# Terrence Upchurch Terrence Upchurch is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 20. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio House, district 20 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/a4c53220-d4a7-4591-b2d8-109516dc9401 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a4c53220-d4a7-4591-b2d8-109516dc9401 (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 Upchurch has 54 classified statements in the OH 2025–26 session. ## What Upchurch says (OH 2025–26 session) 54 classified statements: 54 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 | Upchurch | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 267 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.4% | 459 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 16.7% | 39.2% | 661 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 38% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Finance and Financial Sector 13% (State House Democrats 1.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 617 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) 281 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 95.8% (93.3%). 8 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 nay · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 240. 45.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 74 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 452: Honoring Derion Williams on winning a 2026 Division III State Wrestling Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR452/ - HCR 45: Recognizing the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR45/ - HB 910: Enact the Mortgage Stability Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB910/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HR 356: Honoring the Glenville High School football team as the 2025 Division IV state champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR356/ - HR 341: Condemn President Trump's sharing of a racist video (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR341/ - HB 553: Require landlord to notify tenant of rent default before eviction (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB553/ - HB 543: Create a food desert elimination grant program (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB543/ - HB 542: Require all inmate pregnancy outcomes be reported to DRC (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB542/ ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2085327476725616680 - 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2054947276607443225 - 2026-04-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2043463743724539983 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2029270720769843585 - 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2026991681627717728 - 2026-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2023235770962633033 - 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2017621982125179273 - 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2013735601749606404 - 2026-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2013735649497518126 - 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/tupchurch216/status/2013275743774540084 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/terrence-upchurch - X: https://x.com/tupchurch216 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terrence.upchurch.7 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057687324503 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_upchurch/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrence_u_/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrence-upchurch-b42a9695/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a4c53220-d4a7-4591-b2d8-109516dc9401