Bernadine Kent
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Bernadine Kennedy Kent | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Boyce |
| Succeeded by | Dontavius Jarrells |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Central State University (B.S.) |
Bernadine Kennedy Kent is a former state representative for the 25th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district consists of a portion of Columbus as well as portions of Blendon, Clinton, Mifflin and Sharon townships in Franklin County.
Kennedy Kent was born and raised in East Chicago, Indiana, as the daughter of immigrants from the South who worked in the steel mills. She would later attend Central State University, settling in Ohio thereafter. Her husband, a Vietnam Green Beret, is the son of a Tuskegee Airman.[1]
A lifelong educator, Kent taught for years in the Columbus Public Schools system. She ran unsuccessfully for the Columbus Board of Education twice. Despite this, Kennedy Kent was successful in her run for State Representative of the 25th district in 2016. She is known as a whistleblower and known as a community advocate on a variety of issues.[2]