# Jerry Cirino

Jerry Cirino is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b27fdceb-e9c1-46b8-9fc2-323c3f6f784c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b27fdceb-e9c1-46b8-9fc2-323c3f6f784c (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

Cirino reported $725.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

102 classified statements: 102 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cirino | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 2.9% | 9.5% | 244 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 59.8% | 37.3% | 41 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 2.3% | 25 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 41.2% | 15.4% | 13 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 44% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 16% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 671 donors and 441 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

242 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 191. 47.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 22 of 32).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 461: Enact the Strengthening Ohio Civics Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB461/
- SB 450: Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 (became law, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB450/
- SR 291: Honoring the Kirtland High School football team on securing the 2025 Division VI State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR291/
- SB 371: Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB371/
- SB 355: Expand the offense of aggravated menacing re: certain workers (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB355/
- SR 263: Honoring the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland on its One Hundred Seventy-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR263/
- SB 334: Designate Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB334/
- SB 326: Require students complete a high school computer science course (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB326/
- SB 274: Prohibit minor mental health services without parental consent (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB274/
- SB 183: Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify (in committee, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB183/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $725.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 89% 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.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2107184323711353141
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2095959650743038255
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2095279597097009446
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2070570034460852484
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2070230711047491765
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2070230714381943162
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2064807103559086129
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2064823000273219932
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2054961327940997519
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectCirino SenatorCirino/status/2051308116801617975

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/jerry-c-cirino
- Campaign site: https://www.jerrycirino.com/
- X: https://x.com/ElectCirino
- X: https://x.com/SenatorCirino
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectCirino
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJerryCirino
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-cirino-348b5815/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b27fdceb-e9c1-46b8-9fc2-323c3f6f784c