Elgin Rogers

Elgin Rogers, Jr. is the State Representative for Ohio House District 42. He was re-elected on November 5th, 2024, to the 42nd House District. He was sworn into office on January 1, 2025, by Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart Ph.D. Justice Stewart is the first and only African American woman to be elected in the state of Ohio across all eighty-eight (88) counties. Additionally, Justice Stewart is the first African American ever elected to the Ohio Supreme Court. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart's last official act as a justice was issuing the oath of office to Representative Elgin Rogers, Jr. Representative Rogers is an alumnus of Harvard University Kennedy School: Senior Executives in State and Local Government. His educational training is rooted in American Government & Politics, and management of Urban Government Systems. Elgin credits his educational success to the support of his family, influential teachers, professors, coaches and Fairside community center in Toledo, Ohio. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, & a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University in Kent Ohio. Elgin Rogers, Jr. is an advocate for those…