Michelle Teska
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Michelle Teska

Ohio State Representative, District 55 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Ohio State Representative, District 55Born 1970

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
0
12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
87%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+32.7
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.

  • Public Insurance and Pensions · vice chair
  • Community Revitalization
  • Financial Institutions
  • Small Business

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 12 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Teska sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Teska is closer to the center than 2% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianTeskaMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jennifer Gross, Levi Dean, Ron Ferguson

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

With Teska’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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

DateBillTeskaRep. 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 CommissionNoYesYesPassed 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 Teska 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 of Representatives, District 55WonR+32.7R+43.7−11.0
2024Ohio House of Representatives, District 55WonR+45.1R+43.7+1.4

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

Seats Teska has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Teska has run against

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

How we know Teska

One person, matched across every source we use.

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