# Bride Sweeney

Bride Sweeney is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2481dfc7-d260-49c6-9461-9e6048ed27a2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2481dfc7-d260-49c6-9461-9e6048ed27a2 (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

15% of Sweeney’s statements use bipartisan language, 5.2 times the State House Democrat average of 2.9%.

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

218 classified statements: 218 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 | Sweeney | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 17.0% | 10.4% | 172 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 76.1% | 39.2% | 19 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.7% | 2.9% | 7 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 33.9% | 14.4% | 54 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 15% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 325 donors and 685 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

309 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 61% (93.3%). 21 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 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 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 81. 70.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 23 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- 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 809: Regards electronic monitoring in long-term care facility (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB809/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 774: Create the Pediatric Cancer Awareness license plate (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB774/
- HR 352: Honoring College Club West on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR352/
- HB 758: Regards SUDEP, epilepsy license designation, disability database (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB758/
- HR 316: Honoring Huck Kurinsky on winning the 2025 USA BMX Freestyle National Championship in the 9-10 age division. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR316/
- HR 296: Honoring the Bay High School girls soccer team as the 2025 Division III State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR296/
- 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 $70.3K (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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2114830782233739596
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2101051712211464547
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2077877313543266789
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2077877316575768873
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2077877318563873110
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2077877322099679550
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2067955432061288846
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2067278229728370854
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2056391704337346756
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney/status/2056473178877178149

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/bride-rose-sweeney
- Campaign site: https://www.briderosesweeney.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepBrideSweeney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrideRoseSweeneyforStateRep/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrideSweeney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbridesweeney/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2481dfc7-d260-49c6-9461-9e6048ed27a2