# Jim Thomas

Jim Thomas is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 49
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ba95511f-3692-426c-bf85-c41ff737eeec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba95511f-3692-426c-bf85-c41ff737eeec (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

74% of Thomas’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 134 donors and 402 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

313 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 19 bills: 18 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 15. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 28 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1019: Temporarily reduce motor fuel taxes; levy a temporary tax (introduced, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1019/
- HR 420: Honoring the Rotary Club of Canal Fulton on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR420/
- HB 792: Regards surplus lines insurers (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB792/
- HB 793: Regards cost of attendance at institutions of higher education (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB793/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 756: Expand research, development tax credit to apply to income tax (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB756/
- HR 333: Honoring the City of Massillon on its Two Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR333/
- HR 263: Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR263/
- HR 234: In memory of Jack Cera. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR234/
- HR 258: Honoring FlameGuard on winning first place at the 2025 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Awards. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR258/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jim-thomas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090276253864

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba95511f-3692-426c-bf85-c41ff737eeec