Representative
Beth Lear
| Seat | House District 61 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Vern Riffe Center |
| Mailing address | 77 S. High St. 12th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-466-1431 |
| Write to | rep61@ohiohouse.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 |
Committees 5
- House Commerce and Labor Committee Vice chair standing
- House Energy Committee standing
- House Government Oversight Committee standing
- House Ways and Means Committee standing
- Joint Sunset Review Committee joint
Bills, 136th General Assembly 26 as principal author · 131 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HCR 35Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructureAdopted100
- HR 400Honoring Ashlynn Brokaw on securing a 2026 State Championship in girls wrestling.Adopted100
- 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 241In memory of Charles James Kirk.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
- HR 66Honoring Alex Taylor on winning a 2025 Division I State Wrestling Championship.Adopted100
- HR 67Honoring Ashlynn Brokaw on winning a 2025 State Wrestling Championship.Adopted100
- HB 498Enact the Ohio Self-Defense ActIn House of Representatives committee13
- HB 466Require certain approval before subdivision levies a property taxIn House of Representatives committee13
- HB 320Require registration as a member of a political party for primaryIn House of Representatives committee13
All 26 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 10, HB 124, HB 14, HB 15, HB 186, HB 20, HB 23, HB 247, HB 268, HB 292, HB 31, HB 311 and 119 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
21st 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 majority average | 0 ÷ 21.20 = 0.00 |
| Most-authored topics | Elections & ethics (2), Schools (K–12) (2), Transportation & vehicles (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
- Jennifer Gross RHouse 45 67
- Josh Williams RHouse 44 66
- Gary Click RHouse 88 63
- Thomas Hall RHouse 46 54
- Angie King RHouse 84 52
- Tex Fischer RHouse 59 50
- Johnathan Newman RHouse 80 49
- Bernie Willis RHouse 74 45
- Kellie Deeter RHouse 54 44
- Tim Barhorst RHouse 85 44
“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 61
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- Delaware, Knox
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- Andrew Brenner (19)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/beth-lear on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio House of Representatives.