# Shane Wilkin

Shane Wilkin is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bb1ae016-cdfe-48aa-8bc5-9e3636e430f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb1ae016-cdfe-48aa-8bc5-9e3636e430f3 (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

Wilkin reported $470.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Wilkin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 37.3% | 1 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 527 donors and 659 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

238 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 128. 93.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 4 of 32).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 371: Honoring the Ohio Alliance of YMCAs on the One Hundred Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the YMCA. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR371/
- SCR 20: Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SCR20/
- SCR 19: Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SCR19/
- 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 181: Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB181/
- SR 61: Honoring Makennah Craft as a 2025 State Wrestling Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR61/
- SB 151: Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB151/
- SB 126: Exempt from sales and use tax certain logistics business items (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB126/
- SB 103: Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies (became law, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB103/
- SR 31: Honoring Trevon Pendleton as a 2024 All-Ohio Division V Football Coach of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR31/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $470.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 82% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/WilkinForOhio wilkinohio/status/2110519472364859393

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/shane-wilkin
- Campaign site: https://shanewilkin.com/
- X: https://x.com/WilkinForOhio
- X: https://x.com/wilkinohio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repwilkin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilkinforOhio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.wilkin.1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilkinforohio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wilkinforohio
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-wilkin-32947920/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb1ae016-cdfe-48aa-8bc5-9e3636e430f3