# Phil Robinson

Phil Robinson is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/78d5adbb-ec6a-4212-9cc7-335f5d9ded8c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78d5adbb-ec6a-4212-9cc7-335f5d9ded8c (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

42% of Robinson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Robinson 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 Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Robinson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.4% | 222 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 28.6% | 39.2% | 544 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 12.2% | 14.4% | 377 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 14% (State House Democrats 1.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.02), from 1,409 donors and 609 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)

280 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 93.8% (93.3%). 7 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 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 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 68. 73.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 20 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 529: Honoring Team Ohio on winning the 2026 Special Olympics U.S.A. Games Division 1 Championship in basketball. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR529/
- HR 449: Honoring the Gilmour Academy boys ice hockey team as the 2026 OHSAA State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR449/
- HB 915: Require health plans, Medicaid to cover epinephrine and glucagon (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB915/
- HR 409: Honoring Rylan Seacrist as a Division I State wrestling champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR409/
- HR 410: Honoring Zack Aquila as a 2026 Division I State Wrestling Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR410/
- HR 392: Honoring the University School swimming and diving team on winning the 2026 Division II State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR392/
- HB 800: Enact the Preschool for All Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB800/
- HR 363: Honoring the Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School gymnastic team as the 2026 State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR363/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 545: Enact the School Busing Improvement Act (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB545/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 42% 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.

- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1983956810504794435
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1983530020632146028
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1980765169077592155
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1980675407331414315
- 2025-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1969106767037485353
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1966212368779600328
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1966252153183637792
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1966181236684280115
- 2025-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1965469169165762868
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson RobinsonForOH/status/1962584162084196477

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/phillip-m-robinson-jr
- Campaign site: https://www.robinsonforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepPhilRobinson
- X: https://x.com/RobinsonForOH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPhilRobinson/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobinsonForOH/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillip.robinsonjr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinsonforoh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_philrobinson/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@philrobinson775
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@philrobinson7227
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-m-robinson-jr-698b274/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78d5adbb-ec6a-4212-9cc7-335f5d9ded8c