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Kent Smith
OH Senate District 21
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 24Economy & Taxes 16Social Services & Welfare 14Civil Rights & Liberties 10Environment & Energy 10Healthcare 10Education 9Housing 8Other 8Transportation & Infrastructure 8Criminal Justice & Policing 7Labor & Employment 6Elections & Voting 5Gun Policy 5Banking & Finance 4Technology & Privacy 4Agriculture 3Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Senate District 21 current
Ohio |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| OH House District 8
Ohio |
Democratic | — | Jan 1, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (329 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2 — Increase power generation; improve Ohio’s electric grid | Yea | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 54 — Make appropriations for transportation for FY 2026-27 biennium | Nay | Mar 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 43 — Waive minimum instructional hours for specified high school | Yea | Mar 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2 — Increase power generation; improve Ohio’s electric grid | Yea | Mar 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 101 — Regards recording of certain real property documents | Yea | Mar 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 39 — Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and services | Yea | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 33 — Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet | Nay | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 27 — Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day | Yea | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 41 — Authorizing Cleveland State University to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 13, 2025. | Yea | Feb 27, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 56 — Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes | Nay | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 20 — Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week | Yea | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 17 — Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day | Yea | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 1 — Urge designation of illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction | Yea | Feb 27, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 21 — Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day | Yea | Feb 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 14 — Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day | Yea | Feb 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6 — Revise building inspection law | Yea | Feb 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 14 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Yea | Feb 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 24 — Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 9 — Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1 — Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act | Nay | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 5 — No title provided | Yea | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 20 — Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025. | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 19 — Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 10-12, 2025. | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 18 — Permitting the use of the Ohio Senate Chamber and hearing rooms by the Western Ohio National Speech and Debate Association on March 15… | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 4 — Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)
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SB 443
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Enact the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
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SB 442
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Enact the Food Literacy Standards Act
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SB 77
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Require a system to anonymously report wage discrimination
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SB 74
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Create the fair paycheck workplace certificate
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SR 287
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Honoring Laila Edwards as a 2026 Olympic gold medalist.
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SB 245
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Prohibit utilities from recovering political expenditure costs
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SB 297
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Regards electric submetering companies and customers
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SB 85
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Create the Ohio NAACP license plate
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SB 235
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Prohibit certain conduct that accelerates firearm's rate of fire
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SB 186
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Create a music incubator program, certain sales tax rebates
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