Amy Salerno

Who is Amy Salerno?

Amy Salerno is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1995 through 2002. Her district consisted of a portion of Franklin County, Ohio. She was succeeded by Dan Stewart. Salerno has been a judge in the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio, since February 2005.

Salerno grew up in Boardman Township near Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated from Boardman High School. She graduated with a BA from Youngstown State University in 1979 and a JD from the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University in 1982.

Salerno's political career began in 1993, when she was recruited by the Franklin County Republican Party to run for an at-large seat on the Columbus City Council. She narrowly lost that race. The next year, she successfully unseated 22-year Democratic incumbent Mike Stinziano to represent the 23rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives.

In the House, Salerno sponsored a bill establishing the crime of homicide by child abuse, with the same statutory penalty as murder. This was inspired by the 1996 killing of 3-year-old P.J. Bourgeois.