# D.J. Swearingen D.J. Swearingen is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 89. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 89 - Serving since: 2019-08-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cb2ddd04-e5b0-4c96-b217-d02b732eb896 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb2ddd04-e5b0-4c96-b217-d02b732eb896 (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 100% of Swearingen’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Swearingen says (OH 2025–26 session) 247 classified statements: 247 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Swearingen | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.9% | 300 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 4.9% | 9.3% | 457 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 22.3% | 31.9% | 522 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 312 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 11.7% | 12.7% | 353 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.4% | 1.4% | 160 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 42% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Republicans 11%); Labor and Employment 16% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 388 donors and 657 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 307 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 96.0% (93.3%). 14 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 · 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/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 433 Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB433/ ## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session) Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 53. 56.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 56 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 921: Require additional Ohio employers to use E-verify (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB921/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 741: Enact the Ohio Holly Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB741/ - HB 696: Modify jurisdiction of the Erie County prosecuting attorney (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB696/ - HB 649: Enact the Child Care Fraud Prevention Act (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB649/ - HB 638: Designate President Donald Trump Freedom Highway (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB638/ - HR 300: Honoring the St. Mary Central Catholic High School football team as the 2025 OHSFCA 8-Man State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR300/ - HB 602: Limit the types of flags that a state agency may display (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB602/ - HR 269: Honoring The Ohio State University Stone Laboratory on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR269/ - HB 560: Enact the Protect Our Parents Act (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB560/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $66.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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. - 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2073415676849504526 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2071799338003558545 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2071946397201375642 - 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2069136941128286711 - 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2068742941129003054 - 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2066320416642064681 - 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2066330395746988151 - 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2066206747283386574 - 2026-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2062709501300535588 - 2026-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DJSwearg89/status/2062663885887279563 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/d-j-swearingen - Campaign site: https://www.swearingenforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/DJSwearg89 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DJSwearg89 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-j-swearingen-5059bb25/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb2ddd04-e5b0-4c96-b217-d02b732eb896