Grace L. Drake (née Driscoll; May 25, 1926 – December 30, 2020)[1] was an American politician, member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 22nd district from 1984 to 2000.

[2][4] During her tenure in the Senate she advocated for the Ohio State University-Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, establishing legislation that transferred ownership of the surrounding land to the Institute for use as a working farm.

In 2003 her work was recognized when the university renamed the area the Grace L. Drake Agricultural Laboratory.

[2] In 2001 Drake founded the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.

The center aims to inspire women to choose public sector careers.