# Ashley Bryant Bailey

Ashley Bryant Bailey is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-10-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6d39391d-7068-4ad3-866d-4ee59890ce6e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d39391d-7068-4ad3-866d-4ee59890ce6e (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

33% of the 9 bills Bailey sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Ohio House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.04), from 165 donors and 78 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

206 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 97.2% (93.3%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-01 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 50. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 90 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 903: Make the earned income tax credit partially refundable (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB903/
- HB 888: Regards insurance, Medicaid coverage for infertility services (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB888/
- HB 867: Establish minimum jail, state correctional institution standards (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB867/
- HB 804: Enact the Childcare Tax Credit Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB804/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 767: Enact Menopause, Perimenopause, and Hormone Therapy Coverage Act (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB767/
- HB 768: Provide publicly funded child care to certain child care staff (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB768/
- HR 298: Honoring the Seton High School girls volleyball team on winning the 2025 Division I State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR298/
- 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 $46.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 62% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d39391d-7068-4ad3-866d-4ee59890ce6e