# Steve Wilson Steve Wilson is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 7. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 7 - Serving since: 2017-01-25 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/26444e7e-72b2-4838-bc24-31899c90d504 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26444e7e-72b2-4838-bc24-31899c90d504 (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 81% of Wilson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## What Wilson says (OH 2025–26 session) 39 classified statements: 39 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Wilson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 30.8% | 37.3% | 226 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 2.3% | 7 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 38.5% | 15.4% | 21 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 42% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Commerce 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Education 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 14%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 226 donors and 479 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 210 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-09-30 · voted yea · Passed · 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 · Passed · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 541 Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB541/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 276 Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB276/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 297 Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB297/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 273 Enact the Keep Them Safe Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB273/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 492 Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB492/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 210 Regards the sale of used catalytic converters · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB210/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 109. 65.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 12 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 398: Create the Adopt a Trail Program (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB398/ - SR 288: Honoring the Mars Hill Academy girls volleyball team as the 2025 OCSAA State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR288/ - SB 331: Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB331/ - SR 223: Honoring Officer Jason Keller and K-9 Officer Scout as the recipients of the 2025 NAWEOA Loyal Partner Award. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR223/ - SB 319: Regards adult protective services provided by county JFS (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB319/ - SB 254: Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of April (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB254/ - SR 123: Honoring Deborah A. Ashenhurst on her retirement from the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR123/ - SCR 11: Urge Congress to designate Buckeye Trail a National Scenic Trail (in committee, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SCR11/ - SR 80: Honoring the Winton Woods High School girls basketball team on securing the 2025 Division II State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR80/ - SR 48: Honoring the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy girls 400-yard freestyle relay team as the 2025 Division II State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR48/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $68.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 81% 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. - 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2070511743319560219 - 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2051320290630607060 - 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2042672209450152204 - 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2041547175109239080 - 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2040792573741039978 - 2026-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2024202041384477064 - 2026-02-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2023106283940045042 - 2026-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2022321110424133853 - 2026-02-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2021608536204026348 - 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH/status/2011822543192101033 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/steve-wilson - Campaign site: https://www.stevewilsonforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/SteveWilsonOH - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevewilsonoh - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-wilson-133354b5/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26444e7e-72b2-4838-bc24-31899c90d504