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U.S. Senator · Ohio
Jon Husted
RepublicanState R+5119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score46#49 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact Jon Husted’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 3 signals
- MediumBacks 2 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 2 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: S. 237, S. 2878.
- WeakHeritage Action 79 vs. Senate Republican avg 88Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 79; the Senate Republican average is 88.1 (n=53). That is 9 points toward the Democrats.
- WeakAppointed senator: special election Nov 3, 2026Appointed to the seat; the term ends at a special election on Nov 3, 2026. Ohio has a partisan lean of R+5. An appointee has not yet faced the state's voters and may reach out to Democratic-leaning voters as well as the party's base.
Keeps them with Republicans · 0 signals
None of our measures place this member firmly with their party.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 21, 2025 – November 3, 2026
- Senate class
- Class 3
- Seniority
- Junior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 1.7 years
- Seat
- Appointed; special election
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on AppropriationsMajority · 14th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Husted← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.585 is 0.03 to the right of the Senate Republican median (+0.558).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Republican average- 119th Congress79Senate Republican average: 88 (n=53)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 5Laken Riley ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 61
| Middle |
| S. 5521Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov |