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

1. Regulation Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

SB9 Regulation Reduction (Passed 61 to 33 on 3/2/2022). Reduces regulation restrictions by 30% and eliminates bureaucratic red tape. Prohibits adding a new rule or regulation without also removing two.

2. Gun Rights

Good Vote: Yes

HB325 Gun Rights (Passed 64 to 35 on 2/16/2022). Prohibits state and local governments from infringing the right to bear arms and the 2^ndAmendment of the U.S. Constitution during declared emergencies.

3. Abortion Survival

Good Vote: Yes

SB157 Abortion Survival (Passed 61 to 35 on 12/8/2021). 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.

4. Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

HB218 Vaccine Mandates (Passed 58 to 32 on 11/18/2021). Covers vaccine injuries under workers compensation and bans public entities and private businesses from imposing vaccine mandates.

5. Health Order Oversight

Good Vote: Yes

SB22 Health Order Oversight (Passed 57 to 38 on 3/10/2021). Gives power to the legislature to rescind health orders issued by the governor or the Ohio Department of Health.

6. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

HB227 Constitutional Carry (Passed 60 to 32 on 11/17/2021). 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
Cindy Abrams	R	HD-029	100%	+	+	+	.	+	.
Bishara W. Addison	D	HD-009	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Brian Baldridge	R		100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Adam C. Bird	R	HD-063	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristin Boggs	D	HD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Janine Boyd	D	HD-009	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Juanita O. Brent	D	HD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas E. Brinkman Jr.	R	HD-027	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Richard D. Brown	D	HD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamie Callender	R	HD-057	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rick Carfagna	R	HD-068	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Sara P. Carruthers	R	HD-047	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gary Click	R	HD-088	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Erica Crawley	D	HD-026	NA	.	.	.	.	-	.
Rodney Creech	R	HD-040	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jon Cross	R	HD-083	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Jeffrey A. Crossman	D	HD-015	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Robert R. Cupp	R	HD-004	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Al Cutrona	R	HD-058	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Shayla L. Davis	D	HD-011	NA	-	-	.	.	.	.
Bill Dean	R	HD-071	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sedrick Denson	D	HD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jay Edwards	R	HD-094	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ron Ferguson	R	HD-096	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Sarah Fowler Arthur	R	HD-099	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Fraizer	R	HD-071	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tavia Galonski	D		17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Haraz N. Ghanbari	R	HD-075	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Timothy E. Ginter	R	HD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Diane V. Grendell	R	HD-076	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jennifer Gross	R	HD-045	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Thomas Hall	R	HD-046	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Adam Holmes	R	HD-097	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
James M. Hoops	R	HD-081	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Larry Householder	R	HD-072	NA	.	.	.	.	+	.
Stephanie Howse	D	HD-011	0%	.	.	-	.	-	-
Brett Hudson Hillyer	R	HD-051	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Latyna M. Humphrey	D	HD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Dontavius L. Jarrells	D	HD-001	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marilyn S. John	R	HD-076	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Johnson	R	HD-092	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Don Jones	R	HD-095	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kris Jordan	R		100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brigid Kelly	D	HD-031	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darrell Kick	R	HD-098	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
J. Kyle Koehler	R	HD-079	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brian E. Lampton	R	HD-070	100%	+	+	+	.	+	.
Laura Lanese	R	HD-023	80%	+	+	.	-	+	+
Jeff LaRe	R	HD-073	100%	+	+	.	+	.	+
David Leland	D	HD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michele Lepore-Hagan	D	HD-058	0%	-	-	-	.	-	.
Mary Lightbody	D		0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
P. Scott Lipps	R	HD-055	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Beth Liston	D	HD-008	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Loychik	R	HD-065	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Susan Manchester	R	HD-078	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gayle Manning	R	HD-052	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Riordan T. McClain	R	HD-087	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Derek Merrin	R	HD-042	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joseph A. Miller III	D	HD-053	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin D. Miller	R	HD-069	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Adam C. Miller	D	HD-006	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jessica E. Miranda	D	HD-028	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael J. O'Brien	D	HD-064	0%	-	-	-	.	-	.
Scott Oelslager	R	HD-048	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Thomas F. Patton	R	HD-017	100%	+	+	+	.	+	.
Gail K. Pavliga	R	HD-072	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Peterson	R	HD-091	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Phil Plummer	R	HD-039	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jena Powell	R	HD-080	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Sharon A. Ray	R	HD-066	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tracy M. Richardson	R	HD-086	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Craig S. Riedel	R	HD-082	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Phillip M. Robinson Jr.	D	HD-019	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Roemer	R	HD-031	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
C. Allison Russo	D	HD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jean Schmidt	R	HD-062	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Seitz	R	HD-030	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michael Sheehy	D	HD-046	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael J. Skindell	D	HD-013	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Monique Smith	D	HD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lisa A. Sobecki	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dick Stein	R	HD-054	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jason Stephens	R	HD-093	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Shawn Stevens	R	HD-068	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Brian Stewart	R	HD-012	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Reggie Stoltzfus	R	HD-050	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Emilia Strong Sykes	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
D. J. Swearingen	R	HD-089	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Bride Rose Sweeney	D	HD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cecil Thomas	D	HD-025	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Daniel P. Troy	D	HD-023	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terrence Upchurch	D	HD-020	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
A. Nino Vitale	R	HD-085	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Casey Weinstein	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Thomas West	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrea White	R	HD-036	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Scott Wiggam	R	HD-077	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Young	R		100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Young	R	HD-037	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Paul Zeltwanger	R	HD-054	100%	.	+	+	+	.	.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	98.6%
Democrat	0.5%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution