# Matt Kishman Matt Kishman is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 50. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 50 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7ab0cf86-d569-4a6e-8677-8cd7721a9475 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ab0cf86-d569-4a6e-8677-8cd7721a9475 (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 Kishman sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 84% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 155 donors and 102 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 313 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 107. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 22 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 532: Honoring the Fairless High School boys 4x800-meter relay team on winning the 2026 Division IV State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR532/ - HR 531: Honoring Brice Fuller as a 2026 Division IV State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR531/ - HR 526: Honoring Bradlee Keehn as a 2026 Division IV OHSAA State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR526/ - HR 500: Honoring the Village of Meyers Lake on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR500/ - HB 860: Adopt the Zebra Swallowtail as the state butterfly (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB860/ - HR 420: Honoring the Rotary Club of Canal Fulton on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR420/ - HR 411: Honoring the Washington High School boys basketball team on winning the 2026 Division II State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR411/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 769: Regulate the practices, contract terms of roofing contractors (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB769/ - HB 749: Regards deed and title fraud prevention (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB749/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $43.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/matthew-kishman - Campaign site: https://www.votekishman.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065360265281 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mkishman/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votekishman/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ysupenguin64/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-kishman-927b2025/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ab0cf86-d569-4a6e-8677-8cd7721a9475