Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

OH Scorecard 2021-2022

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Ohio Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Abortion Survival

Good Vote: Yes

SB157 Abortion Survival (Passed 25 to 6 on 10/27/2021). Ensures that babies who are born-alive after a failed abortion receive the same medical care as other babies, regardless of the circumstances of their birth.

2. Gun Rights

Good Vote: Yes

SB185 Gun Rights (Passed 23 to 7 on 10/20/2021). Prohibits state and local governments from infringing our right to bear arms and the 2^nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

3. Vaccine Mandate

Good Vote: Yes

HB244 Vaccine Mandate (Passed 25 to 8 on 6/28/2021). Prohibits public schools and universities from requiring vaccines that were authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

4. Health Order Oversight

Good Vote: Yes

SB22 Health Order Oversight (Passed 25 to 8 on 2/17/2021). Gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

5. Regulation Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

SB9 Regulation Reduction (Passed 25 to 8 on 3/10/2022). Reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape. Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without also removing two.

6. Concealed Carry

Good Vote: Yes

SB215 Constitutional Carry (Passed 23 to 8 on 12/15/2021). Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Niraj Antani	R	SD-006	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nickie J. Antonio	D	SD-023	0%	.	.	-	-	-	-
Louis W. Blessing III	R	SD-008	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Andrew O. Brenner	R	SD-019	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jerry C. Cirino	R	SD-018	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Hearcel F. Craig	D	SD-015	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Dolan	R	SD-024	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Teresa Fedor	D	SD-011	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Theresa Gavarone	R	SD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob D. Hackett	R	SD-010	100%	+	.	+	+	+	+
Paula Hicks-Hudson	D	SD-011	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Frank Hoagland	R		100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jay Hottinger	R	SD-031	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stephen A. Huffman	R	SD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matt Huffman	R	SD-012	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Catherine D. Ingram	D	SD-009	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Terry Johnson	R	SD-014	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stephanie Kunze	R	SD-016	100%	+	.	+	+	+	+
George F. Lang	R	SD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tina Maharath	D	SD-003	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nathan H. Manning	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dale B. Martin	D	SD-021	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rob McColley	R	SD-001	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sandra O'Brien	R	SD-032	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Reineke	R	SD-026	100%	+	+	+	+	+	.
Kristina D. Roegner	R	SD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Romanchuk	R	SD-022	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michael A. Rulli	R	SD-033	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tim Schaffer	R	SD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kirk Schuring	R	SD-029	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kent Smith	D	SD-021	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Vernon Sykes	D	SD-028	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Shane Wilkin	R	SD-017	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sandra Williams	D	SD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Wilson	R	SD-007	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kenny Yuko	D	SD-025	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	99.3%
Democrat	0%

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