# Bill Reineke Bill Reineke is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 26. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 26 - Serving since: 2021-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/10733ff7-ee19-4e86-9b5e-65619ddbf7bf Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10733ff7-ee19-4e86-9b5e-65619ddbf7bf (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 Reineke sits at +0.86 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 742 donors and 422 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 168. 94.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 3 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 427: Honoring the Ohio Mutual Insurance Group on its Quasquicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR427/ - SB 454: Allow water system to use point-of-use, point-of-entry treatment (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB454/ - SR 352: Honoring Flat Rock Homes on its One Hundred Sixtieth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR352/ - SR 329: In memory of Larry A. Mumper. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR329/ - SR 306: Honoring the Selover Public Library on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR306/ - SR 285: Honoring Crown Battery Manufacturing on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR285/ - SR 281: Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 9-11, 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR281/ - SR 280: Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR280/ - SR 276: Honoring the Cardington FFA conduct of chapter meetings team on earning the 2025 National FFA Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR276/ - SR 275: Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on February 12-13, 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR275/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1.1M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/bill-reineke - Campaign site: https://www.billreineke.com/ - X: https://x.com/BillReineke - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillReinekeforOhio - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.reineke.14 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10733ff7-ee19-4e86-9b5e-65619ddbf7bf