# Tim Schaffer Tim Schaffer is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 20. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 20 - Serving since: 2019-05-08 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/01a80305-a667-4dda-9676-1e678bddde12 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01a80305-a667-4dda-9676-1e678bddde12 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Schaffer sits at +0.64 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State Senate Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 532 donors and 519 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 242 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-09-30 · voted yea · Passed · HB 519 Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB519/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 541 Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB541/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 276 Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB276/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 297 Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB297/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 273 Enact the Keep Them Safe Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB273/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 492 Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB492/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 210 Regards the sale of used catalytic converters · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB210/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 69 bills: 69 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 160. 59.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 16 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 448: In memory of Gerald L. Stebelton. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR448/ - SR 429: Honoring Wendel’s Diamond Jewelers on its One Hundred Twentieth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR429/ - SR 428: Honoring Kendall Wild as the 2026 National Miss Amazing Teen Queen. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR428/ - SR 423: Honoring the Denison University baseball team as the 2026 NCAA Division III National Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR423/ - SR 418: Honoring the Lancaster High School softball team as the 2026 Division I State runner-up. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR418/ - SB 465: Update the Ohio Coordinate System re: National Spatial References (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB465/ - SR 416: Honoring Alexis Miller as the 2026 Miss Ohio. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR416/ - SR 414: Honoring Fairfield County as the recipient of two National Association of Counties Achievement Awards. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR414/ - SR 415: Honoring Dominic Knapp on securing the 2026 Division III State Track and Field Championship in the pole vault. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR415/ - SR 376: Honoring the Bloom-Carroll High School softball team as the 2026 Division III State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR376/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $112.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/tim-schaffer - Campaign site: https://www.schafferforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/TimSchaffer - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorschaffer/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.schaffer.14 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim.schaffer.14/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-schaffer-68849b22/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01a80305-a667-4dda-9676-1e678bddde12