# Chris Glassburn

Chris Glassburn is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 15
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80daf159-0742-4a3f-9575-e6492155c911

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80daf159-0742-4a3f-9575-e6492155c911 (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

Glassburn voted against the majority of Ohio House Democrats 27 times; party unity 57%, in the bottom 5% of the Ohio House (average 93.3%).

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

73 classified statements: 73 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 | Glassburn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.5% | 127 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.3% | 10.4% | 255 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 21.9% | 39.2% | 613 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 465 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.4% | 14.4% | 667 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 13% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.3% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.04), from 163 donors and 97 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

305 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 57% (93.3%). 27 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 · 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/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 433 Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB433/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 115. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 82 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/
- HB 955: Expand homestead exemption - disabled veteran’s surviving spouse (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB955/
- HR 444: Honoring the Polaris Career Center culinary arts team as the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR444/
- HB 878: Impose increased penalties for repeat dredged material violations (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB878/
- HB 880: Reimburse teacher stipends for science of reading education (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB880/
- HB 882: Allow unclaimed funds to temp. cover delinquent property taxes (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB882/
- HB 877: Regards limits on the purchase of retirement service credit (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB877/
- HB 879: Prohibit unlawful removal of item used as a memorial for the dead (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB879/
- HB 881: Enact the Ohio Homeowner Relief Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB881/
- HB 884: Regards cost calculation of and GA intent for school financing (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB884/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2109258856845193498
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2108199688788664475
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2090752238545166721
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2087590363913413014
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2083556565861257449
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2077157471454482867
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2071764498470383898
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2069536921798266970
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2069539822419472682
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisglassburn/status/2064479649715892227

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/chris-glassburn
- Campaign site: https://chrisglassburn.com/
- X: https://x.com/chrisglassburn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisGlassburnOH

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80daf159-0742-4a3f-9575-e6492155c911
