# Jamie Callender

Jamie Callender is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b7cbc16-7a67-4a61-8fd5-77a857270774

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b7cbc16-7a67-4a61-8fd5-77a857270774 (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

Callender sits at +0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 342 donors and 664 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

282 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 95.7% (93.3%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 433 Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB433/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 22 bills: 21 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 41. 59.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 51 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1024: Revise the Common Sense Initiative Office, admin. rule processes (introduced, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1024/
- HB 802: Designate Patrolman Karl E. Bushong Memorial Highway (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB802/
- HR 367: Honoring the Kirtland High School football team as the 2025 Division VI State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR367/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 775: Regards state agencies' authority to adopt administrative rules (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB775/
- HR 354: Honoring the Rotary Club of Painesville on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR354/
- HB 671: Regards school districts that challenge foundation funding (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB671/
- HB 611: Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB611/
- HB 538: Revise the law governing the Ohio Athletics Commission (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB538/
- 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 $100.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jamie-callender
- Campaign site: https://www.jamiecallender.com/
- X: https://x.com/JamieCallender
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamieCallenderOH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamie.callender.14
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcallender2/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-callender-6919b91a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b7cbc16-7a67-4a61-8fd5-77a857270774