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State Representative, 65th District

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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.

Eastern and northern Trumbull County (Girard, Hubbard, Cortland, and Liberty, Hubbard, Brookfield, Vienna, Bazetta, Mesopotamia and other townships) and southern and eastern Ashtabula County (Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Kingsville, Morgan, Austinburg and other townships, and part of Geneva Township).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • John BarboDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • David ThomasRepublican

    • Pledges to decrease spending and cut taxes.
    • Sponsored a higher vote threshold for local tax issues.In office
    • Sponsored limiting inside millage property taxes (HB 421).In office

Economy & jobs

  • John BarboDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • David ThomasRepublican

    • Sponsored minimum requirements for data center customers (HB 706).In office
    • Sponsored requiring sellers to accept cash payment (HB 554).In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 2 issues covered in this race.