Ohio Citizen Action is 80,000 Ohioans who have joined together to prevent pollution. Non-profit and non-partisan, Ohio Citizen Action was founded in 1975. The organization’s Money in Politics Project is the authoritative source for data and analysis of the role of big money in Ohio politics.
Ohio Citizen Action practices door-to-door democracy across the state. We combine original, newsmaking research and an extraordinary ability to stay in touch with members door-to-door and on the phone. Citizen Action members make the most of whatever time they can spare: signing petitions, writing letters, making phone calls, talking to neighbors, posting yard signs, or speaking out at community meetings.
In the past fifteen years, Ohio Citizen Action has developed the ‘good neighbor campaign,’ which uses the power of community organizing to convince major industries to prevent pollution at their facilities. These campaigns have won changes far beyond what federal or state regulations would require at Eramet (Marietta), AK Steel (Middletown), Sunoco Refinery (Toledo), Brush Wellman (Elmore), Lanxess Plastics (Cincinnati), and many others.
That’s how Citizen Action gets results: 2008-2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1975 – 1998
Since 1995, Ohio Citizen Action has presented the Howard M. Metzenbaum Award to an Ohioan who best reflects Senator Metzenbaum’s example of principled tenacity.
Ohio Citizen Action Board of Directors
Ellis Jacobs (Yellow Springs), President, Profile
Caroline Beidler (Marietta) Profile
Jennifer Cooper (Akron) Profile
Mary Johnson (Dayton) Profile
Marie Kocoshis (Cincinnati) Profile
Laurie Perin (Columbus) Profile
Laura Rench (New Lebanon) Secretary/Treasurer, Profile
Nancy Sullivan (Cincinnati)
Barbara Wood (Columbus)
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Board of Directors
Tom Trimble (Columbus), President: Profile
Hal Madorsky (Cleveland), Secretary/Treasurer: Profile
Willa Bronston (Dayton)
David Raack (Ada) Profile
Anne Wise, M.D. (Cleveland)
Dick Wittberg (Parkersburg, WV) Profile
The Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund, formerly the Citizens Policy Center, is the non-profit education and research affiliate of Ohio Citizen Action. Its Executive Director is Rachael Belz.
The Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund is a member of
Greater Cleveland Community Shares, Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati, and Community Shares of Mid Ohio.
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