About Laalitya
Daughter of Immigrants. Raised by Ohio
Laalitya grew up in this district. Her parents immigrated straight to Ohio from India - and have never left the Midwest since. She graduated at the top of her class from Mason High School - and then received her Bachelors & Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University.
Through both high school and college, she volunteered for local STEM education centers, organized to increase education access and supported student worker’s rights. She was even honored with the Gold Congressional Youth Award for her advocacy work.
After completing graduate school, she moved home to the district that raised her where she has continued to advocate for public education, affordability and healthcare for all.
From and Around the Community
In 2023, Laalitya saw a drastic overreach from Ohio’s State Legislature as politicians tried to make it harder for citizen-led initiatives to pass. Instead of a simple majority, the threshold would be raised to 60% amongst other changes. She immediately got to work and organized to ensure Ohioans’ votes weren’t suppressed. The August 2023 Issue 1 failed and that led to the subsequent success of the Reproductive Rights Amendment in November 2023
Laalitya also wanted to create room for young local activists to come together. She founded a political group by partnering with the county party to the space for these young people to find community. This organization won “Best Small Chapter of the Year” in 2024 as the first group to win in the first year of their founding.
The Heart of it all.
Laalitya truly believes Ohio’s motto of being “the heart of it all”. But as any Ohioan can tell you, while our state is great - our politicians aren’t. So let’s make our politics as transparent and useful as the rest of our country. Laalitya is running for the State Legislature to take this drive to Columbus.
She’s fighting for public education, a living wage, healthcare for all Ohioans and ensuring that every Ohioan has a fair shot at success.