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Beth Lear

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Beth Lear
Beth Lear in 2022
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 61st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationOlentangy High School
Alma materOhio State University
Military service
Military careerOhio Air National Guard

Beth Lear is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district since 2023.[1]

She is a veteran, and a graduate of Olentangy High School and Ohio State University.[2]

Political positions

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Transgender rights

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In January 2024, Lear co-sponsored a bill which would ban transgender people from bathrooms that align with their gender identity in schools. During the hearing for the bill, she compared identifying as transgender to identifying as a bird.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Beth Lear". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ BUDZAK, GARY (2022-10-15). "Valentine, Lear vie for Ohio House seat". Delaware Gazette. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Henry, Megan (2024-01-12). "Ohio Republican compared gender dysphoria to people who think they are animals". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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