2025 OH Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Ohio General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. DEI Ban
Bans DEI programs and offices, prohibits faculty strikes, bars institutions from taking positions on controversial issues, and requires a civics course for students.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
2. Child-labor Laws
Alters age and schooling certificate requirements and extends allowable work hours for minors under 16-particularly allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. during the school year.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Ranked-choice-voting Ban
Prohibits any general or primary from using ranked-choice voting.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. NAACP License Plate
Would have authorized a new license-plate design supporting the Ohio chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Illegal Immigration Enforcement
Would amend state law to specify that people who are unlawfully present in the United States "are not privileged from arrest."
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Local Tax Limitation
Limits how much revenue local governments and school districts can raise from "inside millage" property taxes without voter approval.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
Annual benefit per household: +$127.00
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickie J. Antonio | D | 17% | ||||||
| Willis E. Blackshear | D | 0% | ||||||
| Louis W. Blessing | R | 50% | ||||||
| Andrew O. Brenner | R | 80% | ||||||
| Brian M. Chavez | R | 83% | ||||||
| Jerry C. Cirino | R | 83% | ||||||
| Hearcel F. Craig | D | 17% | ||||||
| Alessandro Cutrona | R | 83% | ||||||
| William P. DeMora | D | 17% | ||||||
| Theresa Gavarone | R | 83% | ||||||
| Paula Hicks-Hudson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Stephen A. Huffman | R | 83% | ||||||
| Catherine D. Ingram | D | 17% | ||||||
| Terry A. Johnson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Kyle Koehler | R | 83% | ||||||
| Al Landis | R | 83% | ||||||
| George F. Lang | R | 80% | ||||||
| Beth Liston | D | 0% | ||||||
| Susan Manchester | R | 83% | ||||||
| Nathan H. Manning | R | 83% | ||||||
| Robert McColley | R | 83% | ||||||
| Sandra O'Brien | R | 83% | ||||||
| Thomas F. Patton | R | 67% | ||||||
| William F. Reineke | R | 83% | ||||||
| Michele Reynolds | R | 80% | ||||||
| Kristina D. Roegner | R | 83% | ||||||
| Mark J. Romanchuk | R | 83% | ||||||
| Timothy O. Schaffer | R | 83% | ||||||
| Kent Smith | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jane M. Timken | R | 83% | ||||||
| Casey Weinstein | D | 0% | ||||||
| Shane Wilkin | R | 83% | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | R | 80% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 7.6% |
| Republican | 80.5% |
