Representative Craig Riedel on the left and George Carter on the right.
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis member George Carter introduced Craig Riedel the representative of the 82nd district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Riedel resides in Defiance and serves Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance and part of Auglaize County. He went over a few bills that have come across his desk and spoke about his first bill to become a law. Paulding currently has a part time municipal court. Due to Representative Riedel’s efforts as of 2020 Paulding will have a full time municipal court to better service the area. He has seen a lot of legislation regarding gun control come across his desk. The House recently passed HB318 which enhances training for SROs in schools. Riedel also spoke about the current $400 million surplus which by fiscal year end will be about $600 million. As of now it is proposed that $300 million go back to county governments, townships, villages, and municipalities. The remaining will go towards the rainy-day fund. Lastly Riedel spoke on Issue 1 which will be on the ballot this May. A yes vote supports changing the vote requirements to pass congressional redistricting maps and the standards used in congressional redistricting in Ohio. A no vote opposes new congressional redistricting procedures and standards, thus allowing the Ohio General Assembly to continue adopting congressional redistricting plans through a simple majority vote. Representative Riedel is in favor of the change, in fact he called it a bipartisan issue. We thank Representative Riedel for his work, and for representing our 82nd District. Kiwanis members will meet next Thursday over lunch.
