# Thad Claggett Thad Claggett is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 68. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 68 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/081534e7-8952-47f0-a722-ed627fb32069 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/081534e7-8952-47f0-a722-ed627fb32069 (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 Claggett sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans. ## What Claggett says (OH 2025–26 session) 45 classified statements: 45 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Claggett | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 2.2% | 9.3% | 576 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 1.8% | 85 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 42.2% | 12.7% | 13 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 53% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 6.7% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Commerce 6.7% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 141 donors and 400 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 312 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 98.0% (93.3%). 3 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-01 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · 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 · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 105 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB105/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 315 Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB315/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 450 Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB450/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 455 Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB455/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB162/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 96. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 41 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 540: Honoring Alexis Miller on being crowned Miss Ohio 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR540/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HR 297: Honoring the Newark Catholic High School girls volleyball team as the 2025 Division VI State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR297/ - HR 263: Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR263/ - HB 512: Modify law re: project labor agreements in public contracts (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB512/ - HR 234: In memory of Jack Cera. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR234/ - HR 255: In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR255/ - HB 477: Require state agencies compensate AG for legal representation (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB477/ - HB 469: Declare A.I. systems nonsentient; prohibit legal personhood (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB469/ - HR 241: In memory of Charles James Kirk. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-23) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR241/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $17.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2089768567239594210 - 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2070201930920398920 - 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2040132045125382512 - 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2040132080898626018 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2034642698829758707 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2034642823446700351 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2034643047674236951 - 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/2034643091752116656 - 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/1994098797408845826 - 2025-11-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH/status/1993379510759440523 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/thaddeus-j-claggett - Campaign site: https://www.claggettforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/ThadClaggettOH - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064348892102 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thaddeus.claggett - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@claggettforohio5262 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaddeus-claggett-27386310/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/081534e7-8952-47f0-a722-ed627fb32069