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Republican
· Representative
D.J. Swearingen
Represents District 89 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
95%
on 56 party-line votes · House Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 348 of 348 roll calls · House median 100%
Their bills that became law
16 of 32
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 67
Roll calls on record
348
136th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 136th General Assembly.
How D.J. Swearingen votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where D.J. Swearingen sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. D.J. Swearingen is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
3 of 56 party-line votes.
SB56 · Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
House Passed · 2025-11-19 · Passed 52–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB56 · Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
House Re-referred · 2025-10-21 · Passed 8–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
HR9 · To adopt the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 136th General Assembly.
House Adopted · 2025-01-22 · Passed 61–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB249 · Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act
House Favorable Passage · 2026-03-25 · Passed 7–4
HB88 · Regards drug trafficking, human trafficking, and fentanyl
House Favorable Passage · 2025-11-19 · Passed 8–5
SB56 · Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
House Re-referred · 2025-10-21 · Passed 8–5
HB126 · Prohibit certain public nuisance actions
House Favorable Passage · 2025-05-07 · Passed 7–4
HB252 · Modify offenses of burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass
In plain English Modifies criminal penalties for burglary, aggravated burglary, and trespass in occupied homes.
House Favorable Passage · 2026-03-18 · Passed 9–4
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Derrick HallDemocrat · District 34 · 49 shared contested votes
59%
Mark SigristDemocrat · District 10 · 55 shared contested votes
56%
Dan TroyDemocrat · District 23 · 61 shared contested votes
54%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills D.J. Swearingen was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced32
Out of committee18
Passed one chamber16
Passed both chambers16
Became law16
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 67 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Special Designations 4House Transportation Committee 4Courts and Civil Law : Courts 4Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment 4Special Designations : Memorial Highways and Bridges 3Transportation 3
Regards disposal of self-service storage property and liability
In plain English Allows self-service storage facility owners to dispose of property in expired storage spaces and modifies liability rules for those spaces.
Official synopsis: To amend sections 5322.03 and 5322.06 of the Revised Code to authorize self-service storage facility owners to dispose of property in expired storage spaces and to modify the threshold of liability relating to said spaces.
Out of committeeReported: Transportation · 2026-06-10
Require additional Ohio employers to use E-verify
To amend sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require additional Ohio employers to use E-verify and to prohibit certain employment practices.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Commerce and Labor · 2026-05-20
Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to enact the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act requiring certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.
Became lawEffective · 2026-03-20
Enact the Ohio Holly Act
To amend sections 2907.41, 2919.251, 2937.011, 2937.222, 2937.23, 2937.35, 2937.36, 2937.39, 3905.83, 3905.84, and 3905.99 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Holly Act to prohibit charitable bail organizations from engaging in specified conduct and to make changes to the determination and forfeiture of…
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Judiciary · 2026-03-18
Modify jurisdiction of the Erie County prosecuting attorney
To amend section 1901.34 of the Revised Code to modify jurisdiction of the Erie County prosecuting attorney.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Judiciary · 2026-02-18
Enact the Child Care Fraud Prevention Act
To amend sections 5104.015 and 5104.04 and to enact sections 5104.044, 5104.303, 5104.304, and 5104.361 of the Revised Code to require video surveillance of child care centers, to establish an online portal for tracking child care center attendance, to require investigations of waste, fraud, and…
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Children and Human Services · 2026-02-04
Designate President Donald Trump Freedom Highway
To enact section 5534.59 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of I-70 in Franklin County as the "President Donald Trump Freedom Highway."
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Transportation · 2026-02-04
Honoring the St. Mary Central Catholic High School football team as the 2025 OHSFCA 8-Man State Champion.
Became lawAdopted · 2025-12-03
Limit the types of flags that a state agency may display
To amend section 123.30 of the Revised Code to further limit the types of flags that a state agency may display on its grounds or in its buildings.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: General Government · 2025-11-19
Honoring The Ohio State University Stone Laboratory on its Centennial.
Became lawAdopted: Rules and Reference · 2025-10-29
Enact the Protect Our Parents Act
To enact sections 1349.13, 1349.14, 1349.141, 1349.142, 1349.15, 1349.151, 1349.152, and 5101.703 of the Revised Code to prevent financial exploitation and fraud against vulnerable adults and to name this act the Protect Our Parents Act.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Financial Institutions · 2025-10-29
Expand the offense of obstructing justice
To amend section 2921.32 of the Revised Code to expand the offense of obstructing justice.
Not out of committeeReferred to committee: Judiciary · 2025-10-29
Summons Hon. Ted N. Berry to show cause re: removal from office
Summoning the Honorable Ted N. Berry, Judge of the Hamilton County Municipal Court, to appear before the General Assembly and show cause why he should not be removed from office under Article IV, Section 17 of the Ohio Constitution.
Not out of committeeIntroduced and Referred to Committee: General Government · 2025-10-21
Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
Became lawAdopted: Rules and Reference · 2025-10-21
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HR544 · 2026-09-30
Relative to the election of Sean Hutson to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sharon Ray of the 66th House District. (House Adopted)
HB519 · 2026-09-30
Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle (House Passed)
SJR10 · 2026-06-10
CA: Require identification to vote (House Adopted)
HB105 · 2026-06-10
Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations (House Passed)
HB455 · 2026-06-10
Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW (House Passed)
HB472 · 2026-06-10
Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals (House Passed)
SB162 · 2026-06-10
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers (House Passed)
HB459 · 2026-06-10
Enact Katelyn's Law (House Favorable Passage)
HB459 · 2026-06-10
Enact Katelyn's Law (House Passed)
HB479 · 2026-06-10
Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration (House Passed)
HB585 · 2026-06-10
Regards DoDD authority re: community capital assistance funds (House Passed)
HB611 · 2026-06-10
Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license (House Favorable Passage)
HB611 · 2026-06-10
Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license (House Passed)
HB210 · 2026-06-10
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters (House Passed)
SB315 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act (House Passed)
HB433 · 2026-06-10
Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes (House Passed)
HB251 · 2026-06-10
Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities (House Passed)
HB667 · 2026-06-10
Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act (House Passed)
SB450 · 2026-06-10
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 (House Passed)
SB276 · 2026-06-10
Ratify the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (House Passed)
HB292 · 2026-06-10
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission (House Passed)
HB692 · 2026-06-10
Revise the household sewage treatment system law (House Passed)
HB757 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act (House Passed)
HB664 · 2026-06-09
Regards registered veterinary technician authority (House Passed)
HB346 · 2026-06-09
Enact V.J.'s Law (House Passed)
HB654 · 2026-06-09
Enact Amanda Dean's Law (House Passed)
HB733 · 2026-06-09
Include maple syrup, maple product production to agriculture law (House Passed)
HCR40 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act (House Adopted)
SB273 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Keep Them Safe Act (House Passed)
HCR32 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress to implement a zero-based budgeting process (House Adopted)
SB19 · 2026-06-09
Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention (House Passed)
HB195 · 2026-06-09
Revise the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code (House Passed)
HB758 · 2026-06-09
Regards SUDEP, epilepsy license designation, disability database (House Passed)
SB52 · 2026-06-09
Designate Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway (House Passed)
HB630 · 2026-06-09
Regards police escorts for farm equipment, agricultural vehicles (House Passed)
HCR35 · 2026-06-09
Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (House Adopted)
HB852 · 2026-06-09
Require appointed police chief to complete officer basic training (House Passed)
HB20 · 2026-06-09
Prohibit harassing or impeding an emergency service responder (House Passed)
HB319 · 2026-06-09
Enact the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act (House Passed)
HB563 · 2026-06-09
Regulate ticket sales (House Passed)
HB284 · 2026-06-09
Require US-produced iron, steel be used on state-funded projects (House Passed)
HB314 · 2026-06-09
Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (House Passed)
HB603 · 2026-06-09
Prohibit certain clauses from conservancy district contracts (House Passed)
HB645 · 2026-06-09
Require the use of zero-based budgeting every ten years (House Passed)
HB647 · 2026-06-09
Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program (House Passed)
HB291 · 2026-06-09
Create the Ohio International Trade Commission (House Passed)
HB314 · 2026-06-08
Limit certain public record requests; allow contractor response (House Favorable Passage)
HB170 · 2026-06-03
Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology (House Passed)
SB179 · 2026-06-03
Verify veteran status of imprisoned individuals (House Passed)
SB262 · 2026-06-03
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form (House Favorable Passage)
SB262 · 2026-06-03
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form (House Passed)
HB339 · 2026-06-03
Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate (House Passed)
HB639 · 2026-06-03
Create defense to nuisance claims re: racing facilities (House Passed)
HB345 · 2026-06-03
Increase the penalties for voyeurism (House Favorable Passage)
HB345 · 2026-06-03
Increase the penalties for voyeurism (House Passed)
SB219 · 2026-06-03
Revise the law governing oil and gas wells (House Passed)
HB441 · 2026-06-03
Regards the one-year limitations period for libel or slander (House Favorable Passage)
HB441 · 2026-06-03
Regards the one-year limitations period for libel or slander (House Passed)
HB523 · 2026-06-03
Enact the Future Educators Support Act (House Passed)
HB593 · 2026-06-03
Regards paid family leave insurance (House Passed)
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