# Matt Huffman

Matt Huffman is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 78.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 78
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/23d51717-c6eb-4a2c-bd55-038c72593a61

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23d51717-c6eb-4a2c-bd55-038c72593a61 (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

100% of the 27 bills Huffman sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Ohio House.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Huffman | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 1,323 donors and 572 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 2 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 544: Relative to the election of Sean Hutson to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sharon Ray of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR544/
- HR 466: Authorizing Forge Leadership Network to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2026 model legislature. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR466/
- HR 408: Relative to travel allowance. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR408/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HR 357: Authorizing the Ohio Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2025 model legislature. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR357/
- HR 358: Authorizing Ohio TeenPact Leadership School to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its graduation ceremony. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR358/
- HR 348: Relative to travel allowance. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR348/
- HCR 39: Convene in joint session of Senate and House (passed both chambers, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR39/
- HCR 36: Convene in joint session of Senate and House (passed both chambers, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR36/
- HR 328: Authorizing the Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio House Chambers to conduct its 2026 model legislature. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR328/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.2M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 79% 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.

- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthuffman1/status/2051466240967737746

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/matt-huffman
- Campaign site: https://matthuffman.org/
- X: https://x.com/matthuffman1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattHuffmanOH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.huffman.566790
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matthuffmanforstatesenate9853
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-huffman-b9370052/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23d51717-c6eb-4a2c-bd55-038c72593a61