# Levi Dean Levi Dean is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 71. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 71 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1dcb1bfa-861d-4d16-8d7d-02364e1b4def Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dcb1bfa-861d-4d16-8d7d-02364e1b4def (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 Dean sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.05), from 124 donors and 89 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 288 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 87% (93.3%). 24 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 nay · 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 · 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 nay · 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 25 bills: 22 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 64. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 82 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1021: Designate Deputy Chris Longfellow Memorial Highway (introduced, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1021/ - HB 1010: Enact the Ohio Freedom from Mass Surveillance Act (introduced, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1010/ - HB 965: Ban requiring public employees to pay employee org. dues or fees (introduced, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB965/ - HB 962: Create the Blue Star Mothers of America license plate (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB962/ - HB 949: Enact the Campus Self-Defense Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB949/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 764: Designate Patrolman Charles G. Cannon Memorial Highway (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB764/ - HB 717: Increase number of vehicles a person may sell without a license (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB717/ - HB 630: Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB630/ - HR 263: Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR263/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $16.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/levi-dean - Campaign site: https://levideanforohio.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeviDean2017/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/levi.dean.54 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dcb1bfa-861d-4d16-8d7d-02364e1b4def