# Paula Hicks-Hudson Paula Hicks-Hudson is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate for district 11. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 11 - Serving since: 2022-11-16 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/3329274c-22b6-4b0a-b12a-e64c5733bef9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3329274c-22b6-4b0a-b12a-e64c5733bef9 (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 Hicks-Hudson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.03), from 220 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 229 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 5 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 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/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 19 Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB19/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 140. 38.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 25 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 438: Honoring The Toledo Clinic on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR438/ - SR 434: Honoring Clay High School on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR434/ - SR 433: Honoring the Toledo Fence & Supply Company on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR433/ - SR 426: Honoring W.T. Young III as a 2026 Division II State Champion in track and field. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR426/ - SR 425: Honoring Ra’Ny Hands as a 2026 OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Division B State Champion in track and field. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR425/ - SR 404: Honoring the Toledo Museum of Art on its One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR404/ - SR 377: Honoring Toledo Day Nursery on its One Hundred Fifty-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR377/ - SR 370: Honoring Morgan Johnson as a 2026 Division III State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR370/ - SB 457: Enact the Electricity Forecast Integrity Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB457/ - SB 453: Prohibit PFAS chemicals, lead in playground surfacing materials (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB453/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $45.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/paula-hicks-hudson - Campaign site: https://paulahickshudson.com/ - X: https://x.com/PaulaHicksHuds1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phh44toledo/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paula.hickshudson - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hickshudsonpaula/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phh4toledo/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3329274c-22b6-4b0a-b12a-e64c5733bef9