# Susan Manchester Susan Manchester is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 12. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 12 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0e44b586-f6a4-44ee-b6b7-37fa8dc2e8cd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e44b586-f6a4-44ee-b6b7-37fa8dc2e8cd (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 The policy areas Manchester talks about and legislates on agree at 0.24 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Manchester says (OH 2025–26 session) 69 classified statements: 69 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Manchester | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 43.5% | 37.3% | 140 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 34.8% | 15.4% | 29 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 47% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 40% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Families 13% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.01), from 741 donors and 651 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 241 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 41. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 6 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 393: Honoring Hazel Francis as a 2026 Division V State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR393/ - SB 423: Regards employment status of health care workers for certain laws (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB423/ - SB 400: Regards designation of high-quality youth development programs (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB400/ - SR 258: Honoring the St. Henry High School football team on placing first at the 2025 Division VII State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR258/ - SR 186: Honoring Sidney First Presbyterian Church on its Bicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR186/ - SB 225: Expand the Address Confidentiality Program (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB225/ - SR 140: Honoring Drew Boggs as a 2025 Division III State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR140/ - SR 135: Honoring the Logan County Fair on its One Hundred Seventy-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR135/ - SB 220: Establish paramedicine programs; require insurance coverage (in committee, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB220/ - SR 128: Honoring Sidney First Methodist Church on its Two Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR128/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $285.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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. - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2105830760116580363 - 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2087956212188897281 - 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2085484974921125900 - 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2081823092926546381 - 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2081823095426298036 - 2026-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2062964751576027237 - 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2058892139530973512 - 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2054930146885255185 - 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2053458604213125602 - 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SusanManchester/status/2051480108980957231 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/susan-manchester - Campaign site: https://www.manchesterforyou.com/ - X: https://x.com/SusanManchester - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanManchesterforOhio/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanmanchester/?hl=en - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNgsHZlRSu8UL4OVUtJOn6w Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e44b586-f6a4-44ee-b6b7-37fa8dc2e8cd