About Laalitya
Raised by Ohio. Fighting for Ohio.
Laalitya grew up in this district. She graduated at the top of her class from Mason High School (the largest high school in Ohio and one of several that she will fight for in the State House!) - 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 success for all Ohioans.
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. These issues showed that Ohioans didn't want their government to make private decisions for them. Your vote should count, and politicians shouldn't override it.
Laalitya also wanted to get more young people involved in local politics. She founded a political group to help our youngest voters feel grounded in their 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's fighting this fight the right way - by not taking ANY corporate or dark money. That means she's only accountable to the people who elected her once she's in Columbus. But that means she's relying on her community to help her grassroots movement to take back our State House in 2026.
She’s fighting for public education, a paycheck that supports your family and ensuring that every Ohioan has a fair shot at success.