Bride Rose Sweeney is a three-term Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for Western Cuyahoga County, serving as Ranking Member of the Ohio House Finance Committee and the lead Democratic sponsor of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that became law on July 1, 2021.
[3] When she was elected in November 2018, Sweeney became the first woman ever to represent her district at the Statehouse and the youngest Democratic member of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly.
She attended Saint Joseph Academy and then John Carroll University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts and studied political science, business, and leadership.
[9] She is the daughter of Martin J. Sweeney, who is a former President of Cleveland City Council and a member of the 131st and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.
[10] Shortly after the election, the Ohio House Democratic Caucus appointed her to fill the vacancy in the seat she had just won, allowing her to take office early.