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Constance Gadell Newton

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Personal Details

Education

  • JD, International Law/Public Interest Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2005-2008
  • BA, Philosophy/Womens Studies, Ohio State University, 2002

Professional Experience

  • JD, International Law/Public Interest Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2005-2008
  • BA, Philosophy/Womens Studies, Ohio State University, 2002
  • Managing Partner, Fitrakis & Gadell-Newton, LLC Attorneys at Law, 2010-present
  • Attorney, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2014
  • Law Clerk, Legal Research Department, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2010
  • Law Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2008-2009
  • Law Clerk/Legal Intern, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), 2008
  • Legal Intern, Franklin County Public Defender, Juvenile Unit, 2006
  • Secretary, Chemical Abstracts Service, 2003-2005
  • Legal Intern, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, 2005
  • Work Study, Ohio State University Philosophy Department, 1998-2002
  • Grocery Clerk/Cashier, The Kroger Co., 1994-1997, 1999-2002

Political Experience

  • JD, International Law/Public Interest Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2005-2008
  • BA, Philosophy/Womens Studies, Ohio State University, 2002
  • Managing Partner, Fitrakis & Gadell-Newton, LLC Attorneys at Law, 2010-present
  • Attorney, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2014
  • Law Clerk, Legal Research Department, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2010
  • Law Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2008-2009
  • Law Clerk/Legal Intern, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), 2008
  • Legal Intern, Franklin County Public Defender, Juvenile Unit, 2006
  • Secretary, Chemical Abstracts Service, 2003-2005
  • Legal Intern, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, 2005
  • Work Study, Ohio State University Philosophy Department, 1998-2002
  • Grocery Clerk/Cashier, The Kroger Co., 1994-1997, 1999-2002
  • Candidate, Governor of Ohio, 2018
  • Ohio Green Party, Ohio Green Party Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 18, 2016

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, International Law/Public Interest Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2005-2008
  • BA, Philosophy/Womens Studies, Ohio State University, 2002
  • Managing Partner, Fitrakis & Gadell-Newton, LLC Attorneys at Law, 2010-present
  • Attorney, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2014
  • Law Clerk, Legal Research Department, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2009-2010
  • Law Clerk, Franklin County Municipal Court, 2008-2009
  • Law Clerk/Legal Intern, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), 2008
  • Legal Intern, Franklin County Public Defender, Juvenile Unit, 2006
  • Secretary, Chemical Abstracts Service, 2003-2005
  • Legal Intern, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, 2005
  • Work Study, Ohio State University Philosophy Department, 1998-2002
  • Grocery Clerk/Cashier, The Kroger Co., 1994-1997, 1999-2002
  • Candidate, Governor of Ohio, 2018
  • Ohio Green Party, Ohio Green Party Candidate, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 18, 2016
  • Member/Secretary/President Elect/President, Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2012-present
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association, 2010-present
  • Board Member/Secretary/Vice President, The Columbus Free Press, 2010-present
  • Central Committee Member/Co-Chair/Secretary, Ohio Green Party, 2011-2013, 2015-2018
  • Member, Columbus Bar Association, 2010-2017
  • Volunteer, Near East Side Food Coop, 2015-2016
  • Member, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense lawyers, 2012-2016
  • Board Member/Secretary/Vice President/President, Clintonville Community market, 2013-2015
  • Board Member, Clintonville Community Market, 2011-2013
  • Central Committee member, Secretary, Franklin County Green Party, 2011-2013
  • Member, Association of Women Students, 1999-2002
  • Member/Vice President/President, Ohio State University Undergraduate Philosophy Club, 1999-2002
  • Member, Students for Freethought, 1998-2002

Other Info

Current Car:

2004 Saab 9-3 Convertible

  • My Step Father who adopted me was a Middle School Art Teacher at South Western City Schools. My Birth Father was a welder who did pottery in his free time.

Favorite Athlete:

Mohammad Ali, Cassius Clay

Favorite Author:

Margaret Atwood

Favorite Color:

Green

Favorite Food:

Vegan and vegetarian food

Favorite Musician:

Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, the Dead Milkmen

Favorite President and Why:

It's hard to choose because most of them were slave owners or have participated in other crimes against humanity. I am a human rights advocate and I do not approve of this.

Favorite Quote:

"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal."

  • "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution."
  • Emma Goldman
  • Favorite Sport:

    Cycling

    Favorite TV Shows:

    I do not have a television and prefer instead to do crafts, ride my bike, read, and garden. I prefer to do things and have experiences to just watching as a spectator on television. Kill your TV and actually do something. Complacency and advertising are killing American society and productivity.

    Favorite Type of Music:

    Folk, punk

    Hobbies or Special Talents:

    Avid cyclist and trapeze performer. She plays both acoustic and electric guitar, and is fluent in French.

    Trapeze, Cycling, swimming, sewing, knitting, painting, gardening, cooking, guitar, singing. I enjoy art museums, music, performance art, natural history and science museums.

    • Nurse

    Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

    I want to go back to The Hague and practice international law.

    • Calico Cat, Lila Simone de Beauvoir Tigerpaw

    Priority Issues:

    Dismantle the Prison Industrial Complex, create a local, green sustainable economy in Ohio, legalize and de-criminalize Marijuana and other drugs, move to a constitutional funding model for Ohio schools and end school segregation, uphold democracy and empower voters.

    Reason for Seeking Public Office:

    I want to give voters a real meaningful choice in our democracy and influence the political dialogue. I am trying to run my best race and I can win with 34% of the vote. I am running to win and to help maintain Green Party ballot access and official party status in Ohio.

    Events

    2020

    Sep. 29
    Protest The Debates - Let Howie Speak

    Tue 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT

    Case Western Reserve University

    Jan. 14
    Franklin County Green Party January Meeting

    Tue 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST

    Ohio Green Party Columbus, OH