# Tex Fischer Tex Fischer is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 59. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 59 - Serving since: 2024-06-27 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/16e469e4-8014-4ba2-8fc4-91804d6ef491 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16e469e4-8014-4ba2-8fc4-91804d6ef491 (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 30% of the 46 bills Fischer sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Ohio House. ## What Fischer says (OH 2025–26 session) 241 classified statements: 241 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 | Fischer | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 4.2% | 2.9% | 186 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 8.3% | 9.3% | 327 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 20.8% | 31.9% | 552 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 1.8% | 118 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 9.1% | 12.7% | 414 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 322 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 26% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Commerce 8.0% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 158 donors and 142 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 302 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 98.0% (93.3%). 7 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 nay · 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 46 bills: 45 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 189. 30.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 94 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 993: Establish requirements for surrogacy agreements (introduced, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB993/ - HB 952: Enact the Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB952/ - HB 950: Regards former name on declaration of candidacy, petition, ballot (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB950/ - HB 941: Regards the elimination of vacant state civil service positions (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB941/ - HB 938: Enact the No Free Advertising for Politicians Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB938/ - HB 832: Regards virtual net metering and meter aggregation (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB832/ - HB 803: Require annual report by certain animal testing facilities (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB803/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HCR 38: Urge an interstate compact re: electric transmission projects (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR38/ - HB 745: Enact Student-Athlete Publicity Rights and Fair Compensation Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB745/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $118.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2113997554723516577 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2110810291718263154 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2110023795067252899 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2110034371931750482 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2109781487289840059 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2108665944994144339 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2108285760902402544 - 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2107300823932047749 - 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2104395262374666543 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/texfischer/status/2101049478908174572 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/tex-fischer - X: https://x.com/texfischer - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fischerforohio - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texfischer - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texfischer/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tex-fischer-65613570/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16e469e4-8014-4ba2-8fc4-91804d6ef491