Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Tex Fischer

Ohio State Representative, District 59 since 2024. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Ohio State Representative, District 59

Official website

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 1; 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.1; Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Natural Resources · vice chair
Commerce and Labor
Development
Energy

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 246 Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify
Civil Law · Became law Mar 2026

HB 664 Regards registered veterinary technician authority
Agriculture · Passed House Sep 2026

HB 176 Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program
Commerce · Passed House Apr 2026

HB 993 Establish requirements for surrogacy agreements
Juvenile and Family Law · Introduced Aug 2026

HB 392 Enact the Ohio Right to Compute Act
State and Local Government · Introduced Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Fischer sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Fischer is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Diane Mullins, D.J. Swearingen, Beth Lear

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Fischer’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fischer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Fischer	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Oct 1, 2026	HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 78–16
Jun 11, 2026	HB 105: Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 82–12
Jun 11, 2026	HB 292: Establish the Ohio Defense Commission	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 86–7
Jun 11, 2026	HB 455: Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 63–31
Jun 11, 2026	SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 88–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Fischer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20242025202620272028Ohio House of Representatives, District 59

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2024	Ohio House of Representatives, District 59	Won	R+14.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Fischer has held

Ohio House of Representatives, District 59 · since 2024

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Fischer has run against

Laura Schaeffer (D) · 2024 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Fischer

One person, matched across every source we use.

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Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET