# Bernie Willis Bernie Willis is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 74. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 74 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/550986e6-b595-4fa8-9424-8e09327cf060 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/550986e6-b595-4fa8-9424-8e09327cf060 (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 44% of Willis’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans. ## What Willis says (OH 2025–26 session) 103 classified statements: 103 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Willis | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 4.9% | 2.9% | 160 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 3.9% | 9.3% | 505 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 20.4% | 31.9% | 558 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 263 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 13.6% | 12.7% | 318 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 296 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 19% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 14% (State House Republicans 4.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 78 donors and 342 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 258 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 0 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 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/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 34 bills: 32 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 183. 55.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 59 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1009: Enact the Stop Flock Abuse Act (introduced, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1009/ - HR 511: Honoring the Kenton Ridge High School softball team as the 2026 Division IV State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR511/ - HB 977: Exempt sales of aircraft to nonresidents from sales tax (introduced, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB977/ - HCR 42: Urge Congress to enact the Veterans' ACCESS Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR42/ - HR 430: Honoring the Springfield Fire Rescue Division as the 2026 Ohio Fire Department of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR430/ - HR 415: Honoring Dr. Jo Alice Blondin on her retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR415/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 748: Establish the Armed Forces Reserve Component Scholarship Program (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB748/ - HB 708: Govern practice of providing veterans claim consulting assistance (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB708/ - HR 304: Support Ohio’s FAA proposal re: vertical takeoff, air mobility (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR304/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $23.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 44% 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. - 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2102156499438985304 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2086825833264537882 - 2026-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2030978793620263294 - 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2020691550288883728 - 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2020860458966684055 - 2026-02-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2019739559458754744 - 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2019098074929590744 - 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2017220044581707780 - 2026-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2017220724138651955 - 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/willisforohio/status/2016489907363950740 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/bernard-willis - Campaign site: https://willisforohio.nationbuilder.com/ - X: https://x.com/willisforohio - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernie.willis.3 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089761311280 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078092135845 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bunyanf16/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernie-willis-754b04257/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/550986e6-b595-4fa8-9424-8e09327cf060