State Representative, 78th District · 2026 General Election

Jeffrey R. Givan

Democratic

Lima

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Supports protecting farmland from corporate purchases.
Jeff Givan for Ohio 78
Campaign website · Jeff Givan campaign · jeffgivan4ohio.com
“Protecting farmland from corporate land grabs and keeping family farms in family hands.”
Supports more mental health and addiction recovery services.
Meet Jeff Givan | Jeff Givan for Ohio House District 78
Campaign website · Jeff Givan campaign · jeffgivan4ohio.com
“Mental health is a big issue, and so much more needs to be done for people who want recovery.”
Supports protecting same-sex marriage rights.
Meet Jeff Givan | Jeff Givan for Ohio House District 78
Campaign website · Jeff Givan campaign · jeffgivan4ohio.com
“Now people are trying to take that right away, and the LGBTQ+ community has fought too hard to let our rights be removed.”

RepublicanIncumbent

Speaker of the Ohio House; attorney · Lima

Supports the flat income tax enacted in 2025.
Opposes abortion; supports gun rights and parental control in education.
Led the House's 2025 property tax relief package.In office
Supports requiring absentee ballots arrive by Election Day (SB 293).In office
Supports SB 56 revising voter-approved marijuana law and regulating hemp.In office

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

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Supports the flat income tax enacted in 2025.
Matt Huffman — Record
Campaign website · Matt Huffman campaign · matthuffman.org
“cut Ohio’s income tax to the second lowest rate in the nation”
Opposes abortion; supports gun rights and parental control in education.
Matt Huffman — Record
Campaign website · Matt Huffman campaign · matthuffman.org
“he has actively championed medical system reform, the protection of innocent life, parental control in education, and the preservation of gun rights”
Led the House's 2025 property tax relief package.
Ohio House Concurs on Slate of Property Tax Reform Bills
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Nov 19, 2025 · ohiohouse.gov
“Through this package of bills, Ohioans will begin to see real and direct relief from rising property taxes”
Supports requiring absentee ballots arrive by Election Day (SB 293).
Ohio House Passes Legislation to Require Absentee Ballots Arrive by Election Day
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Nov 19, 2025 · ohiohouse.gov
“would require all mailed absentee ballots to be delivered to the board of elections by poll closing on Election Day”
Supports SB 56 revising voter-approved marijuana law and regulating hemp.
House Passes Bill Updating Ohio's Marijuana Laws
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Oct 22, 2025 · ohiohouse.gov
“Senate Bill 56 preserves the legal, adult-use marijuana provisions approved by voters in Issue 2 in 2023”