# Derrick Hall

Derrick Hall is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 34
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/826530cc-f105-42c8-96db-e5ff7d1a966d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/826530cc-f105-42c8-96db-e5ff7d1a966d (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

Hall voted against the majority of Ohio House Democrats 21 times; party unity 53%, in the bottom 5% of the Ohio House (average 93.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 462 donors and 77 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

263 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 53% (93.3%). 21 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/
- 2026-06-03 · voted yea · Passed · SB 262 Require construction contracts note variation from standard form · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB262/
- 2026-06-03 · voted yea · Passed · SB 263 Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB263/
- 2026-06-03 · voted yea · Passed · SB 219 Revise the law governing oil and gas wells · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB219/
- 2026-06-03 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 170 Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB170/
- 2026-06-03 · voted yea · Passed · SB 179 Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB179/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Passed · SB 106 Regulate the ownership of electric vehicle charging stations · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB106/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Passed · SB 223 Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB223/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Passed · HB 478 Create jury tampering offense; revise court intimidation offenses · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB478/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 31 Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB31/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 169. 76.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 13 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 504: Honoring Anthony Bontempo as the 2026 Division II State Champion in the high jump. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR504/
- HR 475: Honoring Nevaeh Hall on winning a 2026 Division I State Track and Field Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR475/
- HB 958: Regards disclosure of info on chemicals used in oil and gas wells (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB958/
- HB 891: Enact the Fair Health Claims Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB891/
- HB 890: Enact Prescription Relief, Inflation Cost Elimination (PRICE) Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB890/
- HR 428: Honoring The University of Akron women’s swimming and diving team as the 2026 Mid-American Conference Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR428/
- HR 429: Honoring The University of Akron men’s basketball team on winning the 2026 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR429/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HR 344: Honoring the Woodridge High School boys cross country team as the 2025 Division III State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR344/
- HR 262: Honoring Tallmadge Church on its Bicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR262/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $91.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/derrick-hall
- Campaign site: https://derrickhallforohio.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrickHall2019
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derrick.p.hall.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thederrickhall/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thederrickhall/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/826530cc-f105-42c8-96db-e5ff7d1a966d