Jean Schmidt
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2000

Jean Schmidt

Ohio State Representative, District 62 since 2000. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Ohio State Representative, District 62Born 1951

In office
26 yrs
Since 2000
Bills became law
2
38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+12.1
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Health · chair
  • Agriculture
  • Finance
  • Local Government

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 479 Regards physician supervision of imaging contrast administration
Health and Human Services · Became law Sep 2026
HB 171 Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway
Highways, Roads, and Bridges · Became law Feb 2026
HB 437 Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act
Education · Passed House Mar 2026
HB 578 Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health
Health and Human Services · Passed House Mar 2026
HB 687 Regards staffing in athletic facilities with AED, CPR training
Education · 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 Schmidt sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Schmidt is closer to the center than 32% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSchmidtMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tom Young, Phil Plummer, Monica Blasdel

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

With Schmidt’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

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

DateBillSchmidtRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Oct 1, 2026HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicleYesYesNoPassed 78–16
Jun 11, 2026SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP ActYesYesYesPassed 88–10
Jun 10, 2026SB 19: Regards academic intervention, math improvement and interventionYesYesYesPassed 84–12
Mar 19, 2026HB 730: Make capital reappropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028YesYesNoPassed 66–29
Feb 26, 2026SB 137: Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugsYesYesYesPassed 80–11

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Schmidt 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 62WonR+12.1R+29.1−17.0
2024Ohio House of Representatives, District 62WonR+26.9——
2022Ohio House of Representatives, District 62WonR+28.4——
2020Ohio House of Representatives, District 65WonR+31.5——
2010U.S. House, OH-2WonR+23.8——
2008U.S. House, OH-2WonR+7.4——
2006U.S. House, OH-2WonR+1.1——
2005U.S. House, OH-2 (special)WonR+3.3——
2002Ohio House of Representatives, District 66Won———
2000Ohio House of Representatives, District 71WonR+40.8——

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

Seats Schmidt has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Schmidt has run against

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

How we know Schmidt

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET