Jennifer Garrison

Jennifer Garrison
Garrison in 2012
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 93rd district
In office January 5, 2005 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Nancy P. Hollister
Succeeded by	Larry Woodford
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-02) April 2, 1962 (age 55) Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Marietta, Ohio
Alma mater	Xavier University, Catholic University
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Methodist

Jennifer Garrison (born April 2, 1962) is an American politician of the Democratic party from Marietta, Ohio. From 2005 to 2010 she represented the 93rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties, most of Washington County, and part of Muskingum County, all in southeast Ohio.

On August 3, 2009 Garrison announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Ohio Secretary of State. Garrison withdrew from the Ohio Secretary of State race in January 2010. She resigned from the State House in November 2010 to take the position of Commissioner of the Ohio State Employment Relations Board. Her nomination, a recess appointment by outgoing Democratic Governor Ted Strickland, was rejected by the Republican-majority Ohio Senate less than a month later. She declared her candidacy for Ohio's 6th congressional district in the 2014 election on 12 July 2013.

Jennifer Garrison was born in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, the daughter of a union plumber. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from Xavier University, and a law degree from Catholic University Law School in Washington, D.C. While in college, she worked as an intern for the Congressional Budget Office, and for the Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Department of Natural Resources as a legislative assistant in Washington.