# Steve Huffman Steve Huffman is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 5. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 5 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/b21d9dcd-21e9-4071-936d-f89fc5d8f643 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b21d9dcd-21e9-4071-936d-f89fc5d8f643 (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 Huffman has served since 2019. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.03), from 188 donors and 512 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 230 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-09-30 · voted yea · Passed · 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 · Passed · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 541 Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB541/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · 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 House amendments · SB 276 Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB276/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 297 Regards funds provided by county for Memorial Day expenses · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB297/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in House amendments · SB 273 Enact the Keep Them Safe Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB273/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 492 Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB492/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · HB 210 Regards the sale of used catalytic converters · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB210/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 96. 52.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 20 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 304: Honor Pope Leo XIV; highlight his life and accomplishments (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR304/ - SB 375: Allow physician with revoked license to apply for reinstatement (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB375/ - SR 234: Honoring the Tippecanoe High School girls volleyball team on securing the 2025 Division III State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR234/ - SR 233: Honoring James W. Erisman on his One Hundredth Birthday. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR233/ - SR 223: Honoring Officer Jason Keller and K-9 Officer Scout as the recipients of the 2025 NAWEOA Loyal Partner Award. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR223/ - SR 218: Honoring Kirk Kiefer as the 2025 NAWEOA Officer of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR218/ - SB 324: Revise X-ray machine operator and radiation technician law (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB324/ - SR 216: Honoring the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft on receiving the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and… (passed one chamber, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR216/ - SJR 8: CA: Establish constitutional right to hunt and fish (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR8/ - SR 144: Honoring the Tri-Village High School softball team as the 2025 Division VI State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR144/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $102.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/stephen-a-huffman - Campaign site: https://www.stevehuffmanohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/SteveHuffmanOH - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statesenatorstevehuffman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevehuffman/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b21d9dcd-21e9-4071-936d-f89fc5d8f643