# Sean Brennan

Sean Brennan is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 14
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/993f089c-60bf-418d-9704-fa92e4f01c71

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/993f089c-60bf-418d-9704-fa92e4f01c71 (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

Brennan voted against the majority of Ohio House Democrats 17 times; party unity 69%, in the bottom tenth of the Ohio House (average 93.3%).

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

1,021 classified statements: 1,021 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 | Brennan | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.5% | 10.4% | 353 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.1% | 39.2% | 441 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 2.9% | 124 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 14.4% | 257 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 15% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 894 donors and 399 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

311 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 69% (93.3%). 17 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 nay · 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 54 bills: 53 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 432. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 90 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 548: Honoring the Parma City School District on its Bicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR548/
- 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/
- HR 524: Honoring Good Shepherd United Methodist Church on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR524/
- HR 483: Honoring Ester Kravchenko as the winner of the 2025 ESOL Classroom Writing Contest. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR483/
- 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 961: Enact the V.E.T.E.R.A.N. Benefits Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB961/
- HB 869: Establish family and medical leave insurance benefits (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB869/
- HB 875: Prohibit for-profit operators of community schools (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB875/
- HB 887: Prohibit public official, employee use of prediction markets (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB887/
- HB 886: Enact the V.E.T.E.R.A.N. Benefits Protection Act (introduced, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB886/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $99.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105980391752610136
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105981113709580570
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105614034393518141
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105473161688957141
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105477233481851348
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105613348951998614
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105614471221670393
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105637072279101769
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2105701082525520097
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrennanforOhio BrennanForParma/status/2104523927313666074

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/sean-p-brennan
- Campaign site: https://brennanforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrennanforOhio
- X: https://x.com/BrennanForParma
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brennanforohio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeanPBrennanParma
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brennanforohio/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StateRepBrennan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-patrick-brennan-2a722839/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/993f089c-60bf-418d-9704-fa92e4f01c71