ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 5, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals that the Ohio state legislature passed few strong conservative bills compared to previous sessions and relative to other red states. Of the two conservative bills scored by CPAC that eventually became law, one was vetoed by Governor Mike DeWine and had to be overridden.

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“Voters in Ohio have entrusted the Republican’s to control their legislature and their Governor’s mansion. However, conservative legislation often fails to get across the finish line, and even worse, in the case of defending minors from radical gender surgeries, the bill tragically met the veto pen of ‘moderate’ Governor Mike DeWine before being overridden,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp.

The following members of the Ohio State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time during the 2023 session:

Darrell Kick (100%)

Riordan McClain (100%)

Derek Merrin (100%)

Jena Powell (100%)

Reggie Stoltzfus (100%)

Additionally, some lawmakers in the Ohio State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session. Their names can be found highlighted in silver on the scorecard.

The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Ohio address radical gender ideology, Second Amendment freedoms, and election fraud. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Ohio legislature.

The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area.