Sarah LaTourette


Sarah LaTourette is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 76th district.

Career

The daughter of former Congressman Steve LaTourette, she worked in both the private and public sectors before seeking public office. She initially sought to challenge incumbent Republican Matt Lynch in a primary election, but he opted out of a re-election bid to run for the United States Congress. LaTourette was uncontested in the primary, and won the general election with 68% of the vote. Her district includes most of Geauga County and the northern part of Portage County.

Bills against abortion

LaTourette is an ardent opponent of abortion, and worked for two years as a lobbyist for anti-abortion organizations. LaTourette introduced Bill 214 to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2017, prohibiting "anyone from performing or inducing an abortion if that person has knowledge that the diagnosis or test result indicating Down syndrome in an unborn child is the reason for seeking the abortion Violation of the statute would be a fourth-degree felony and would result in the State Medical Board revoking a physician’s license."