# Erika White

Erika White is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 41
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ab851536-a9e6-45d7-b2fe-fad70f5acf07

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab851536-a9e6-45d7-b2fe-fad70f5acf07 (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

4.7% of White’s statements use bipartisan language, 1.6 times the State House Democrat average of 2.9%.

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

214 classified statements: 214 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 | White | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 375 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.2% | 10.4% | 257 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.0% | 39.2% | 459 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.7% | 2.9% | 161 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.5% | 14.4% | 504 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 19% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 96 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

294 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 93.8% (93.3%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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 · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 433 Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB433/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 479 Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB479/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 176. 52.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 67 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 519: Honoring the Toledo Junior Celtics rugby team as the 2026 Rugby Ohio Division 2 State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR519/
- HR 427: Express intention to affirm an Ohio Tenants' Bill of Rights (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR427/
- HCR 41: Encourage Governor, others to recognize Workers Memorial Day (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR41/
- HB 889: Authorize income tax credit for fertility treatment expenses (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB889/
- HB 888: Regards insurance, Medicaid coverage for infertility services (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB888/
- HB 836: Require physicians to sign death certificates electronically (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB836/
- HR 414: Honoring Jones & Henry Engineers on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR414/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 771: Modify Governor's authority re: Ohio National Guard; deployments (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB771/
- HB 768: Provide publicly funded child care to certain child care staff (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB768/

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2113362115549630832
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2108215615093875112
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2098824112743305531
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2098824843210748203
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2097304965798563920
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2084003750876729824
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2079928821319393701
- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2079175395522330716
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2078443310394310766
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ErikaForOhio, FitzoneByErika/status/2076992241294319871

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/erika-white
- Campaign site: https://erikaforohio.org/
- X: https://x.com/ErikaForOhio
- X: https://x.com/FitzoneByErika
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaForOhio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoneup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikaforohio/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitzonebyerika/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@erikaforohio
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-d-white-31840024/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab851536-a9e6-45d7-b2fe-fad70f5acf07