{"id":1069,"date":"2025-08-18T21:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1069"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:24:03","slug":"25-10-levin-graduates-lead-state-senator-nickie-antonio","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/chapter\/25-10-levin-graduates-lead-state-senator-nickie-antonio\/","title":{"rendered":"25.10 Levin Graduates Lead: State Senator Nickie Antonio"},"content":{"raw":"<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1070\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">State Senator Nickie Antonio (Democrat) is a prominent figure in Ohio politics, known for her dedication to equity and public service. She represents the 23rd District, which includes parts of Cuyahoga County.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">She earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree from Cleveland State University and later a Master\u2019s degree in Public Administration from the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at CSU, where she developed her passion for urban planning and community development. It was during the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/levin.csuohio.edu\/columbus-seminar\/columbus-seminar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #467886\">Columbus Seminar<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\"> course for her MPA program at CSU that she first realized she could be a state senator.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">Before her tenure in the Ohio Senate, Antonio served as a state representative and on the Lakewood City Council, where she worked tirelessly to improve the community and address local issues. Her leadership skills and dedication to her constituents earned her a reputation as a proactive and compassionate public servant. As a council member, she focused on economic development, public safety, and social services, making significant contributions to the city\u2019s growth and welfare.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">Reference: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiosenate.gov\/members\/nickie-j-antonio\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #467886\">https:\/\/ohiosenate.gov\/members\/nickie-j-antonio\/biography<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie-65x93.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie-225x321.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/08\/Antonio-Nickie.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">State Senator Nickie Antonio (Democrat) is a prominent figure in Ohio politics, known for her dedication to equity and public service. She represents the 23rd District, which includes parts of Cuyahoga County.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">She earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree from Cleveland State University and later a Master\u2019s degree in Public Administration from the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at CSU, where she developed her passion for urban planning and community development. It was during the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/levin.csuohio.edu\/columbus-seminar\/columbus-seminar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #467886\">Columbus Seminar<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\"> course for her MPA program at CSU that she first realized she could be a state senator.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">Before her tenure in the Ohio Senate, Antonio served as a state representative and on the Lakewood City Council, where she worked tirelessly to improve the community and address local issues. Her leadership skills and dedication to her constituents earned her a reputation as a proactive and compassionate public servant. As a council member, she focused on economic development, public safety, and social services, making significant contributions to the city\u2019s growth and welfare.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"color: black\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;vertical-align: baseline\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: black\">Reference: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiosenate.gov\/members\/nickie-j-antonio\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"color: #467886\">https:\/\/ohiosenate.gov\/members\/nickie-j-antonio\/biography<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1069","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1039,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1071,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1069\/revisions\/1071"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1039"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1069\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}