# Sandy O'Brien Sandy O'Brien is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for district 32. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio Senate, district 32 - Serving since: 2021-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d665e333-f7e3-43e2-b440-17920f62c60b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d665e333-f7e3-43e2-b440-17920f62c60b (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 0% of the 6 bills O'Brien sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 32 in the Ohio Senate. ## What O'Brien says (OH 2025–26 session) 47 classified statements: 47 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 | O'Brien | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 38.3% | 37.3% | 170 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 14.9% | 15.4% | 159 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Finance and Financial Sector 22% (State Senate Republicans 1.4%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 11% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 205 donors and 430 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 242 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 129. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 32 of 32). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 420: Regards JobsOhio public records, open meetings, performance audit (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB420/ - SB 66: Include certain levies, taxes in school millage floor calculation (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB66/ - SB 43: Repeal the authorization of a special county lodging tax (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB43/ - SB 44: Allow students to concurrently receive certain state scholarships (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB44/ - SB 57: Enact the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB57/ - SB 40: Authorize tax credit for pregnancy resource center donations (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB40/ - SR 494: Honoring Jade Fink as a 2024 FCCLA National Champion. (passed one chamber, 2024-12-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/135/SR494/ - SB 311: Permit students to concurrently receive certain scholarships (in committee, 2024-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/135/SB311/ - SR 432: Honoring Plymouth Methodist Church on its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2024-08-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/135/SR432/ - SR 428: Honoring Goodwill Industries of Ashtabula on its One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2024-08-16) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/135/SR428/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $91.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% 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. - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2098430588269023728 - 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2097077311233196052 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2086795836923519328 - 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2073547247921275105 - 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2058897504381317211 - 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2049949182245347598 - 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2006738672629227684 - 2025-12-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/2004343522057768991 - 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/1966138908280066509 - 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/OBrienOH32/status/1948739799596093746 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/sandra-obrien - Campaign site: https://sandyforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/OBrienOH32 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OBrienOH32 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obrienforohio - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SandyOBrienOH - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyobrienoh/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d665e333-f7e3-43e2-b440-17920f62c60b