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State Representative, 63rd District

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Nov 3, 2026

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

Eastern Clermont County (Batavia, Pierce, Tate, Monroe, Williamsburg, Ohio, Wayne, Franklin, Jackson and Washington townships and the villages in them) and most of Brown County.

Debbie Davidson

Democratic

The gist

  • Supports full state funding of education to limit property taxes.
  • Opposes tax giveaways to developers.
  • Proposes banning nondisclosure agreements for public projects.
  • Opposes data center projects that raise electricity costs.
  • Proposes making developers pay for infrastructure they use.
More about Debbie
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  1. Supports full state funding of education to limit property taxes.

    Debbie Davidson for District 63 — Issues

    Campaign website · Debbie Davidson campaign · Secure State Funding for Schools · votedebbiedavidson.com

    “I will push the state to fully fund education so local communities are not forced to make up the difference through higher property taxes.”
  2. Opposes tax giveaways to developers.

    Debbie Davidson for District 63 — Issues

    Campaign website · Debbie Davidson campaign · End Costly Giveaways to Developers · votedebbiedavidson.com

    “I will stop unfair tax giveaways and require every project to deliver real value for the community.”
  3. Proposes banning nondisclosure agreements for public projects.

    Debbie Davidson for District 63 — Issues

    Campaign website · Debbie Davidson campaign · Increase Transparency in Government · votedebbiedavidson.com

    “I will ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for public projects”
  4. Opposes data center projects that raise electricity costs.

    Debbie Davidson for District 63 — Issues

    Campaign website · Debbie Davidson campaign · Stop property tax and electricity rate hikes · votedebbiedavidson.com

    “I will stop projects that increase your cost of living, like data centers”
  5. Proposes making developers pay for infrastructure they use.

    Debbie Davidson for District 63 — Issues

    Campaign website · Debbie Davidson campaign · Make Developers Pay Their Fair Share · votedebbiedavidson.com

    “I will require developers to pay for the infrastructure and services their projects use”
Photo of Adam C. Bird
Adam C. BirdOfficial portrait — Ohio House

Adam C. Bird

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

  • Sponsored banning mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications.In office
  • Sponsored barring driving by people without legal presence.In office
  • Sponsored temporarily reducing motor fuel tax rates (HB 850).In office
  • Sponsored letting pharmacists dispense contraceptives (HB 1004).In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Adam
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  1. Sponsored banning mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications.

    Adam C. Bird — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives

    Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 586 · ohiohouse.gov

    “Prohibit mailing out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms”
  2. Sponsored barring driving by people without legal presence.

    Adam C. Bird — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives

    Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 722 · ohiohouse.gov

    “Prohibit a person without legal presence from driving in Ohio”
  3. Sponsored temporarily reducing motor fuel tax rates (HB 850).

    Adam C. Bird — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives

    Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 850 · ohiohouse.gov

    “Temporarily reduce motor fuel tax rates”
  4. Sponsored letting pharmacists dispense contraceptives (HB 1004).

    Adam C. Bird — Legislation, Ohio House of Representatives

    Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 1004 · ohiohouse.gov

    “Allow pharmacist to dispense nicotine replacement, contraceptives”

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