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State Representative, 83rd 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.

All of Hancock and Hardin counties (including Findlay and Hancock County's part of Fostoria) and northern Logan County (Bloomfield, Bokescreek, McArthur, Richland, Rushcreek, Stokes and Washington townships).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Education

  • Sheila CoresselDemocratic

    • Supports fully funding public schools.
    • Supports making higher education available to all.

  • Ty MathewsRepublican

    • Sponsored counting JROTC as career-technical education (HB 500).In office

Economy & jobs

  • Sheila CoresselDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Ty MathewsRepublican

    • Sponsored the Ohio Defense and Space Commission law (HB 292).In office
    • Sponsored creating an Ohio International Trade Commission (HB 291).In office
    • Co-sponsored expanding reduced-rate state loans to defense businesses (HB 332).In office

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Sheila CoresselDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Ty MathewsRepublican

    • Introduced protecting deployed officeholders' seats.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; 4 issues covered in this race.