Former Ohio state Rep. Dan Ramos has died
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Dan Ramos, a former Democratic state representative from Lorain, died Saturday, according to the Lorain Chronicle-Telegram. He was 4...
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Dan Ramos, a former Democratic state representative from Lorain, died Saturday, according to the Lorain Chronicle-Telegram. He was 41. The cause of Ramos' death has not yet been released, according to the newspaper. During his eight years in the Ohio House, Ramos was an outspoken liberal who, among other things, pushed for the abolition of the state's death penalty, legalized medical marijuana, making college more affordable, and state pension reform. When Ramos was first elected to the House in 2010, he became the second person of Latino descent to be elected to the Ohio General Assembly, according to a release from his then-legislative office.