# Beth Liston Beth Liston is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate for district 16. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 16 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2d01ff0c-25a8-49a2-b571-ab3a7866fcf2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d01ff0c-25a8-49a2-b571-ab3a7866fcf2 (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 The policy areas Liston talks about and legislates on agree at 0.44 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## What Liston says (OH 2025–26 session) 109 classified statements: 109 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Liston | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 6.4% | 2.4% | 39 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 18.4% | 10.3% | 63 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 42.2% | 42.9% | 174 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 6.4% | 3.4% | 52 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 12.8% | 16.1% | 176 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 26% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Democrats 14%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 1,857 donors and 577 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 237 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 96.9% (97.5%). 6 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 97. 53.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 19 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 386: Enact the Medicaid Savings Act (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB386/ - SB 396: Establish family and medical leave insurance benefits (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB396/ - SB 384: Regards direct care staffing hour requirements for nursing homes (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB384/ - SR 292: Honoring the Worthington Christian School boys soccer team as the 2025 Division IV State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR292/ - SR 289: Honoring Zach Werenski as a member of the gold medal winning Team USA men’s hockey team. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR289/ - SR 268: Honoring the Ohio Soybean Association on its Sixtieth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR268/ - SR 232: Honoring the Thomas Worthington High School field hockey team on securing the 2025 Division I State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR232/ - SR 219: Honoring the Gahanna Lincoln High School girls cross country team as the 2025 Division I State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR219/ - SB 314: Enact the Ohio Dementia Care Training Act for Nurse Aides (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB314/ - SR 153: Honoring Ricardo DeLaSerda, Jr. on his retirement from Ohio Legislative Information Systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR153/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $64.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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. - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2044489209684090985 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2044526078723596582 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2044526739057991745 - 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2024369120095920138 - 2026-02-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2022488589586555366 - 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2022488591918907407 - 2026-02-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2022488593936064705 - 2026-02-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2022488596188365060 - 2026-02-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/2022779535276560857 - 2025-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/Liston4Ohio/status/1966666481090871664 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/beth-liston - Campaign site: https://www.bethliston.com/ - X: https://x.com/Liston4Ohio - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Liston4Ohio/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liston4ohio/?hl=en - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5qwH2lvxuJw4f1tstrVzQ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-liston-462811131/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2d01ff0c-25a8-49a2-b571-ab3a7866fcf2