RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Gary Click

Ohio State Representative, District 88 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Ohio State Representative, District 88Born 1965Baptist minister

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
3
38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+17.1
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Community Revitalization · chair
  • Children and Human Services
  • Education
  • Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 268 Regards filing for certificate of qualification for employment
Crime and Punishment · Became law Sep 2026
HB 393 Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement · Became law Aug 2026
HB 144 Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement · Became law Jan 2026
HB 639 Create defense to nuisance claims re: racing facilities
Commerce · Passed House Jun 2026
HB 646 Create the Data Center Study Commission
Commerce · Passed House Jun 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Click sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Click is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianClickMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jim Hoops, Roy Klopfenstein, Kevin Ritter

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

With Click’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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: Click’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillClickRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Oct 1, 2026HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicleYesYesNoPassed 78–16
Jun 11, 2026HB 105: Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulationsYesYesYesPassed 82–12
Jun 11, 2026HB 292: Establish the Ohio Defense CommissionYesYesYesPassed 86–7
Jun 11, 2026HB 455: Regards the operation of public schools and the DEWYesYesNoPassed 63–31
Jun 11, 2026SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP ActYesYesYesPassed 88–10

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Ohio House District 88WonR+17.1R+34.2−17.1
2024Ohio House of Representatives, District 88WonR+33.1——
2022Ohio House of Representatives, District 88WonR+35.6——
2020Ohio House of Representatives, District 88WonR+25.8——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Click has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Click has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Click

One person, matched across every source we use.

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