# Veronica Sims

Veronica Sims is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 33.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 33
- Serving since: 2024-02-07
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8b367fce-9be2-4848-837a-a475c3d531e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b367fce-9be2-4848-837a-a475c3d531e4 (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

Sims has served since 2024.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.04), from 147 donors and 237 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)

288 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 95.8% (93.3%). 9 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 23 bills: 22 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 139. 47.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 71 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 964: Require names submitted by BMV be included on the jury list (introduced, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB964/
- HB 906: Establish the Healthy Aging Task Force (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB906/
- HB 903: Make the earned income tax credit partially refundable (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB903/
- HB 870: Enact Mental Health Systems Coord., Crisis Prevention Comm. Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB870/
- HB 875: Prohibit for-profit operators of community schools (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB875/
- HB 867: Establish minimum jail, state correctional institution standards (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB867/
- HB 866: Designate Devo Day (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB866/
- 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/
- HB 828: Regards use of automated employment decision tools (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB828/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/veronica-sims
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veronica.sims.739
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doubledimples615/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-r-sims-b21b857/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b367fce-9be2-4848-837a-a475c3d531e4