Paula Hicks-Hudson's Biography
- State Senate (OH) - District 11, Democratic Assistant Minority Whip
Contact Information
Office
Senate Building, 1 Capitol Square 057
Columbus, OH 43215
Full Name:
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Spouse: Freeman; 2 Children: Patricia, Leah
Birth Place:
Hamilton, OH
Home City:
Toledo, OH
JD, Law, University of Iowa College of Law
MA, Communications Development, Colorado State University, 1975
BA, Political Science, Journalism, Spelman College, 1969-1973
Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 11, 2023-present
Assistant Minority Whip, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present
Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 44, 2019-2023
Minority Whip, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 11, 2022
Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018, 2020
Mayor, City of Toledo, Ohio, 2015-2018
Member/President, Toledo City Council, District 4, 2011-2015
Ranking Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Member, Energy and Public Utilities
Member, Finance Committee
Ranking Member, Government Oversight
Ranking Member, Judiciary
Member, Rules and Reference Committee
Former Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Member, Civil Justice Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development and Natural Resources, Ohio State House of Representatives
Sole Practitioner, Law Office of Paula Hicks-Hudson, 2011-present
Former Assistant Prosecutor, Lucas County
Former Employee, Ohio Shared Services Center
Former Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, Toledo Legal Aid Society
Criminal Justice Instructor, University of Toledo College of Law
Former Instructor, Upward Bound Program, Central State University
Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Budget & Management, State of Ohio, 2007-2011
Partner, Coalition and Quality Education and Covenant Youth Development Corporation, present
Minister of Music, Redeemer Lutheran Church, present
Member, African American Law Enforcement Agents
Court Appointed Child Advocate-Guardian ad Litem, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Member, Frederick Douglass Community Center
Former Director/Deputy Director, Lucas County Board of Elections
Member, Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member, National Federation of Business and Professional Women Incorporated
Member, Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women Incorporated
Former President, Thurgood Marshall Law Association
Former President, Toledo Women's Bar Association
Member, Toledo Youth Hostel
Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Legislative Director, Toledo City Council, 1998-2002