# Tristan Rader

Tristan Rader is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 13
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/18864718-3e48-4236-9afb-b1a61e4c52e2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18864718-3e48-4236-9afb-b1a61e4c52e2 (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 40 bills Rader sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Ohio House.

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

325 classified statements: 325 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rader | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.3% | 2.5% | 66 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 19.7% | 10.4% | 130 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.7% | 39.2% | 444 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 2.9% | 228 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.0% | 14.4% | 488 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 181 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 373 donors and 85 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

270 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-01 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 40 bills: 37 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 176. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 95 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1032: Regards AI use by state agencies and in labor and employment (introduced, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1032/
- HR 553: Honoring Leah Varga on winning a martial arts title at the 2026 ADCC Amateur World Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR553/
- HB 1029: Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act (introduced, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1029/
- HB 1014: Require bill credits, reimbursements after certain power outages (introduced, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1014/
- HR 529: Honoring Team Ohio on winning the 2026 Special Olympics U.S.A. Games Division 1 Championship in basketball. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR529/
- HB 957: Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being granted (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB957/
- HCR 44: Encourage DD boards adopt an advisory board of self-advocates (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR44/
- HB 854: Provide tuition-free public higher education; levy taxes (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB854/
- HB 853: Regards power siting board and natural gas fuel cell facilities (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB853/
- HB 821: Designate the Loveland Frog as the official state cryptid (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB821/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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/twrader/status/2114784408515297349
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2114784699461837130
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2114864874748785000
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2114154547673497783
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2114154754188394699
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2113441698194002339
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/twrader/status/2113068629323636888
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2113068999462563953
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2113069738578399660
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/twrader/status/2113069824314048573

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/tristan-rader
- Campaign site: https://tristanrader.com/
- X: https://x.com/twrader
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554726667491
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twrader
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twrader/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TWRader
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twrader/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18864718-3e48-4236-9afb-b1a61e4c52e2