# Adam Mathews

Adam Mathews is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 56.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 56
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b04e2962-e7c6-46b8-9a99-d7a6d3a32717

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b04e2962-e7c6-46b8-9a99-d7a6d3a32717 (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

11% of Mathews’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 32%).

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

959 classified statements: 959 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 | Mathews | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.9% | 337 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.4% | 9.3% | 573 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 10.9% | 31.9% | 688 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 415 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.6% | 12.7% | 600 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.4% | 444 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 19% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 239 donors and 383 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

304 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 0 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 53 bills: 52 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 152. 47.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 72 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 993: Establish requirements for surrogacy agreements (introduced, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB993/
- HCR 47: Urge U.S. EPA review certain energy security, oil and gas rules (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR47/
- HR 458: Honoring the Mason High School girls tennis team as the 2025 OTCA Division I State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR458/
- HB 952: Enact the Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB952/
- HB 863: Regards health care facilities and infection prevention textiles (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB863/
- HB 862: Permit electric distribution utility to operate nuclear facility (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB862/
- HR 397: Honoring Adriana Moreno and Saanvi Reddy on winning the 2025 Division I State Championship in girls doubles tennis. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR397/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 751: Regards action for institutional violation of endowment agreement (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB751/
- HB 604: Modify the laws related to transportation network companies (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB604/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2114708576304271364
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2114206782688002407
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112385942744977572
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112619418228548088
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112641859893723549
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112296625489998165
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112304599159767492
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2112315486935433317
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2111640415157830120
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MathewsforOhio/status/2111646306573721671

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/adam-mathews
- Campaign site: https://www.adammathews.com/home
- X: https://x.com/MathewsforOhio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteMathews/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.f.mathews
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamfmathews/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b04e2962-e7c6-46b8-9a99-d7a6d3a32717