# Phil Plummer

Phil Plummer is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 39
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1e218942-95f6-43fe-b935-b19ab70fd5fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e218942-95f6-43fe-b935-b19ab70fd5fc (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

Plummer reported $317.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

123 classified statements: 123 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 | Plummer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.9% | 419 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 9.3% | 422 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.4% | 31.9% | 306 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 311 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 19.5% | 12.7% | 184 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.4% | 1.4% | 159 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 43% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 15% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Families 11% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Labor and Employment 11% (State House Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 401 donors and 712 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

307 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 1 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 35 bills: 34 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 142. 65.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 34 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 538: Honoring Kettering Health Dayton on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR538/
- HB 975: Allow officer to petition for removal from a Brady-Giglio list (introduced, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB975/
- HR 471: Honoring the Wayne High School boys track and field team as the 2026 Division I State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR471/
- HR 473: Honoring Key’Shawn Garrett as the 2026 Division I State Champion in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR473/
- HR 457: Honoring Graceworks Lutheran Services on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR457/
- HB 846: Create the repeat domestic violence offender registry (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB846/
- HB 849: Regards electronic smoking, tobacco, nicotine, vapor products (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB849/
- HR 372: Honoring the Evans Dealer Group on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR372/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- 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 $317.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2114006498447917118
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2113311305004372151
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2112312586767327359
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2111450909280796800
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2110498634395443322
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2110501150818496590
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2108976604277875155
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2108200857917657488
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2075681359499031013
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40/status/2075249604459745606

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/phil-plummer
- Campaign site: https://www.plummerforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/PhilPlummerOH40
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlummerforOhio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plummerforohio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-plummer-4a423110/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e218942-95f6-43fe-b935-b19ab70fd5fc
