# Brian Stewart

Brian Stewart is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f4e6c51a-89bd-4841-848b-b1097fd3fc9d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4e6c51a-89bd-4841-848b-b1097fd3fc9d (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

Stewart reported $583.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

2,273 classified statements: 2,273 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 | Stewart | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.9% | 157 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 9.3% | 338 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 20.1% | 31.9% | 562 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 380 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 12.7% | 511 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.4% | 182 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Law 12% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.01), from 404 donors and 570 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

305 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 100% (93.3%). 3 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 49. 75.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 14 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 545: Honoring Sergeant Zachary Cline as the 2026 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR545/
- HB 959: Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB959/
- HR 401: Honoring Katy Zang as a 2026 New Balance Nationals Indoor Track and Field Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR401/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 730: Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028 (became law, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB730/
- HR 342: Honoring MaKenzie Love as the 2025 National Braille Challenge Champion. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR342/
- HB 695: Prohibit nondisclosure agreements for certain local officials (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB695/
- HB 611: Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB611/
- 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 $583.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114683733160927686
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114684778192507169
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114685670216102363
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114687207617249512
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114757831228543066
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114786747133370619
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114321799358062751
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114323513771430109
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114325524655022540
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianStewartOH/status/2114351096936509785

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/brian-stewart
- Campaign site: https://www.stewartforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrianStewartOH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianStewartOhio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briansstewart/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briansstewart/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bsstewartOH
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianstewartohio/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4e6c51a-89bd-4841-848b-b1097fd3fc9d