https://www.gaylemanning.com/get-involved daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://www.gaylemanning.com/home daily 1.0 2025-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692dccf16e2ed976e50da6cd/c9b3ff25-4cd4-4a5f-a5b8-f6476eeb5216/gayle_manning_with_students.jpg Home - Fighting for our local schools Formerly an elementary school teacher for 37 years, Gayle Manning has continued her commitment to helping children succeed. She has worked on important early childhood programs, including obtaining $100,000 to preserve Lorain County’s “Ready, Set, Go… to Kindergarten” program. She is a primary co-sponsor of SB 246, the “SAFE Act,” which would limit out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for children in pre-kindergarten through third grade for disruptive and non-violent behavior. Each public school must implement a positive behavior intervention and support framework Gayle is also a sponsor of SB 34, which would push back the beginning of the school year to after Labor Day. School boards would ultimately have the ability to opt out of these provisions in order to determine when is best for their students to head back. With high temperatures extending through August, it makes sense to push back school to where it starts cooling down in order to keep kids safe and healthy and able to focus on learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692dccf16e2ed976e50da6cd/1764614116897-89Q1H4BNL0Z6P8JYGHXR/unsplash-image-mJqGh9WaRvs.jpg Home - Combatting Drug Overdoses Sadly, Northeast Ohio families have witnessed first-hand the tragic effects of the state’s drug epidemic. This is a problem our local law enforcement are fighting every day, but what many don’t know is that there are drugs available that have the power to reverse opioid-related overdoses. Gayle Manning led the charge in creating a pilot project in Lorain County to study if putting this tool into the hands of law enforcement can save lives in our community and give those involved a second chance at life. Gayle will continue to work with local (communities/law enforcement/etc.) experts on how to combat drug overdoses as well as support rehabilitation centers that are crucial to helping those in our community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692dccf16e2ed976e50da6cd/01e43d4c-8bd8-456c-8359-2e754da7f57b/manning_gayle_factory-2.jpg Home - Promoting Local Job Training Gayle Manning wants to make Ohio a national leader in vocational and tech-training to ensure every student is career-ready when they graduate. As Senator, she worked to advance local job training efforts through the biennial state budget by securing $950,000 to purchase high-tech training equipment at Lorain County Community College. This program will help Northeast Ohioans find work in manufacturing as well as the state’s growing oil and natural gas industries. Lorain County Community College received the award for Best Community College in the Country this year, an example of a wonderful asset that is right in the heart of Lorain County. LCJVS is equally a valuable resource to our community that will continue to be supported and valued as I have in my terms as Senator. https://www.gaylemanning.com/about daily 0.75 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692dccf16e2ed976e50da6cd/87d08335-8ad4-4f4b-b272-606e062654fe/GayleManning2.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692dccf16e2ed976e50da6cd/c85677a7-58c4-4275-84cc-e8d1c3406849/webp_gayle_manning.webp About - Meet Gayle A lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio, Gayle Manning has deep roots throughout our local community. From a young age, her parents instilled in her a deep sense of responsibility and a passion for serving others. A veteran educator, Gayle served for 37 years as an elementary school teacher where her own love of learning and passion for children earned her numerous awards and recognitions. In 1972 Gayle married her high school sweetheart, Jeff Manning. Together, the couple raised their two children, Nathan and Allison, in Lorain County where they also started and operated their own small business. Gayle served one term on the North Ridgeville City Council where she presided both as Finance Chairman and Council President Pro Tempore. She is currently serving her fourth term in the Ohio House of Representatives, after serving two four-year terms in the Ohio Senate where she was elected to the Leadership Team as Majority Whip. She represents the 52nd Ohio House District, which encompasses the northeastern portion of Lorain County including North Ridgeville, Elyria and Avon. She serves the House as the Speaker Pro Tempore which is the second highest leadership position aside from Speaker of the House. Once elected, she joined the fight against Lorain County’s growing drug problem by sponsoring legislation to put life saving medication into the hands of local law enforcement to give overdose victims a second chance at life and the state a new tool with which we now fight drug abuse. Gayle has also sponsored numerous pieces of legislation aimed at keeping local schools strong, keeping Lake Erie clean and safe, preventing crime and empowering victims and law enforcement by strengthening our laws against child enticement and putting new safeguards on how Ohio issues and enforces protection orders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State University and a master’s degree in reading from the University of Akron. In her freetime, Gayle is deeply devoted to her growing family in her most favorite role as Conner and Avery and Bryson’s grandmother.