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State Representative, 94th District

Vote for: 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 Meigs and Washington counties and western Athens County (including Nelsonville and Glouster), with Marietta, Belpre and Pomeroy; the city of Athens is in District 95.

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Wenda Sheard

Democratic

Attorney; former teacher · Athens

The gist

Supports stricter laws on fracking-waste injection wells.
Supports citizen-drawn legislative maps.
Supports disclosing the sources of PAC money.
Supports equal school funding statewide and school employee unions.

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Supports stricter laws on fracking-waste injection wells.
Sheard for Ohio
Campaign website · Friends of Wenda Sheard · sheardforohio.com
“We must pass better laws to protect our water.”
Supports citizen-drawn legislative maps.
Sheard for Ohio
Campaign website · Friends of Wenda Sheard · sheardforohio.com
“We need to reform Ohio’s map-making processes so Citizens, not Politicians, draw legislative district maps”
Supports disclosing the sources of PAC money.
Sheard for Ohio
Campaign website · Friends of Wenda Sheard · sheardforohio.com
“We deserve to know the source of political action committee (PAC) money.”
Supports equal school funding statewide and school employee unions.
Sheard for Ohio
Campaign website · Friends of Wenda Sheard · sheardforohio.com
“every child has the same educational opportunities regardless of where the child lives in Ohio”

Kevin Ritter

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Marietta

The gist

Voted for the flat income tax.
Sponsored counting JROTC as career-technical education (HB 500).In office

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Voted for the flat income tax.
Ritter for Ohio
Campaign website · Kevin Ritter campaign · ritterforohio.com
“Tax Reform -passed the flat tax, making Ohio the second”
Sponsored counting JROTC as career-technical education (HB 500).
Ohio House Passes Bill Recognizing JROTC as Career-Technical Education
Government record · Ohio House of Representatives · Feb 25, 2026 · ohiohouse.gov
“State Representatives Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 500”

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