Hearcel F. Craig is State Senator for Ohio’s 15th Senate District and Assistant Minority Leader of The Ohio Senate, now serving his second term after two terms in the Ohio House and seven years on Columbus City Council. He was instrumental in making Juneteenth a paid state holiday and in designating Poindexter Village a historic state site. A U.S. Army veteran, Senator Craig also serves as an associate minister at First Church of God in Columbus.