Roland Winburn
Encyclopedia
Roland Winburn is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives
, representing the 40th District since 2009.
. He used his formal education in his work as a psychotherapist employed by Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center, and as a Child and Family Psychotherapist in a private psychological practice.
He began his life in public service when Montgomery County’s Office of Family and Children First hired him to coordinate the planning and evaluation of community health, human and social service programs, and staff to the Local Children’s Trust Fund Advisory Board. He also managed several Montgomery County General Fund contracts and Human Services Levy recipient agencies.
Representative Winburn was appointed as a Harrison Township Trustee
in 2001 and elected to two full, four-year terms in 2002 and 2006. A businessman, Winburn is the owner and founder of Ajenti Limousine Service in Dayton. He recently worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton as Fund Development Director.
Winburn defeated independent candidate David Wilson by 13,000 votes to take a second term in 2010. Currently, Winburn is on the committees of Ways and Means; Economic and Small Business Development; and Criminal Justice (as ranking member).
He also serves on the Commission on Minority Health; the State Criminal Sentencing Commission; as well as the Speed and Scale Taskforce.
Winburn has come out against a measure that looks to require a photo ID to cast a ballot
, stating that it disenfranchises minorities in the polling places.
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, representing the 40th District since 2009.
Career
Winburn, a Dayton native and graduate of Chaminade High School (Dayton) earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Central State UniversityCentral State University
Central State University, commonly referred to as "C-State", is a historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is the only public HBCU in Ohio.-History:...
. He used his formal education in his work as a psychotherapist employed by Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center, and as a Child and Family Psychotherapist in a private psychological practice.
He began his life in public service when Montgomery County’s Office of Family and Children First hired him to coordinate the planning and evaluation of community health, human and social service programs, and staff to the Local Children’s Trust Fund Advisory Board. He also managed several Montgomery County General Fund contracts and Human Services Levy recipient agencies.
Representative Winburn was appointed as a Harrison Township Trustee
Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Harrison Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 22,397.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following township and cities:...
in 2001 and elected to two full, four-year terms in 2002 and 2006. A businessman, Winburn is the owner and founder of Ajenti Limousine Service in Dayton. He recently worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton as Fund Development Director.
Ohio House of Representatives
With incumbent Representative Fred Strahorn unable to run again due to term limits, Winburn entered the race. He faced primary opposition in fellow Democrat Vic Harris, but won the nomination by about 2,000 votes. He went on to defeat Republican Ann Siefker in the general election by about 21,000 votes. For the 128th General Assembly, Winburn served as Parliamentarian of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus.Winburn defeated independent candidate David Wilson by 13,000 votes to take a second term in 2010. Currently, Winburn is on the committees of Ways and Means; Economic and Small Business Development; and Criminal Justice (as ranking member).
He also serves on the Commission on Minority Health; the State Criminal Sentencing Commission; as well as the Speed and Scale Taskforce.
Winburn has come out against a measure that looks to require a photo ID to cast a ballot
Ballot
A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. Each voter uses one ballot, and ballots are not shared. In the simplest elections, a ballot may be a simple scrap of paper on which each voter writes in the name of a candidate, but governmental elections use pre-printed to protect the...
, stating that it disenfranchises minorities in the polling places.