State

State Representative, 31st District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Ohio laws and the state budget in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Summit County: Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Norton, Boston Heights, Boston Township (including Peninsula), Copley Township, Richfield Township and village, and most of Bath Township.

Candidates Compare by issue

Mike Kahoe

Republican

The gist

Supports requiring every student to graduate with a resume.
Supports limiting cell phone use in classrooms.
Supports public colleges admitting qualified Ohio applicants first.
Supports targeted state property tax relief for seniors.
Proposes pausing Ohio's gas tax using surplus state revenue.
Supports all-of-the-above energy including nuclear, coal and solar.

More about Mike

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Supports requiring every student to graduate with a resume.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Strengthening Ohio's Schools · mikekahoe.com
“requiring every student to graduate with a resume”
Supports limiting cell phone use in classrooms.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Strengthening Ohio's Schools · mikekahoe.com
“limiting cell phone distractions in classrooms”
Supports public colleges admitting qualified Ohio applicants first.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Strengthening Higher Education · mikekahoe.com
“ensuring public colleges and universities admit qualified in-state applicants before out-of-state students”
Supports targeted state property tax relief for seniors.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Property Tax Relief · mikekahoe.com
“Provide targeted property tax relief for seniors”
Proposes pausing Ohio's gas tax using surplus state revenue.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Affordable & Reliable Energy · mikekahoe.com
“using surplus state revenue to pause Ohio's gas tax”
Supports all-of-the-above energy including nuclear, coal and solar.
Mike's Blueprint — Mike Kahoe for Ohio
Campaign website · Kahoe for Ohio · Affordable & Reliable Energy · mikekahoe.com
“supporting an all-of-the-above approach—including natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind, and solar”

J. Noah Spinner

Democratic

Cuyahoga Falls

The gist

Supports lowering prescription drug costs and limiting medical debt.
Supports more state school funding and universal school meals.
Supports protecting workers' right to organize and bargain.
Supports holding polluters accountable and clean energy standards.
Supports fair election maps to end gerrymandering.

More about J.

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Supports lowering prescription drug costs and limiting medical debt.
Issues — J. Noah Spinner for Ohio
Campaign website · Spinner for Ohio · Access to Healthcare · spinnerforohio.com
“lower prescription drug costs, and protect families from crushing medical bills”
Supports more state school funding and universal school meals.
Issues — J. Noah Spinner for Ohio
Campaign website · Spinner for Ohio · Public School, Teachers, and Students · spinnerforohio.com
“increasing state funding for public education and providing universal school meals”
Supports protecting workers' right to organize and bargain.
Issues — J. Noah Spinner for Ohio
Campaign website · Spinner for Ohio · Protecting Workers · spinnerforohio.com
“protecting their right to organize, supporting collective bargaining”
Supports holding polluters accountable and clean energy standards.
Issues — J. Noah Spinner for Ohio
Campaign website · Spinner for Ohio · Environment and Sustainability · spinnerforohio.com
“holding polluters accountable and promoting clean energy and efficiency standards”
Supports fair election maps to end gerrymandering.
Issues — J. Noah Spinner for Ohio
Campaign website · Spinner for Ohio · Voting · spinnerforohio.com
“creating fair election maps that end gerrymandering in Ohio”

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