State House candidate Mark Curtis introduces campaign and stresses school funding priorities

During open forum, Mark Curtis introduced himself as a candidate for state representative in the new 35th House District, which he said includes Nordonia Hills. Curtis described nearly 30 years in education, eight years of school board service in Twinsburg and current employment in another public district. He said one of his main priorities is changing the state’s approach to school funding to reduce reliance on local property taxes and criticized use of public funds for private schools.

"I want to work to change that," Curtis said, referring to what he described as state funding priorities that favor private schools. He told the board and community members he would be a "friend in Columbus" and offered his familiarity with the mechanisms of state funding.

Board members thanked Curtis for his remarks; no board action was required.