Representative
Anita Somani
| Seat | House District 8 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Vern Riffe Center |
| Mailing address | 77 S. High St. 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-466-5358 |
| Write to | rep08@ohiohouse.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2025 |
Committees 2
- House Health Committee Ranking democratic member standing
- House Medicaid Committee standing
Bills, 136th General Assembly 23 as principal author · 125 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HR 369In memory of L. Helen Rankin.Adopted100
- HR 263Honoring Wendy Zhan on her retirement as the director of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.Adopted100
- HR 234In memory of Jack Cera.Adopted100
- HR 255In memory of Mary Rose Oakar.Adopted100
- HR 138Honoring Don Jones for his exemplary service to the Ohio House of Representatives.Adopted100
- HR 118In memory of Ronald Edward Hood.Adopted100
- HR 38In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr.Adopted100
- HB 836Require physicians to sign death certificates electronicallyIn House of Representatives committee23
- HCR 12Recognize the importance of perinatal mental healthIn House of Representatives committee23
- HB 713Regards adoption advertising and facilitationIn House of Representatives committee19
- HB 643Limit EdChoice expansion scholarship based on incomeIn House of Representatives committee16
- HB 767Enact Menopause, Perimenopause, and Hormone Therapy Coverage ActIn House of Representatives committee13
- HB 337Require firearm sale by federal dealer to include trigger lockIn House of Representatives committee13
- HJR 4CA:Reconcile same sex marriage law; right to interracial marriageIn House of Representatives committee13
- HB 245Regards Ohio parenting and pregnancy program servicesIn House of Representatives committee13
All 23 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 114, HB 124, HB 14, HB 15, HB 184, HB 29, HB 311, HB 359, HB 377, HB 4, HB 433, HB 440 and 113 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 136th General Assembly, 2025–26
23rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 13 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 0 ÷ 6.38 = 0.00 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (2), Health & mental health (2), Veterans & military (1) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Sean Brennan DHouse 14 89
- Eric Synenberg DHouse 21 72
- Tristan Rader DHouse 13 72
- Karen Brownlee DHouse 28 70
- Beryl Piccolantonio DHouse 4 68
- Crystal Lett DHouse 11 65
- Terrence Upchurch DHouse 20 64
- Christine Cockley DHouse 6 62
- Joe Miller DHouse 53 62
- Lauren McNally DHouse 58 61
“Written together” = 136th General Assembly bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 8
- Counties
- Franklin
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- Michele Reynolds (3), Hearcel Craig (15), Beth Liston (16), Bill DeMora (25)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/anita-somani on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio House of Representatives.