# Tom Young

Tom Young is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 37
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d2ecec1d-db13-4a47-836b-9e75f3a31c78

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2ecec1d-db13-4a47-836b-9e75f3a31c78 (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

Young has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 155 donors and 557 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

312 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 2 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 130. 64.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 38 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 538: Honoring Kettering Health Dayton on its Centennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR538/
- HR 539: Honoring Star City Paint & Decorating on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR539/
- HR 537: Honoring Shook Construction on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR537/
- HR 535: Honoring Yariel Soto Torrado as a 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR535/
- HR 528: Honoring Stebbins Plumbing on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR528/
- HR 457: Honoring Graceworks Lutheran Services on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR457/
- HR 372: Honoring the Evans Dealer Group on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR372/
- HB 805: Create the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School license plate (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB805/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 765: Modify the affordable single-family home credit (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB765/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $65.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/tom-young
- Campaign site: http://youngforohio.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youngforohio/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-young-46823011/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2ecec1d-db13-4a47-836b-9e75f3a31c78