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April 30, 2022 at 10:39 AM

Elections for all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives will take place on November 8, 2022. State house primary elections are held on May 3, 2022. Republicans hold a 64-34 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five most and least expensive contested primary elections in the House of Representatives. In the 2022 election cycle, 29 of 91 Republican primaries and 28 of 82 Democratic primaries are contested.

This information comes from candidate reports to the Ohio Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Apr. 13, 2022.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

#1 District 17 – $300,496

Incumbent Thomas Patton (R) raised $300,039 and Ryan McClain (R) raised $457.

#2 District 58 – $226,993

Incumbent Alessandro Cutrona (R) raised $226,993 and Jeff Green (R) raised $0.

#3 District 90 – $197,771

Incumbent Brian Baldridge (R) raised $197,771 and Calvin Robinson (R) raised $0.

#4 District 30 – $180,022

Incumbent Bill Seitz (R) raised $180,022 and Angela Hymer (R) raised $0.

#5 District 78 – $107,726

Incumbent Susan Manchester (R) raised $86,535 and J.J. Sreenan (R) raised $21,191.

Five primary elections with the least fundraising

#1 District 82 – $0

Roy Klopfenstein (R) raised $0 and Ted Penner (R) raised $0.

#2 District 53 – $0

Marty Gallagher (R) raised $0 and Sarah McGervey (R) raised $0.

#3 District 31 – $0

Lucas Blower (D) raised $0 and Rita Darrow (D) raised $0.

#4 District 43 – $0

Kristi Kille (R) raised $0 and Wendi Hendricks (R) raised $0.

#5 District 4 – $0

Jill Rudler (R) raised $0 and Paul Fillman (R) raised $0.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

The top 10 Ohio candidates raised 31.2% of all donations

By Kalyn Stralow

In State

April 30, 2022 at 7:09 AM

In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $79.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr.13, 2022. More than $24.7 million or 31.2 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

Top 10 Ohio candidates (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

Here are the 10 Ohio candidates who have raised the most money so far in the 2022 election cycle, according to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State.

Rank	Candidate Name	Total Donations	Total Expenditures
1.	Richard Michael DeWine	$9,958,044.88	$3,683,457.38
2.	Nan Whaley	$3,531,073.83	$3,452,969.04
3.	John Cranley	$2,824,497.42	$2,704,725.04
4.	David Yost	$1,821,025.53	$196,235.79
5.	Frank Larose	$1,747,724.80	$581,071.55
6.	James Renacci	$1,304,721.56	$2,914,514.13
7.	Keith Faber	$1,087,477.19	$104,791.20
8.	Matthew Huffman	$874,463.51	$530,188.08
9.	Joe Blystone	$805,991.33	$542,256.20
10.	Sharon Kennedy	$797,883.92	$196,183.13

Donations to top candidates in 10 states during the 2022 election cycle

Among state-level candidates and officeholders, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including state-specific campaign finance regulations, influence how donor activity varies across states. Here is how donations to the top 10 Ohio candidates compare to nine other states with data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:

Comparison of donations to top 10 candidates, by state

Rank	State	Donations to Top 10 Candidates	Total Donations	Reporting Period
1	Florida	$110,704,048.67	$532,230,957.55	1/1/2021 – 2/28/2022
2	Texas	$105,345,995.42	$375,309,268.77	1/1/2021 – 2/19/2022
3	Pennsylvania	$34,501,470.61	$343,783,026.52	1/1/2021 – 3/09/2022
4	Michigan	$25,358,422.95	$89,192,492.11	1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
5	Ohio	$24,752,903.97	$79,210,717.62	1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022
6	Arizona	$22,291,313.55	$72,806,908.75	1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
7	Wisconsin	$19,907,524.37	55,603,885.14	1/1/2021 – 3/21/2022
8	North Carolina	$8,927,365.01	$39,859,339.46	1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
9	Indiana	$7,661,472.02	49,459,363.58	1/1/2021 – 4/8/2022
10	Minnesota	$5,201,704.60	$36,935,152.76	1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021

In some states, officeholders may accept donations to their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Any reported donations by those officeholders are included in candidate donation numbers.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio candidate PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

Previewing the Brown-Turner rematch in OH-11’s Democratic primary

By Amee LaTour

In Federal

April 26, 2022 at 8:53 PM

Incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown and Nina Turner are running in the Democratic primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on May 3. This is a rematch. Brown defeated Turner 50% to 45% in the Aug. 3, 2021, special primary election.

Brown assumed office in November 2021, succeeding Rep. Marcia Fudge (D), who resigned that year to become U.S. secretary of housing and urban development. Brown says she has progressive bona fides and a commitment to bipartisanship. She says she kept her promise to voters to work with President Joe Biden (D) by voting for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which she said would “repair the bridge on Martin Luther King, replace every lead pipe, create thousands of jobs, and finally, every home in Cleveland will have access to high-speed internet.” Brown has also campaigned on legislation she introduced to reduce class sizes and that she cosponsored to raise the minimum wage. Before joining the House, Brown was on the Cuyahoga County Council. As of April 2022, she was chair of the county Democratic Party.

Turner says Brown is not doing enough to change the material conditions for poor and low-income residents. Turner said when announcing her second bid for the district, “Voting the right way is one thing, but using the full force and weight of the office to fight for things is another. … And that is a primary difference between me and the person that holds that office.” Turner has referred to her work on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Democratic presidential campaigns and said she would fight for Medicare for All, a living wage, and good union jobs. Turner served in the state Senate from 2008 to 2015 and is a former chair of party engagement for the Ohio Democratic Party.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC endorsed Brown, a change from 2021 when it endorsed Turner. Brown became a member of the caucus after she took office. Brown’s other endorsers include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D), Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb (D), and the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC. Turner’s endorsers include Sanders, former Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (D), and the cleveland.com editorial board.

Two election forecasters rate the general election Safe or Solid Democratic.

Republican Senate Campaign Committee outraises every other PAC in Ohio with $4.34 million

By Kalyn Stralow

In State

April 18, 2022 at 5:30 PM

In Ohio, the Republican Senate Campaign Committee (RSCC) has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, the RSCC raised $4.34 million and spent $596,105 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.

In Ohio politics, donations to the RSCC represent 13.98 percent of the $31.04 million all Ohio state-level PACs have raised. Here are the RSCC’s top donors and recipients, as reported to the Ohio Secretary of State.

Donations to the RSCC

Of the $4,340,164 raised in the 2022 election cycle, 48.79 percent came from the RSCC’s top 10 donors.

Top Donations to the RSCC (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Donor Name	Total Amount	Donor Type
1.	$770,000.00	Matthew Huffman	Entity
2.	$240,000.00	Jay Hottinger	Entity
3.	$175,000.00	Robert McColley	Entity
4.	$151,077.78	Theresa Gavarone	Entity
5.	$150,502.75	Kristina Daley Roegner	Entity
6.	$135,167.75	Nathan Manning	Entity
7.	$126,000.00	J Kirk Schuring	Entity
8.	$125,045.75	Robert Hackett	Entity
9.	$125,000.00	Louis W Blessing III	Entity
10.	$120,190.62	Steven Wilson	Entity

Expenditures by the RSCC

On the expenditures side, the RSCC reported $596,105, with 85.39 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. Payees include both contribution recipients and vendors, as reported by the RSCC.

Top RSCC Payees (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Total Amount	Payee Name	Payee Type
1.	$200,000.00	Ohio Republican PAC	Entity
2.	$170,666.94	Washington Street Consulting LLC	Entity
3.	$50,000.00	Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund	Entity
4.	$17,387.50	Omni Hotels & Resorts	Entity
5.	$16,975.60	The Isaac Wiles PAC	Entity
6.	$13,863.32	Jeffrey Benton Campaign	Individual
7.	$12,803.75	Winterset CPA Group Inc	Entity
8.	$12,500.00	Team Knull LLC	Entity
9.	$9,188.63	Spread Eagle Tavern	Entity
10.	$5,600.00	Percipient Strategies LLC	Entity

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

Ohio Speaker Cupp raises $340,75 this election cycle

By Kalyn Stralow

In State

April 12, 2022 at 4:20 PM

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp has raised $340,751 and spent $154,545 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.

The speaker of the Ohio House is the leader of the state’s lower chamber. Rep. Cupp is a member of the Republican Party and has served as a state representative since 2015. Rep. Cupp’s current term ends in 2022.

Rep. Cupp’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Contributions to Rep. Cupp

Of the $340,751 already reported in the 2022 election cycle, 32.4 percent came from the top 10 donors.

Top Donors to Cupp (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Donor Name	Total Amount	Type
1.	$13,704.41	Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PCE	ENTITY
2.	$13,700.00	Ohio Credit Union Legislative Action Committee	ENTITY
3.	$13,000.00	Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Political Participation Committee	ENTITY
4.	$10,000.00	Dominion Energy Inc PAC – Dominion PAC	ENTITY
5.	$10,000.00	Friends of Ohio Hospitals	ENTITY
6.	$10,000.00	Ohio Certified Public Accountants PAC	ENTITY
7.	$10,000.00	Ohio Education Assoc Fund for Children and Public Education	ENTITY
8.	$10,000.00	Ohio Laborers District Council PAC	ENTITY
9.	$10,000.00	Ohio Optometry PAC	ENTITY
10.	$10,000.00	Political Education Patterns Political Arm of the Iuoe	ENTITY

Expenditures by Rep. Cupp

On the expenditures side, Cupp reported $154,545, with 99.8 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping this list.

Top Expenditures by Cupp (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Payee Name	Total Amount	Type
1.	$125,000.00	Ohio House Republican Alliance (Ohra)	ENTITY
2.	$20,000.00	Ohio Republican Alliance Building Fund	ENTITY
3.	$5,000.00	Joseph A Miller III	ENTITY
4.	$2,059.65	Andrea Martin	INDIVIDUAL
5.	$1,260.00	Suzanne E Marshall	INDIVIDUAL
6.	$203.82	Office Depot	ENTITY
7.	$201.00	Village Store and Lock	ENTITY
8.	$200.00	Matthew Ayers	INDIVIDUAL
9.	$170.60	Ohio House of Representatives	ENTITY
10.	$150.50	Ohio Statehouse Museum Shop	ENTITY

How Rep. Cupp’s fundraising compares to other state speakers

Among members of the state legislature, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for re-election, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Cupp compares to the nine other state speakers with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:

Fundraising reported by 10 state speakers in the 2022 election cycle

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

Seventy candidates filed to run for 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio

By Dave Beaudoin

In Federal

April 8, 2022 at 5:53 PM

The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio was March 4, 2022. This year, 70 candidates filed to run in Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, including 39 Republicans, 29 Democrats, and two independents. That’s 4.7 candidates per district, more than the 4.4 candidates per district in 2020 and fewer than the 5.5 in 2018.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map on March 2 in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map will last for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. The revised map will be in effect for Ohio’s 2022 congressional elections unless a court rules otherwise in response to a legal challenge.

Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:

This is the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Ohio was apportioned 15 seats in the House of Representatives, one less than it received after the 2010 census.
Although Rep. Bob Gibbs (R) originally filed for re-election, he announced on April 6 that he was retiring. Early voting has already begun, and his name will still appear on the ballot.
Ohio’s 13th Congressional District is also an open-seat race. Rep. Tim Ryan (D) is running for election to the U.S. Senate. Seven candidates are running for the Republican nomination to face state Rep. and former House minority leader Emilia Sykes (D), who is unopposed for her party’s nomination.
There are 19 contested U.S. House primaries —10 Republican and nine Democratic —this year in Ohio.
The two open U.S. House seats this year is the same number as in 2018. All U.S. House incumbents in Ohio ran for re-election in 2020.
Six incumbents do not face primary challengers.
All 15 U.S. House districts will be contested in the general election, as every district has both Democratic and Republican candidates.

Ohio’s primary for U.S. House districts is scheduled for May 3, 2022. The Ohio Supreme Court announced on March 29 that it will not decide challenges to the state’s congressional map until after that date.

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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Ohio

By Kalyn Stralow

In State

April 3, 2022 at 12:47 PM

In Ohio politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $31.0 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The top 10 PACs raised more than $16.9 million, or 54 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs.

These are the top 10 PACs in Ohio state-level politics in the 2022 election cycle, according to the most recent campaign finance reports submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State:

Top 10 Ohio PACs (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Donor Name	Total Donations
1	Republican Senate Campaign Committee (Rscc)	$4,340,164
2	Ohio Democratic Party	$3,604,218
3	Ohio House Republican Alliance (Ohra)	$1,368,998
4	Ohio Education Association Educators PCE	$1,354,446
5	Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol	$1,295,000
6	Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Account	$1,140,137
7	Ohio Democratic Party Building Fund	$1,094,314
8	Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund	$1,028,767
9	Realtors PAC	$993,206
10	Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund	$691,775

A PAC is broadly defined as a group that spends money on elections. They may be established and administered by corporations, labor unions, membership organizations, or trade associations.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

Seven candidates are running in the Republican primary for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District

By Ellen Morrissey

In State

March 31, 2022 at 12:40 AM

Seven candidates are running in the Republican primary for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District on May 3, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Tim Ryan (D) announced on April 26, 2021, that he was not seeking re-election and instead running for U.S. Senate.

Under the congressional district maps most recently approved during Ohio’s redistricting process, the 13th District—which race forecasters rated as Solid Democratic in 2020—will lean more Republican in 2022. According to FiveThirtyEight, the new 9th District had an R+2 lean, while the old district was even, meaning neither party had an advantage. These congressional district lines are currently subject to a state lawsuit. Learn more here.

As of March 2022, Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, Shay Hawkins, and Janet Folger Porter have received the most media coverage. Gilbert works as a small business owner, attorney, and television commentator. She also worked on Donald Trump’s (R) 2016 and 2020 election campaigns. A Gilbert campaign ad said, “Ohioans are fed up with the incompetence in Washington. Only Madison Gesiotto Gilbert can take on the woke mob.”

Hawkins works as president and chief executive officer of the Opportunity Funds Association and as an adjunct professor. He worked as a lead policy advisor for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). In an interview with Cleveland.com, Hawkins said, “I am in this race because I am the best candidate to represent this area who can hit the ground running with experience the first day,” and, “I think I’ve got a lot to offer Republicans across the spectrum.”

Porter works as the founder and president of Faith2Action. She also worked as the legislative director for Ohio Right to Life, where she advocated for anti-abortion legislation. In her campaign announcement video, she said: “I have more than 40 years of actions and results on issues of life and liberty and family. That is the distinguishing factor between me and everybody else in the race.”

Santana F. King, Dante Sabatucci, Ryan Saylor, and Gregory Wheeler are also running.

Ohio Gov. DeWine receives $8 million, with Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee as top donor

By Kalyn Stralow

In State

March 30, 2022 at 12:59 PM

In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Ohio Secretary of State, the governor received $7,990,689 in total contributions and spent $826,577 between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. DeWine is running for re-election in 2022.

Gov. DeWine is a member of the Republican Party and first assumed office in 2019.

Gov. DeWine’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Contributions to Gov. DeWine

Of the $8 million already reported in the 2022 election cycle, 19.2 percent came from the top 10 donors.

Top Donors to Gov. DeWine (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Total Amount	Donor Name	Donor Type
1.	$870,968	Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund	Entity
2.	$520,784	Ohio Republican PAC	Entity
3.	$25,000	Lee Ann and James Pastore	Individual
4.	$18,704	Dean Kereiakes	Individual
5.	$17,929	Leslie Miller	Individual
6.	$17,500	Barbara J Siemer	Individual
7.	$17,500	Michael Baird	Individual
8.	$17,404	John A Payiavlas	Individual
9.	$16,204	Yaromir Steiner	Individual
10.	$15,000	Adrienne Delligatti	Individual

Expenditures by Gov. DeWine

On the expenditures side, Gov. DeWine reported $826,577, with 80.2 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list.

Top Expenditures by Gov. DeWine (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank	Total Amount	Payee Name	Payee Type
1.	$143,000	Arena Online	Entity
2.	$130,473	Ohio Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs	Entity
3.	$115,351	Tarrance Group	Entity
4.	$72,759	SRCP Media Inc	Entity
5.	$60,000	Deep Root Analytics LLC	Entity
6.	$35,000	America Rising Corp	Entity
7.	$28,630	Stripe	Entity
8.	$27,103	Rst Marketing	Entity
9.	$25,674	Dot the I	Entity
10.	$24,678	Kessler Creative	Entity

How Gov. DeWine’s fundraising compares to other governors

Among elected officials holding the same level of state office, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for reelection, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Ohio Gov. DeWine compares to the 10 other governors with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA in 2022:

Fundraising reported by 11 U.S. governors in the 2022 election cycle

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

Ohio Supreme Court says it does not have jurisdiction to rule further on approved congressional map, new legal challenge filed

By Ellen Morrissey

In State

March 23, 2022 at 7:08 PM

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. DeWine and Adams v. DeWine on March 18 saying it did not have jurisdiction to rule on further challenges to the congressional map at the center of those cases. Barring a successful legal challenge, the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s March 2 congressional plan will take effect for Ohio’s 2022 congressional elections and last for four years.

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed the state’s initial congressional map into law on Nov. 20, 2021. However, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the map in a 4-3 decision in its League of Women Voters of Ohio and Adams decisions on Jan. 14, 2022. The court ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw the map.

A month later, State House Speaker Bob Cupp (R) announced the legislature would not vote on a map, instead passing map-making authority to the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission include Cupp, state Sen. Vernon Sykes (D), Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), State Auditor Keith Faber (R), State Senate President Matt Huffman (R), and state Rep. Allison Russo (D).

The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote on March 2, 2022. Since the approval was along party lines, the map is set to last for four years, rather than ten, per the 2018 state constitutional amendment establishing the commission.

Further action from the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the March 2 congressional plan is possible. In its March 18 ruling, the court said “nothing in this order shall be construed as precluding the filing of a new original action challenging the validity of the March 2, 2022 plan.”

The National Redistricting Action Fund, which filed the Adams lawsuit, filed a new lawsuit on March 21 against the redrawn congressional map. In the suit, the plaintiffs requested the court invalidate the March 2 congressional map, delay election-related deadlines and the congressional primary, and choose a new map or order the General Assembly to adopt a new congressional map.

Ohio’s congressional primary is currently scheduled for May 3 and early voting begins on April 4.

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Five primary elections with the most fundraising

#1 District 17 – $300,496

#2 District 58 – $226,993

#3 District 90 – $197,771

#4 District 30 – $180,022

#5 District 78 – $107,726

Five primary elections with the least fundraising

#1 District 82 – $0

#2 District 53 – $0

#3 District 31 – $0

#4 District 43 – $0

#5 District 4 – $0

Top 10 Ohio candidates (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

Donations to top candidates in 10 states during the 2022 election cycle

Comparison of donations to top 10 candidates, by state

Donations to the RSCC

Top Donations to the RSCC (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Expenditures by the RSCC

Top RSCC Payees (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rep. Cupp’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Contributions to Rep. Cupp

Top Donors to Cupp (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Expenditures by Rep. Cupp

Top Expenditures by Cupp (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

How Rep. Cupp’s fundraising compares to other state speakers

Fundraising reported by 10 state speakers in the 2022 election cycle

Top 10 Ohio PACs (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Gov. DeWine’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Contributions to Gov. DeWine

Top Donors to Gov. DeWine (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Expenditures by Gov. DeWine

Top Expenditures by Gov. DeWine (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

How Gov. DeWine’s fundraising compares to other governors

Fundraising reported by 11 U.S. governors in the 2022 election cycle