# Heidi Workman

Heidi Workman is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 72.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 72
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/098614cd-1972-4b98-ade6-4f5fa7cefe5b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/098614cd-1972-4b98-ade6-4f5fa7cefe5b (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

70% of Workman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Workman says (OH 2025–26 session)

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Workman | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.9% | 31.9% | 476 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 12.7% | 199 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 1.4% | 96 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Environmental Protection 14% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Taxation 14% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.04), from 182 donors and 98 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

307 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 1 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 121. 56.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 58 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 942: Establish liability framework for motorized off-road activities (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB942/
- HJR 9: CA: Require identification to vote (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HJR9/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HR 350: Recognize June as Fidelity Month in Ohio (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR350/
- HB 710: Prohibit public support, limit construction of, new data centers (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB710/
- HB 650: Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB650/
- HB 605: Codify the Spearin doctrine in public construction contracts (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB605/
- 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 516: Designate 83rd Ohio Division Memorial Highway (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB516/
- HB 512: Modify law re: project labor agreements in public contracts (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB512/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 70% 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.

- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/2099171738084900974
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/2027047424863187170
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/2009368306403131421
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/2006583415689420926
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/2006127885396959562
- 2025-12-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/1999581658589110777
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/1981539592290373990
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/1967933198903689587
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/1960503640486994027
- 2025-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio/status/1957904655633227937

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/heidi-workman
- Campaign site: https://heidiworkman.com/
- X: https://x.com/WorkmanforOhio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkmanforOH
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WorkmanforOhio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WorkmanforOhio

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/098614cd-1972-4b98-ade6-4f5fa7cefe5b