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State Representative, 61st District

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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.

Northern and eastern Delaware County (the city of Delaware, Sunbury, Genoa, Berkshire, Harlem, Kingston, Trenton, Porter, Brown, Oxford and other townships) and western Knox County (including Fredericktown). Open seat.

Taxes & budget

Education

  • Vince McGrailDemocratic

    • Supports fully funding public schools and voucher accountability.
  • Shawn StevensRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Health & human services

  • Vince McGrailDemocratic

    • Supports protecting Medicaid for seniors and children.
    • Supports abortion rights.
  • Shawn StevensRepublican

    • Opposes abortion.

Government & transparency

  • Vince McGrailDemocratic

    • Opposes ending the grace period for mailed ballots (SB 293).
  • Shawn StevensRepublican

    • Supports restoring local control over development decisions.
    • Supports legislative term limits.

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