Constance Gadell-Newton
Constance Gadell-Newton | |
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| Candidate for 2018 Ohio Gubernatorial election | |
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| Born | March 1, 1980 Belleville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Green |
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Constance Gadell-Newton is an American attorney and social justice activist. She is past co-chair of the Ohio Green Party, and is a candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2018.
Biography
Constance A Gadell-Newton was born on March 1, 1980 in Belleville, Illinois but has lived in Ohio since the age of 4. She was raised by her mother, a nurse, and step-father, a middle-school teacher.[1]
Gadell-Newton graduated from Bishop Watterson High School, in Columbus, Ohio in 1998, then graduated with honors from the Ohio State University with a B.A. in Philosophy and Women's Studies in 2002.[2] Gadell-Newton studied Criminal Law at Pennsylvania State University and earned her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 2008.[2]
Gadell-Newton was admitted to the Ohio Bar in October 2009. She began her career by prosecuting war criminals at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.[3][4] Gadell-Newton currently is the co-chair of the Ohio Green Party and practices criminal defense and juvenile law as managing partner of the Fitrakis & Gadell-Newton LLC law firm in Columbus.[5]
In January 2018, Gadell-Newton was witness to the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Joseph Haynes at a Juvenile Court in Columbus, Ohio.[6] Gadell-Newton filmed the aftermath of the incident and called for the disarming of deputies at juvenile courts.[7]
Politics
In 2016, Gadell-Newton was the Green Party’s candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives District 18.[8] Gadell-Newton ran against Democratic incumbent Kristin Boggs and Republican David Todd and lost.[1]
She is the Green Party's 2018 candidate for governor of Ohio and is running with Brett Joseph of Northeast Ohio.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gadell-Newton is the anti-establishment candidate running for State Representative 18th District". The Columbus Freepress. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ludlow, Randy. "Columbus lawyer, trapeze performer will run for governor as Green Party candidate". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ "Stein: "This Is A Breakthrough Moment for Greens Everywhere"". IVN.us. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ Koralewski, Don. "Six Democrats in primary for governor". Bryan Times. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ Ingles, Jo. "Constance Gadell-Newton Running For Ohio Governor As Green Party Candidate". Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ "Witness to courtroom shooting describes chaotic scene". Joe Clark. WCMH-TV. 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Defense attorney captures courthouse shooting on cell phone, wants guns removed from court". Lisa Rantala. abc6. 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Interview: Constance Gadell-Newton, Green Party Candidate for Ohio House District 18". Columbus Underground. 23 September 2016.
- ↑ Smyth, Julie Carr (4 July 2017). "A Look at How Ohio's 2018 Statewide Elections Are Shaping Up". U.S. News.
- ↑ Hickey, Julie. "In Ohio Governor's Race, a Green Party Candidate Emerges to Challenge Democrats: Op-Ed". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ↑ Radio, Ohio Public. "Green Party Candidate Officially Enters Ohio Gubernatorial Race". Retrieved 2018-05-18.
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- 1980 births
- American women activists
- American women lawyers
- Ohio Greens
- Candidates in United States elections, 2018
- People from Belleville, Illinois
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Ohio State University alumni
- Dickinson School of Law alumni
