# Brian Lorenz

Brian Lorenz is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 60
- Serving since: 2023-05-10
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a3ccce64-ea28-47dc-8bab-3af6ed2dd860

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3ccce64-ea28-47dc-8bab-3af6ed2dd860 (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

Lorenz reported $165.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

278 classified statements: 278 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 | Lorenz | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.9% | 470 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 9.3% | 328 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.3% | 31.9% | 468 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 285 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.8% | 12.7% | 269 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 21% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 9.6% (State House Republicans 15%); Energy 9.6% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 9.6% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 346 donors and 348 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

297 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 96.0% (93.3%). 6 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 74 bills: 72 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 130. 44.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 78 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 997: Regards recovery housing residences and zoning (introduced, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB997/
- HB 978: Regards the licensure and regulation of massage businesses (introduced, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB978/
- HR 439: Recognizing Water Safety Month (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR439/
- HB 937: Prohibit certain health insurance cost-sharing practices (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB937/
- HB 816: Exempt service animals from sales and use tax (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB816/
- HB 812: Designate Anastasia Jehorek Memorial Highway (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB812/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 776: Regards motorcycle lane filtering and lane splitting (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB776/
- HB 766: Designate Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB766/
- HB 752: Prohibit board of elections member from state central comm. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB752/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $165.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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.

- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2098837019631730896
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2098382072553353595
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2096745565421773198
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2087554902436241450
- 2026-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2074176197714477497
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2073457577162051616
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2071660516775235791
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2062187975677485470
- 2026-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2034785324778283041
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lorenzforohio/status/2032054352047698391

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/brian-lorenz
- Campaign site: https://lorenzforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/lorenzforohio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenzforohio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianLorenzPowellCItyCouncil
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbrianlorenz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenz_for_ohio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianlorenz79/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3ccce64-ea28-47dc-8bab-3af6ed2dd860