Andy Chow
Andy Chow is a general assignment state government reporter who focuses on environmental, energy, agriculture, and education-related issues. He started his journalism career as an associate producer with ABC 6/FOX 28 in Columbus before becoming a producer with WBNS 10TV.
Andy gained his in-depth knowledge of Statehouse issues while working for Hannah News Service, an online-based news and research publication. He also participated in the Legislative Service Commission’s Fellowship program as a production assistant for “The Ohio Channel.”
Andy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting atOtterbeinUniversity and took part in the Washington Semester program through American University in Washington, D.C.
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Democratic lawmakers, voting rights groups, and community organizations are looking at what options are available as the redistricting process enters a new phase. -
Since the commission resubmitted maps that were already rejected, it seems likely the Republican commissioners are relying on an impending federal court deadline to take over the process. -
The state's redistricting process has been on a roller coaster since the mapmaking commission started its work nine months ago. As federal intervention looms, the Statehouse News Bureau's Andy Chow charts how we got here. -
The future of Ohio's legislative district maps is hanging in limbo, with a few major decisions pending. -
Republican commissioners said tight elections deadlines for an August 2 primary prevented them from adopting new maps, which the Democratic commissioners refuted. -
The commission has until May 6 to adopt new state legislative district maps. Missing from the commission meeting were two leaders who have been main players in the mapmaking process. -
The former Dayton mayor has become the first woman to win a major party's nomination in an Ohio gubernatorial primary. -
DeWine successfully fought off three candidates in a gubernatorial primary race that became a re-evaluation of his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the first incumbent governor of Ohio to be challenged in a primary since 1978. -
Early in the pandemic, Ohio voters approved of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. As GOP opposition to mandates grew, so did the opposition to the governor. Now he faces three primary challengers.
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On Monday, the two Democratic members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission attempted to hold a meeting in the Ohio Statehouse but did not yet have the backing of one other commissioner, as is required in the commission's rules.
