# Riordan McClain Riordan McClain is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 87. - Party: Republican - Seat: Ohio House, district 87 - Serving since: 2018-01-17 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d6ca7e4f-dcf2-4aad-a919-a2740bae649a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6ca7e4f-dcf2-4aad-a919-a2740bae649a (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 McClain sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans. ## What McClain says (OH 2025–26 session) 7 classified statements: 7 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 | McClain | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 14.3% | 31.9% | 649 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 14.3% | 12.7% | 300 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 38 donors and 690 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 301 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 4 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 79. 61.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 43 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 46: Encourage Congress end support for post-secondary education loans (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR46/ - HB 902: Enact the Fostering Sibling Success Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB902/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HR 305: Honoring the Cardington FFA conduct of chapter meetings team as the 2025 National FFA Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR305/ - HR 283: Honoring Robert Hinkle as he retires from the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR283/ - HB 576: Designate Veterans' month (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB576/ - HB 541: Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB541/ - HB 537: Regulate midwifery, birth centers; designate Day of the Midwife (in committee, 2025-10-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB537/ - 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/ - HR 234: In memory of Jack Cera. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR234/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,200 (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. - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/2110801239130947686 - 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/2073616278489571574 - 2025-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/1927187391019622467 - 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/1917366012170887306 - 2025-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/1916918278028415286 - 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/1916171253146145107 - 2025-02-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RiordanMcClain/status/1887566702587547909 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/riordan-t-mcclain - Campaign site: https://mcclainforohio.com/ - X: https://x.com/RiordanMcClain - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riordan.mcclain - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRiordanMcClain/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcclainforohio/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riordanmcclain/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riordan-mcclain-5a12a163/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6ca7e4f-dcf2-4aad-a919-a2740bae649a