# Steve Demetriou

Steve Demetriou is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 35
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/854b6ce3-a4e1-46db-959a-aa286e4e8942

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/854b6ce3-a4e1-46db-959a-aa286e4e8942 (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

Demetriou reported $679.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

251 classified statements: 251 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Demetriou | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.9% | 344 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 9.3% | 539 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 39.0% | 31.9% | 280 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 258 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.3% | 12.7% | 256 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.4% | 231 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 17% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 702 donors and 366 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

281 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 1 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 75. 67.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 29 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 501: Honoring the Streetsboro High School boys 4x200-meter relay team as the 2026 Division III State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR501/
- HR 451: Honoring the Nordonia High School girls flag football team as the 2026 State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR451/
- HR 450: Honoring Mill Distributors, Inc. on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR450/
- HCR 42: Urge Congress to enact the Veterans' ACCESS Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR42/
- 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/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 726: Waive certain unemployment claim work-seeking requirements (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB726/
- HB 710: Prohibit public support, limit construction of, new data centers (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB710/
- HB 642: Remove limit on certain tax net operating loss carry-forwards (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB642/
- 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 $679.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2114380527629209886
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2113711090009796923
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2112941255399280670
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2112582709994246575
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2112229802656600155
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2111509740249575924
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2111124896738693236
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2110772912827277492
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2110039139613565225
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse/status/2109668813075566674

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/steve-demetriou
- Campaign site: https://www.steveforohiohouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/steve4ohiohouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveforOhioHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveforohiohouse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevedemetriou6125
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjd3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/854b6ce3-a4e1-46db-959a-aa286e4e8942