman was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 44 percent of Republican candidate.^[8] In the 2020 election, Crossman was one of only a few Democratic candidates to win a Statehouse seat despite Donald Trump winning his Statehouse District.[1]

During his time in the Ohio House, Crossman has served on the following committees: Civil Justice, Criminal Justice, Financial Institutions, Public Utilities, and Ways and Means.^[9][10] Crossman was also one of the key figures in removing former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder after the Federal government indicted Householder for his role in securing a bailout for First Energy Corp. in exchange for millions of dollars in alleged bribes.^[11][12][13] As a result, Householder became the first member of the Ohio General Assembly to have been expelled since the Civil War.