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Kalyn Stralow

The top fundraisers in the Ohio House

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. Fundraising can also indicate party momentum.

This article lists top fundraisers in the Ohio House of Representatives, overall and by party. It is based on campaign finance reports that officeholders in and candidates for the House submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. It includes activity between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022.

Top fundraisers in the Ohio House of Representatives by party

The top fundraisers in Ohio House of Representatives elections are shown below. Individuals are presented with the office that they were on the ballot for in 2022, if applicable.

In the Democratic Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

  • Jessica Miranda (District 28) – $282,536
  • Allison Russo (District 7) – $270,016
  • Kathleen Clyde (District 72) – $255,603
  • Rachel Baker (District 27) – $253,351
  • Casey Weinstein (District 34) – $251,234

In the Republican Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

  • Jay Edwards (District 94) – $746,627
  • Derek Merrin (District 42) – $681,309
  • Thomas Patton (District 17) – $528,114
  • Bill Roemer (District 31) – $432,751
  • Bob Young (District 32) – $413,043

Fundraising totals

Overall, Democratic officeholders and candidates raised $5.7 million in this period. Republican officeholders and candidates raised $12.8 million. Combined, all House fundraisers in the July 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022, filing period raised $18.6 million.

The five largest Democratic fundraisers were responsible for 23 percent of all Democratic House fundraising. The five largest Republican fundraisers were responsible for 22 percent of all Republican House fundraising.

The table below provides additional data from the campaign finance reports from the top 10 fundraisers during this period.

TOP 10 FUNDRAISERS – OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (July 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022)
Name Party Affiliation Raised Spent
Jay Edwards Republican Party $746,627 $821,843
Derek Merrin Republican Party $681,309 $333,991
Thomas Patton Republican Party $528,114 $661,289
Bill Roemer Republican Party $432,751 $137,721
Bob Young Republican Party $413,043 $85,571
Beth Bigham Republican Party $397,091 $157,101
D.J. Swearingen Republican Party $394,767 $292,601
Josh Williams Republican Party $386,651 $116,938
Andrea White Republican Party $370,569 $159,112
George Phillips Republican Party $362,078 $84,017

Campaign finance reporting periods

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that candidate committees submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Candidate committees represent individuals who have run for state or local office at any point, including past and present officeholders. This article does not include non-candidate committees. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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