Ohio House · District 59
Tex Fischer
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Tex Fischer's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Ohio House District 59.
Also on the ballot: Wayne Penny Jr (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Tex Fischer.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Tex Fischer.
Bills
The bills Tex Fischer sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 32 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 98 in the House (tied with 28 others) · 21 of 64 Republicans (tied with 20 others)
A bill's sponsors are its primary sponsors, as the General Assembly lists them (a bill can have two); co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 246 Require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify |
Became law | Dec. 9, 2025 |
Budget projects
Ohio's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Ohio legislators.
Contested votes where they split
4 against the Speaker; 4 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | HB 173: Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services Concurrence in Senate Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | HB 667: Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act Motion to Table |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 25, 2026 | HB 220: Regards health insurance, Medicaid prior authorization Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | SB 137: Require hospitals to provide overdose reversal drugs Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Tex Fischer voted on each of the 376 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- ohiohouse.gov
- rep59@ohiohouse.gov
- Capitol office
- 77 S. High St. 13th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-6107
Committees
- Natural Resources Vice chair
- Commerce and Labor
- Development
- Energy
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Ohio General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 18, 2026.
Source: the House and Senate Journals of the Ohio General Assembly, Jan. 6, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections