Eastern European Community’s Contribution to Ohio Gains Senate Recognition

David Boston of Dayton, Ohio, who serves on the Ohio Eastern European Congress' board of directors, hand-cranks homemade Hungarian sausage with Kim Kovacs on March 5, 2022, for the Magyar (Hungarian) Club of Dayton. Boston has been supporting and promoting Senate Bill 46 that recently was passed by the Senate to better recognize Eastern European communities in the state. The proposed bill, which was introduced in February 2021, next will be heard in the House of Representatives. Michael Sakal/The Epoch Times

Ohio’s Eastern European Community is gaining traction to be more recognized as a key player in the state’s past, present, and future.

A bill that was co-sponsored by Sen. Kenny Yuko (D) of Ohio’s 25th District in the state’s northeast was passed by a 32-1 vote in the Senate on March 3, and helped pave the way to establish the Office and Commission on Eastern European Affairs.