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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OH | Council Member - 2 | Dale Miller | pro-choice | |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | anti-choice |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | anti-choice |
OH | State Senate - 28 | Vernon Sykes | Democratic | pro-choice |
OH | State Senate - 29 | Kirk Schuring | Republican | anti-choice |
OH | State House - 48 | Scott Oelslager | Republican | anti-choice |
OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Ronald Young | anti-choice | |
Ron Amstutz | anti-choice | |||
William Batchelder | anti-choice | |||
Samuel Bateman, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Otto Beatty, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
John Bender | pro-choice | |||
Louis Blessing, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Ross Boggs, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Boyd | pro-choice | |||
Charles Brading | anti-choice | |||
Dan Brady | pro-choice | |||
Samuel Britton | pro-choice | |||
Jim Buchy | anti-choice | |||
John Carey, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Jim Carnes | anti-choice | |||
Gary Cates | anti-choice | |||
Patricia Clancy | anti-choice | |||
Rocco Colonna | anti-choice | |||
Robert Corbin | pro-choice | |||
Edward Core | anti-choice | |||
Kevin Coughlin | anti-choice | |||
Bob Cupp | anti-choice | |||
Rex Damschroder | anti-choice | |||
Jo Ann Davidson | pro-choice | |||
Gregory DiDonato | anti-choice | |||
Nancy Chiles Dix | anti-choice | |||
Grace Drake | anti-choice | |||
Ben Espy | pro-choice | |||
Richard Finan | anti-choice | |||
Jack Ford | pro-choice | |||
Michael Allen Fox | anti-choice | |||
Linda Furney | pro-choice | |||
M. Ben Gaeth | anti-choice | |||
John Garcia, Sr. | pro-choice | |||
Randall Gardner | anti-choice | |||
Robert Gardner | pro-choice | |||
Ronald Gerberry | pro-choice | |||
Karen Gillmor | anti-choice | |||
Diane Grendell | anti-choice | |||
Joseph Haines | anti-choice | |||
Bill Harris | anti-choice | |||
David Hartley | pro-choice | |||
William Hartnett | A | |||
William Healy | pro-choice | |||
Leigh Herington | pro-choice | |||
Richard Hodges | anti-choice | |||
Ron Hood | anti-choice | |||
Charles Horn | pro-choice | |||
Jay Hottinger | anti-choice | |||
Larry Householder | anti-choice | |||
Jeff Jacobson | anti-choice | |||
Troy Lee James | anti-choice | |||
Ed Jerse | anti-choice | |||
Bruce Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Jeffrey Johnson | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Peter Lawson Jones | pro-choice | |||
Edward Kasputis | anti-choice | |||
Merle Grace Kearns | anti-choice | |||
Gene Krebs | anti-choice | |||
Jerry Krupinski | anti-choice | |||
Anthony Latell, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Joan Lawrence | pro-choice | |||
Lloyd Lewis, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Sean Logan | anti-choice | |||
June Lucas | pro-choice | |||
Jerome Luebbers | anti-choice | |||
Johnnie Maier, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Mark Mallory | pro-choice | |||
James Mason | anti-choice | |||
Rhine McLin | pro-choice | |||
Priscilla Mead | pro-choice | |||
George Daniel Metelsky | pro-choice | |||
Kerry Robert Metzger | anti-choice | |||
Ronald Mottl | anti-choice | |||
J. Donald Mottley | mixed | |||
Jon Myers | anti-choice | |||
Scott Nein | anti-choice | |||
Robert Netzley | anti-choice | |||
Jacquelyn O'Brien | anti-choice | |||
William Ogg | mixed | |||
Lynn Olman | mixed | |||
Darrell Opfer | pro-choice | |||
Joy Padgett | mixed | |||
Sylvester Patton, Jr. | F | |||
Sally Ann Perz | pro-choice | |||
C.J. Prentiss | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Pringle | pro-choice | |||
Roy Ray | mixed | |||
Marilyn Reid | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Roberts | pro-choice | |||
Twyla Roman | anti-choice | |||
Amy Salerno | pro-choice | |||
Frank Sawyer | pro-choice |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OH | Council Member - 2 | Dale Miller | pro-choice | |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | anti-choice |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | anti-choice |
OH | State Senate - 28 | Vernon Sykes | D | pro-choice |
OH | State Senate - 29 | Kirk Schuring | R | anti-choice |
OH | State House - 48 | Scott Oelslager | R | anti-choice |
OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Ronald Young | anti-choice | |
Ron Amstutz | anti-choice | |||
William Batchelder | anti-choice | |||
Samuel Bateman, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Otto Beatty, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
John Bender | pro-choice | |||
Louis Blessing, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Ross Boggs, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Boyd | pro-choice | |||
Charles Brading | anti-choice | |||
Dan Brady | pro-choice | |||
Samuel Britton | pro-choice | |||
Jim Buchy | anti-choice | |||
John Carey, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Jim Carnes | anti-choice | |||
Gary Cates | anti-choice | |||
Patricia Clancy | anti-choice | |||
Rocco Colonna | anti-choice | |||
Robert Corbin | pro-choice | |||
Edward Core | anti-choice | |||
Kevin Coughlin | anti-choice | |||
Bob Cupp | anti-choice | |||
Rex Damschroder | anti-choice | |||
Jo Ann Davidson | pro-choice | |||
Gregory DiDonato | anti-choice | |||
Nancy Chiles Dix | anti-choice | |||
Grace Drake | anti-choice | |||
Ben Espy | pro-choice | |||
Richard Finan | anti-choice | |||
Jack Ford | pro-choice | |||
Michael Allen Fox | anti-choice | |||
Linda Furney | pro-choice | |||
M. Ben Gaeth | anti-choice | |||
John Garcia, Sr. | pro-choice | |||
Randall Gardner | anti-choice | |||
Robert Gardner | pro-choice | |||
Ronald Gerberry | pro-choice | |||
Karen Gillmor | anti-choice | |||
Diane Grendell | anti-choice | |||
Joseph Haines | anti-choice | |||
Bill Harris | anti-choice | |||
David Hartley | pro-choice | |||
William Hartnett | A | |||
William Healy | pro-choice | |||
Leigh Herington | pro-choice | |||
Richard Hodges | anti-choice | |||
Ron Hood | anti-choice | |||
Charles Horn | pro-choice | |||
Jay Hottinger | anti-choice | |||
Larry Householder | anti-choice | |||
Jeff Jacobson | anti-choice | |||
Troy Lee James | anti-choice | |||
Ed Jerse | anti-choice | |||
Bruce Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Jeffrey Johnson | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Peter Lawson Jones | pro-choice | |||
Edward Kasputis | anti-choice | |||
Merle Grace Kearns | anti-choice | |||
Gene Krebs | anti-choice | |||
Jerry Krupinski | anti-choice | |||
Anthony Latell, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Joan Lawrence | pro-choice | |||
Lloyd Lewis, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Sean Logan | anti-choice | |||
June Lucas | pro-choice | |||
Jerome Luebbers | anti-choice | |||
Johnnie Maier, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Mark Mallory | pro-choice | |||
James Mason | anti-choice | |||
Rhine McLin | pro-choice | |||
Priscilla Mead | pro-choice | |||
George Daniel Metelsky | pro-choice | |||
Kerry Robert Metzger | anti-choice | |||
Ronald Mottl | anti-choice | |||
J. Donald Mottley | mixed | |||
Jon Myers | anti-choice | |||
Scott Nein | anti-choice | |||
Robert Netzley | anti-choice | |||
Jacquelyn O'Brien | anti-choice | |||
William Ogg | mixed | |||
Lynn Olman | mixed | |||
Darrell Opfer | pro-choice | |||
Joy Padgett | mixed | |||
Sylvester Patton, Jr. | F | |||
Sally Ann Perz | pro-choice | |||
C.J. Prentiss | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Pringle | pro-choice | |||
Roy Ray | mixed | |||
Marilyn Reid | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Roberts | pro-choice | |||
Twyla Roman | anti-choice | |||
Amy Salerno | pro-choice | |||
Frank Sawyer | pro-choice |