# Jim Hoops

Jim Hoops is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 81.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 81
- Serving since: 2018-01-17
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1a598246-01e8-44c8-beca-2c41e1bafb77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a598246-01e8-44c8-beca-2c41e1bafb77 (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

Hoops reported $272.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 586 donors and 708 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

309 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 · 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/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 433 Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB433/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 41 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 111. 69.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 27 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1000: Regulate deceptive synthetic media with intent to affect election (introduced, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1000/
- HR 455: Honoring Car 1 on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR455/
- HR 446: Honoring the Archbold Fire Department on its Sesquicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR446/
- HR 393: Honoring Gwen Huddle as a 2026 OATCCC Division III State Indoor Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR393/
- HR 395: Honoring Tyler Barnes as a 2026 Division III State Wrestling Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR395/
- HR 396: Honoring Hunter Spangler as a 2026 OATCCC Indoor High School State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR396/
- HR 371: Honoring the Pulaski Garden Club on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR371/
- HR 359: Honoring the Napoleon High School girls bowling team on securing the 2026 Division II State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR359/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 785: Enact the ASSET Act (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB785/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $272.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/james-m-hoops

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a598246-01e8-44c8-beca-2c41e1bafb77