# Hearcel Craig

Hearcel Craig is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ed858ef9-97dc-4be8-97ab-006ea96923ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed858ef9-97dc-4be8-97ab-006ea96923ae (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

Craig sits at −0.42 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 82% of State Senate Democrats.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Craig | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 100.0% | 0.8% | 1 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 377 donors and 513 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio Senate 100%). Party unity 96.8% (97.5%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-30 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 165. 42.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio Senate 55.2%; rank 24 of 32).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 472: Designate State Senator I. Ray Miller Jr. Memorial Highway (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB472/
- SB 471: Add two judges to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB471/
- SR 436: In memory of I. Ray Miller. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR436/
- SB 455: Designate Col. George A. Martin Memorial Highway (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB455/
- SR 314: Honoring Joel Welch on placing first at the 2026 Division II State Wrestling Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR314/
- SR 221: Honoring the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team as the 2025 Division I State Champion. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR221/
- SB 314: Enact the Ohio Dementia Care Training Act for Nurse Aides (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB314/
- SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB315/
- SR 214: Honoring George W. Boas II for outstanding service to the Ohio General Assembly. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SR214/
- SB 296: Regards Medicaid personal needs allowance for certain persons (in committee, 2025-10-22) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB296/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $83.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% 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.

- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/HearcelCraig/status/1918328569970774042

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/hearcel-f-craig
- Campaign site: https://craig4ohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/HearcelCraig
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorhearcelcraig
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hearcelcraig/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigforohio/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed858ef9-97dc-4be8-97ab-006ea96923ae