# Mike Dovilla

Mike Dovilla is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 17
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cc85c295-299f-4de7-bb56-1de3a451951e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc85c295-299f-4de7-bb56-1de3a451951e (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

Dovilla reported $295.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

757 classified statements: 757 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 | Dovilla | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 389 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.5% | 9.3% | 361 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.8% | 31.9% | 346 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 1.8% | 204 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.0% | 12.7% | 262 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.4% | 196 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 17% (State House Republicans 10%); Taxation 7.8% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 325 donors and 99 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

289 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 0 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 · 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 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/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 140. 60.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 47 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 534: Honoring the Olmsted Falls Depot and Model Railroad Museum on its Sesquicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR534/
- HR 502: Honoring Riley Jones as a 2026 Division I State Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR502/
- HR 491: Honoring Scouting America Scouts BSA Troop 201 on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR491/
- HR 459: Honoring the Baldwin Wallace University baseball team on its 2026 conference, regional, and super regional championships. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR459/
- HR 444: Honoring the Polaris Career Center culinary arts team as the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR444/
- HR 418: Honoring Deionna Borders on winning a 2026 State Wrestling Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR418/
- HR 409: Honoring Rylan Seacrist as a Division I State wrestling champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR409/
- HR 410: Honoring Zack Aquila as a 2026 Division I State Wrestling Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR410/
- HR 363: Honoring the Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School gymnastic team as the 2026 State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR363/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $295.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% 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 · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114689560563318791
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114704629040824522
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114854478402978143
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114321320972361968
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114477700752744640
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2113979174952267803
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114072967533707687
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2114113458975432732
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2113602395427250511
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikedovilla/status/2113239296899789091

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/michael-d-dovilla
- Campaign site: https://mikedovilla.com/
- X: https://x.com/mikedovilla
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dovillaforohio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.dovilla
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.dovilla/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc85c295-299f-4de7-bb56-1de3a451951e