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Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Term commencing January 2, 2027
2026 Ohio Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio — Term commencing January 2, 2027 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Official name: Colleen O'Donnell
Office: Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio — Term commencing January 2, 2027
Party or ballot designation: Republican
Placement evidence: candidate on a current official county November list
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Official name: Colleen O'Donnell
Office: Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio — Term commencing January 2, 2027
Party or ballot designation: Republican
Placement evidence: candidate on a current official county November list
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Most recently, Colleen served as a U.S. Immigration Judge in Laredo, Texas, where she handled illegal entry and asylum cases during the height of the border crisis. She enforced the law as written, never once granted asylum, and consistently ordered the removal of illegal aliens from our country. Before that, she spent nearly a decade on the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, overseeing serious civil and criminal cases and holding violent offenders accountable.
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Most recently, Colleen served as a U.S. Immigration Judge in Laredo, Texas, where she handled illegal entry and asylum cases during the height of the border crisis. She enforced the law as written, never once granted asylum, and consistently ordered the removal of illegal aliens from our country. Before that, she spent nearly a decade on the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, overseeing serious civil and criminal cases and holding violent offenders accountable.
Colleen also served at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, worked as an Assistant Attorney General, clerked in federal court, and represented manufacturers and business clients in private practice. The proud daughter of retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O’Donnell, Colleen has built her own record of conservative leadership through experience and results.
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Colleen also served at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, worked as an Assistant Attorney General, clerked in federal court, and represented manufacturers and business clients in private practice. The proud daughter of retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice Terrence O’Donnell, Colleen has built her own record of conservative leadership through experience and results.
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Colleen O’Donnell is a constitutional conservative with extensive judicial experience at every level of government. She is running for the Ohio Supreme Court to uphold the rule of law, protect public safety, and preserve a conservative majority on the Court.
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Colleen O’Donnell is a constitutional conservative with extensive judicial experience at every level of government. She is running for the Ohio Supreme Court to uphold the rule of law, protect public safety, and preserve a conservative majority on the Court.
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Ohio Secretary of State campaign-finance cover-page totals for January 1, 2025 through August 5, 2026.
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Committee: O'DONNELL FOR OHIO
Master key: 15265
Published candidate: COLLEEN
Published candidate surname: O'DONNELL
Office: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
District: 0
Party: REPUBLICAN
Report key: 486114655
Report year: 2025
Report: ANNUAL (JANUARY)
Date filed: 30-JAN-26
Contributions: 87244.27
Other income: 0
Expenditures: 1786.23
Balance on hand: 85458.04
Report key: 488856442
Report year: 2026
Report: PRE-PRIMARY
Date filed: 23-APR-26
Contributions: 79149.14
Expenditures: 96443.73
Balance on hand: 68163.45
Report key: 501513322
Report: POST-PRIMARY
Date filed: 12-JUN-26
Contributions: 19917.27
Expenditures: 76008.33
Balance on hand: 17072.39
Report key: 506555458
Report: JULY MONTHLY
Date filed: 05-AUG-26
Contributions: 159100.45
Expenditures: 0
Balance on hand: 176172.84
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