# Christine Cockley

Christine Cockley is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 6
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b76c6e1e-8b9d-42bf-b615-73270b132773

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b76c6e1e-8b9d-42bf-b615-73270b132773 (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

8.0% of Cockley’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.8 times the State House Democrat average of 2.9%.

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

201 classified statements: 201 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 | Cockley | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.5% | 293 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.4% | 10.4% | 275 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.8% | 39.2% | 369 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 2.9% | 59 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 19.4% | 14.4% | 241 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 260 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Immigration 9.8% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.5% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 1,175 donors and 85 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

276 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 97.6% (93.3%). 11 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 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 · 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 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 134. 36.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 87 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1032: Regards AI use by state agencies and in labor and employment (introduced, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1032/
- HB 940: Enact the Medical Shortage Protection Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB940/
- HR 427: Express intention to affirm an Ohio Tenants' Bill of Rights (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR427/
- HB 853: Regards power siting board and natural gas fuel cell facilities (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB853/
- HB 813: Regards AI-generated products, AI-systems acting as humans (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB813/
- HB 808: Require warning labels on addictive social media platforms (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB808/
- HB 807: Prohibit selling sensitive personal data for profit (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB807/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 784: Require data center water consumption reports (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB784/
- HCR 31: Urge Congress to reject any moratorium on state AI laws (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR31/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2112932359943118867
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2112932364263338053
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2112924420935147995
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2112554825699438828
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2100262815751626910
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2098380709861740652
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2096939063378837924
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2084984465831465109
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2072396349077704886
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepCockley, c_cockley/status/2069958124153229695

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/christine-cockley
- Campaign site: https://www.cockleyforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepCockley
- X: https://x.com/c_cockley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571716824237
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cockleyforohio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcockley/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christine_cockley/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christine_cockley

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b76c6e1e-8b9d-42bf-b615-73270b132773