# Bill DeMora Bill DeMora is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate for district 25. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 25 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bdc3493a-a22f-4a6b-b50e-b590216d8cfd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bdc3493a-a22f-4a6b-b50e-b590216d8cfd (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 The policy areas DeMora talks about and legislates on agree at 0.40 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats. ## What DeMora says (OH 2025–26 session) 54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | DeMora | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.4% | 50 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 22.2% | 10.3% | 36 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 61.1% | 42.9% | 56 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 3.4% | 194 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 11.1% | 16.1% | 187 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 7.4% | 0.8% | 6 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 18% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 12% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Labor and Employment 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 434 donors and 353 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 235 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 93.9% (97.5%). 7 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 nay · 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 nay · Passed · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 63 bills: 61 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 179. 47.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 21 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 479: Specify that betting on elections constitutes prohibited gambling (introduced, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB479/ - SB 477: Revise law regarding electric bicycles, other mobility devices (introduced, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB477/ - SB 474: Reduce excise tax rates on beer manufactured in the United States (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB474/ - SB 471: Add two judges to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB471/ - SB 468: Require athletic facilities to install and maintain AEDs (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB468/ - SR 367: Honoring Marla Eshelman Bump on her retirement from the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR367/ - SR 364: Honoring Matthew Schuler on his retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR364/ - SR 349: Honoring Keana Hunter on winning a national title at the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Championships in synchronized swimming. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR349/ - SR 347: Honoring Natalia Botello on winning the 2026 NCAA Women’s Saber Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR347/ - SR 350: Honoring Ruby Remati on winning two titles at the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Championships in synchronized swimming. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR350/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $162.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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. - 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2105399710110650594 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2098466236271075379 - 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2097046366824411247 - 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2088295018477867049 - 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2088295129698177368 - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2087289736951964091 - 2026-07-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2074511538791059616 - 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2070227489385857479 - 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2068379703203815904 - 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senbilldemora/status/2067978797010293197 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/william-p-demora - Campaign site: https://demoraforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/senbilldemora - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeMoraForOhio/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.demora - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senbilldemora - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billdemora/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bdc3493a-a22f-4a6b-b50e-b590216d8cfd