# Andrew Brenner

Andrew Brenner is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c61c8eaf-1de9-419d-a5dc-c96787315578

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c61c8eaf-1de9-419d-a5dc-c96787315578 (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

13% of Brenner’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.7 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

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

817 classified statements: 817 posts 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 | Brenner | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.7% | 2.3% | 10 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 21.1% | 9.5% | 48 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 35.9% | 37.3% | 189 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.3% | 172 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 2.8% | 15.4% | 300 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.5% | 1.3% | 27 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 35% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.8% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 348 donors and 515 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% 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 73 bills: 73 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 156. 58.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 17 of 32).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 476: Revise Ohio Planned Community and Condominium Law (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB476/
- SCR 22: Urge Congress to oppose National Historic Preservation Act change (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SCR22/
- SR 420: Honoring the Danville High School softball team on winning the 2026 Division VI State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR420/
- SR 417: Honoring Ella Bouton as a 2026 Division IV State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR417/
- SB 463: Regards threat assessment team, behavioral threat assessment plan (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB463/
- SR 366: Honoring the Olentangy Ozone robotics team as the 2026 FIRST Robotics Ohio State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR366/
- SB 446: Enact the Airspace Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB446/
- SB 445: Regards regulatory restrictions for administrative rulemaking (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB445/
- SB 447: Exempt sales of aircraft to nonresidents from sales tax (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB447/
- SB 437: Withhold state funding for noncooperation with homeland security (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB437/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $200.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 73% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2112502889952452836
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2111229117492605081
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107907471553835412
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107552873232080977
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107553075422806084
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107553388653166977
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107586468336337161
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2107587746365915430
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2105358863830560815
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brennerforohio andrewbrenner/status/2103971709132931165

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/andrew-o-brenner
- Campaign site: https://www.andrewbrenner.com/
- X: https://x.com/brennerforohio
- X: https://x.com/andrewbrenner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrennerForOhio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.o.brenner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OhioSenateDistrict19
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewobrenner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c61c8eaf-1de9-419d-a5dc-c96787315578