# Jeff LaRe Jeff LaRe is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 73. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 73 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/60fdc824-a8ab-44fa-80ca-053d8698218e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60fdc824-a8ab-44fa-80ca-053d8698218e (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 LaRe reported $130.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## What LaRe says (OH 2025–26 session) 49 classified statements: 49 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 | LaRe | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 10.2% | 9.3% | 271 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 32.6% | 31.9% | 364 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 251 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 18.4% | 12.7% | 202 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Republicans 3.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 476 donors and 668 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 307 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 98.0% (93.3%). 3 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 nay · 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 33 bills: 30 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 81. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 21 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HJR 10: CA: Partially exempt owner-occupied residences from taxation (introduced, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HJR10/ - HB 981: Regards income tax levied in joint economic development district (introduced, 2026-07-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB981/ - HR 503: Honoring Dominic Knapp as the 2026 Division III State Champion in the boys pole vault. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR503/ - HR 495: Honoring the Bloom-Carroll High School softball team on winning the 2026 Division III State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR495/ - HB 967: Designate Security Technician Week (introduced, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB967/ - HB 830: Establish the violent crime reduction grant program (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB830/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 741: Enact the Ohio Holly Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB741/ - HB 638: Designate President Donald Trump Freedom Highway (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB638/ - 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 $130.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 86% 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. - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2110753171564077339 - 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2098876514720723323 - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2097702770413363699 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2097436816643362829 - 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2090154795264794981 - 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2088298064607924684 - 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2088307771955372151 - 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2085380306077434054 - 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2073124756170104862 - 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/realJeffLaRe/status/2070631751274102890 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jeff-lare - Campaign site: https://jefflare.com/ - X: https://x.com/realJeffLaRe - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaReforOhio/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.lare.37 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lareforohio/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-lare-b90729103/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60fdc824-a8ab-44fa-80ca-053d8698218e