# Allison Russo

Allison Russo is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c58b6767-730d-4486-a08e-462ea3af3bfe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c58b6767-730d-4486-a08e-462ea3af3bfe (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

Russo reported $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

189 classified statements: 189 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 | Russo | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.5% | 174 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 30.2% | 10.4% | 40 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 45.0% | 39.2% | 302 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 288 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.6% | 14.4% | 416 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 254 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.3% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.01), from 4,814 donors and 686 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

292 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 91.8% (93.3%). 8 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 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 204. 73.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 18 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 479: Recognizing National Health Center Week, August 2-8, 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR479/
- HB 914: Regards rape, sexual battery definition for parental rights law (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB914/
- HB 869: Establish family and medical leave insurance benefits (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB869/
- HB 892: Enact the Ohio-Made Prescription Drug Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB892/
- HR 425: Honoring Natalia Botello as the 2026 NCAA Women’s Saber Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR425/
- HR 424: Honoring Ruby Remati as the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Champion in the artistic swimming A figures event. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR424/
- HR 423: Honoring Ruby Remati and Keana Hunter as the 2026 U.S. Collegiate Champions in the artistic swimming duet event. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR423/
- HB 837: Protect certain mental health professional, social worker info (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB837/
- HB 815: Require rules on drinking water contaminants, water quality (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB815/
- HB 801: Enact the Ohio Privacy Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB801/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2114725681053471196
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2113646573607641467
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2113315587908686266
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2113315669869760870
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2112901590273196440
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2112539535552688159
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2077951707456127295
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2078108579823816898
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2078114222353908200
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Russo4Ohio CAllisonRusso/status/2078115118018146349

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/c-allison-russo
- Campaign site: https://allisonrusso.com/
- X: https://x.com/Russo4Ohio
- X: https://x.com/CAllisonRusso
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Russo4Ohio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allison.d.russo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russo4ohio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-russo-2244765/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c58b6767-730d-4486-a08e-462ea3af3bfe