# Bill Blessing

Bill Blessing is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2019-10-10
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5a9b2a16-6827-4e00-961a-f3de39538749

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a9b2a16-6827-4e00-961a-f3de39538749 (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

Blessing voted against the majority of Ohio Senate Republicans 14 times; party unity 61%, the lowest of 31 in the Ohio Senate (average 97.5%).

## What Blessing says (OH 2025–26 session)

28 classified statements: 28 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 | Blessing | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.6% | 9.5% | 227 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 21.4% | 37.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 10.7% | 15.4% | 201 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 33% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Labor and Employment 17% (State Senate Republicans 3.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 143 donors and 536 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

242 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 61% (97.5%). 14 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 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 49 bills: 48 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 63. 16.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 30 of 32).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 447: Recognize contribution of immigrants; regards workforce shortages (introduced, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR447/
- SB 466: Increase sentence reduction credit a prisoner may receive (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB466/
- SB 443: Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB443/
- SB 386: Enact the Medicaid Savings Act (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB386/
- SB 395: Implement top-three primary, consensus general election system (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB395/
- SB 396: Establish family and medical leave insurance benefits (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB396/
- SB 394: Require courts to supply electronic notification of hearings (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB394/
- SB 387: Regards Medicaid managed care coverage of pharmacogenomic testing (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB387/
- SB 383: Regards portable solar generation devices (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB383/
- SB 382: Implement a top-two primary election system (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB382/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $92.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% 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.

- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2073376401734996169
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2073436674248380856
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2058937535435342317
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2008979343876526557
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2006734658856186251
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2004175419038150789
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/2004235699038339413
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/1994028810275094850
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/1994088838528925850
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/LBlessing308 lwblessing3/status/1988230239063884230

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/louis-w-blessing-iii
- Campaign site: https://citizensforblessing.com/
- X: https://x.com/LBlessing308
- X: https://x.com/lwblessing3
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OhioSen08/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louis.blessingiii
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citizensforblessing
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@citizensforblessing9093
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-blessing-3928431a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a9b2a16-6827-4e00-961a-f3de39538749