As one of three Cuyahoga County Commissioners, Jane represents 1.4 million people in Greater Cleveland. Jane currently manages human services, economic development, infrastructure development and redevelopment for the County.

Jane believes that we must meet our challenges by working together. She has spearheaded Cuyahoga County’s public private partnership efforts. Here are the results of her work:

• Dedicated over $25 million to brownfield redevelopment funds to assist in the revitalization of our blighted neighborhoods
• Created housing and development opportunities in Cleveland with the issuance of bonds to finance National Terminals, the Waterstreet Apartments, Gateway and the Cleveland Browns Stadium Project.
• Committed over $3 million to assist over 850 households through home buyer down payment assistance loans and home weatherization grants
• Successfully transitioned over 31,400 families from welfare to work
• Created the nationally recognized Children Who Witness Violence program to minimize the effects of violence on youth
• Provided loans to 148 companies to create 3,000 new jobs in our community
• Created the Early Childhood Initiative to create a safety net for children ages 1 to 18, through Welcome Home, Early Start, Healthy Start and Childcare programs

Jane cares deeply about working families. Not just with words, but with action. As a state representative, Jane drafted legislation to provide comprehensive supports to children and families. Some examples include:

• Amendments to the child support law requiring genetic testing to determine paternity
• Creation of the Child Support Most Wanted Poster
• Visitation rights and the opportunity to redress judgements
• Instrumental in the creation of the Adult Care Licensing Bill in effort to ensure quality services for the aged, blind and disabled.
• Constructed legislation to make ethnic intimidation an offense in the State of Ohio