# David Thomas

David Thomas is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 65
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/170299dd-f2e4-463e-8b8b-ea3b75946120

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/170299dd-f2e4-463e-8b8b-ea3b75946120 (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 Thomas talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

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

1,945 classified statements: 1,945 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 | Thomas | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.9% | 492 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 13.4% | 9.3% | 194 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 56.3% | 31.9% | 66 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 1.8% | 153 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 29.1% | 12.7% | 71 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 425 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 47% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 9.0% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 317 donors and 102 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

313 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 0 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 63 bills: 60 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 125. 38.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 85 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1022: Modify the rules governing property tax refunds (introduced, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1022/
- HB 1014: Require bill credits, reimbursements after certain power outages (introduced, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1014/
- HR 533: Honoring Nick Strimbu, Inc. on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR533/
- HB 994: Enact the Joining-Opportunities Business and Schools (JOBS) Act (introduced, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB994/
- HR 517: Honoring the Kinsman Volunteer Fire Department on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR517/
- HB 947: Regards possession of certain animals for commercial purposes (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB947/
- HB 873: Regards health and safety requirements for stuffed toys (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB873/
- HB 834: Require state agencies to improve delivery of government services (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB834/
- HB 832: Regards virtual net metering and meter aggregation (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB832/
- HB 823: Regards deployed elected official’s office, meeting attendance (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB823/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $121.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114511405105758583
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114686058138931205
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114735531141509587
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114807306034524434
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114867891958870390
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114341644455542896
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114397272670961706
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2113985844109279517
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114049609223881044
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidThomasOH/status/2114134690474901652

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/david-thomas
- Campaign site: https://www.davidthomasforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/DavidThomasOH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofdavidthomas/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.j.thomas15
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidthomasoh
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidthomas944

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/170299dd-f2e4-463e-8b8b-ea3b75946120