# Jason Stephens

Jason Stephens is a Republican member of the Ohio House for district 93.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Ohio House, district 93
- Serving since: 2019-10-10
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fbd5ca34-d2ed-41d0-a0f8-03ee8eca8a4d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbd5ca34-d2ed-41d0-a0f8-03ee8eca8a4d (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

Stephens reported $256.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

56 classified statements: 56 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 | Stephens | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.9% | 324 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.4% | 9.3% | 439 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 32.1% | 31.9% | 369 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 1.8% | 133 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.4% | 12.7% | 152 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 619 donors and 680 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

304 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 75% (93.3%). 29 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 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 yea · 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 36 bills: 29 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 89. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 70 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 998: Reimburse county auditors for recent property tax changes (introduced, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB998/
- HB 986: Prohibit credit union from acquiring Ohio bank (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB986/
- HB 991: Regards coroner procedures after motor vehicle accident deaths (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB991/
- HB 987: Create an income tax credit for dog registration fees (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB987/
- HB 989: Reimburse cost of township trustee's CDL training (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB989/
- HB 990: Abate property taxes on township property (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB990/
- HB 988: Regards funding of the Program for Medically Handicapped Children (introduced, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB988/
- HR 456: Honoring Olivia Fosson as Miss Ohio 2025. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR456/
- HB 956: Impose insurance requirements on certain Medicaid providers (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB956/
- HR 437: Honoring Iron City Hardware on its One Hundredth Anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR437/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $256.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2113357420814622749
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2110935800028250329
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2110756259393847474
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2109846705575272645
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2110132610160570516
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2105772966160281717
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2098600788729672155
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2063050867503149540
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2063340945098133900
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasoncstephens/status/2063342016038146467

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jason-stephens
- Campaign site: https://www.stephensforohio.com/
- X: https://x.com/jasoncstephens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepresentativeJasonStephens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephens.jcs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasoncstephens/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-stephens-6828784a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbd5ca34-d2ed-41d0-a0f8-03ee8eca8a4d
