# Tim Barhorst

Tim Barhorst is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 85.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 85
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa5ff978-34ff-49d1-958e-4e356a8ef9d4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa5ff978-34ff-49d1-958e-4e356a8ef9d4 (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

100% of Barhorst’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 241 donors and 364 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

303 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 96.0% (93.3%). 5 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 147. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 49 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 956: Impose insurance requirements on certain Medicaid providers (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB956/
- HB 951: Exclude semitrailers from the Motor Vehicle Sales Law (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB951/
- HR 369: In memory of L. Helen Rankin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR369/
- HB 772: Establish the Rural Health Transformation Program (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB772/
- HB 629: Enact the Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB629/
- HB 600: Designate PFC Wetzel Eldridge USMC Memorial Highway (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB600/
- HB 580: Designate PFC Francis Guillozet Memorial Highway (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB580/
- 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/
- HB 499: Modify laws governing county budget commissions, property taxes (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB499/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $53.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/tim-barhorst
- Campaign site: https://timbarhorstforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/barhorstforohio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090017670294
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothy.barhorst
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimBarhorstforOhio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothybarhorst/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@timbarhorst9269

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa5ff978-34ff-49d1-958e-4e356a8ef9d4