Jim Thomas
Ohio State Representative, District 49 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
Ohio State Representative, District 49Born 1974Tennis player
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 1
- 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −9.9
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary · chair
- Education
- Finance
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education · Introduced May 2026
Economic Development · Introduced Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Thomas sits in the Ohio House of Representatives
Thomas is closer to the center than 49% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ty Mathews, Adam Bird, David Thomas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET
With Thomas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%
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: Thomas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Thomas | 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 Thomas 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio House District 49 | Lost | D+9.9 | R+2.7 | −12.6 |
| 2024 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | R+4.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | R+7.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Thomas has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 49 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thomas has run against
- Krista Allison (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Krista Allison (D) · 2024 election, won
- Thomas West (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Thomas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ba95511f-3692-426c-bf85-c41ff737eeec
- Wikidata Q1355649
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET