Gayle L. Manning

Gayle L. Manning is a Republican state representative who is the nominee for Ohio Senate District 13 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Joe Miller.[1] A former teacher, she served in the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018 and has been in the Ohio House since 2019.[1]

Manning lives in North Ridgeville, Ohio, and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Kent State University in 1972 and a master's degree in reading teacher education from the University of Akron in 1976, according to Ballotpedia.[1] She taught elementary school in the North Olmsted City Schools for 37 years and served on the North Ridgeville Planning Commission and City Council, where she was finance chairwoman and council president pro tempore.[1]

Manning defeated incumbent Sue Morano in the 2010 general election for Ohio Senate District 13, and she was elected to the Ohio House in 2018.[1] In the 2025-2026 session she serves on the House Education, Finance, General Government, and Workforce and Higher Education committees and is vice chair of the Rules and Reference Committee.[1] She is not seeking re-election to House District 52 this year.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.