# Juanita Brent Juanita Brent is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 18. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Ohio House, district 18 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: OH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ede2c8b0-9c35-4ebf-9a4a-4349fe4cc224 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ede2c8b0-9c35-4ebf-9a4a-4349fe4cc224 (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 6.5% of Brent’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.3 times the State House Democrat average of 2.9%. ## What Brent says (OH 2025–26 session) 772 classified statements: 772 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Brent | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.5% | 388 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 22.5% | 10.4% | 95 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 60.1% | 39.2% | 108 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 6.5% | 2.9% | 89 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 12.0% | 14.4% | 381 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 273 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.7% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 9.3% (State House Democrats 11%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.03), from 52 donors and 650 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (OH 2025–26 session) 252 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 95.5% (93.3%). 20 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-01 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/ - 2026-06-11 · voted nay · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 150. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 31 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 529: Honoring Team Ohio on winning the 2026 Special Olympics U.S.A. Games Division 1 Championship in basketball. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR529/ - HB 842: Designate Celestine as Ohio's official mineral (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB842/ - HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/ - HB 688: Prohibit employment application question re: criminal background (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB688/ - HB 610: Dissolve existing academic distress commissions and repeal law (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB610/ - 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/ - HR 255: In memory of Mary Rose Oakar. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR255/ - HB 415: Enact CROWN Act regarding discrimination based on hair (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB415/ - 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 (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.9K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 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. - 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2085024058928754723 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064427893443240419 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064448029151605084 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064451893074469350 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064454309912150454 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064455844566065173 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064456927124275270 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064458134802887048 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064460100094312635 - 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Juanita_Brent/status/2064001474502226267 ## Links - Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/juanita-o-brent - Campaign site: http://juanitabrent.com/ - X: https://x.com/Juanita_Brent - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olukemi.wickliffe - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuanitaOBrent/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Juanita_Brent - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanita-brent-16161225b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ede2c8b0-9c35-4ebf-9a4a-4349fe4cc224