# Theresa Gavarone Theresa Gavarone is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 2. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 2 - Serving since: 2019-02-06 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0fe32749-fe89-4f96-87d3-3d831bea2459 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fe32749-fe89-4f96-87d3-3d831bea2459 (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 Gavarone reported $344.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K). ## What Gavarone says (OH 2025–26 session) 365 classified statements: 365 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 | Gavarone | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.3% | 159 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 2.7% | 9.5% | 248 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 41.9% | 37.3% | 155 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 108 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 24.1% | 15.4% | 75 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.3% | 154 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 35% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Transportation and Public Works 8.5% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 875 donors and 521 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 229 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 150. 71.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 8 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 437: Honoring Gary Lay for his silver medal at the 2026 Roland E. Schaeffer Culinary Classic. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR437/ - SR 432: Honoring Firelands Health on its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR432/ - SB 463: Regards threat assessment team, behavioral threat assessment plan (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB463/ - SR 405: Honoring the Perkins High School baseball team on winning the 2026 Division IV State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR405/ - SR 404: Honoring the Toledo Museum of Art on its One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR404/ - SB 458: Regards watercraft dealers and warranty service repair work (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB458/ - SB 451: Revise Election Law; enact the Interstate Voter Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB451/ - SJR 10: CA: Require identification to vote (passed both chambers, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/ - SR 363: Honoring the Toledo Lucas County Public Library Waterville Branch on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR363/ - SR 360: Honoring Marilyn’s on receiving a 2026 Made In America Small Business Award. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR360/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $344.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 82% 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. - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2113296784046907809 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2112884336995311810 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2112628510988595201 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2111978665529553024 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2111082085666414686 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2110079154842738911 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2109629113069621489 - 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2108725964578427056 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2108617476699275402 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/theresagavarone/status/2106090733681713176 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/theresa-gavarone - Campaign site: https://www.theresagavarone.com/ - X: https://x.com/theresagavarone - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theresagavarone/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theresa.charters.1 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresagavarone/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-gavarone-8238ab204/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fe32749-fe89-4f96-87d3-3d831bea2459