# Michelle Teska Michelle Teska is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 55. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 55 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d06c06f8-2f63-4a29-8388-ed0747b97f48 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d06c06f8-2f63-4a29-8388-ed0747b97f48 (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 Teska sits at +0.80 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.80 (standard error 0.04), from 173 donors and 91 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 269 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 87% (93.3%). 34 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 nay · 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 · 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 nay · 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 nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/ - 2026-06-11 · voted yea · 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 12 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 25. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 16 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 983: Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act (introduced, 2026-07-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB983/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HR 263: Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR263/ - HB 509: Exclude certain financial records in criminal record expungement (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB509/ - HR 234: In memory of Jack Cera. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR234/ - HR 245: Honoring the Lebanon High School softball team as the 2025 Division I State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR245/ - HR 255: In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR255/ - HR 241: In memory of Charles James Kirk. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-23) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR241/ - HB 376: Reduce the maximum weeks an individual may receive unemployment (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB376/ - HR 138: Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR138/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $52.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/michelle-teska - Campaign site: https://www.teska2024.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleteska2024/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-teska-9551b713a Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d06c06f8-2f63-4a29-8388-ed0747b97f48