Representative
Dontavius Jarrells
| Seat | House District 1 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Vern Riffe Center |
| Mailing address | 77 S. High St. 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-466-5343 |
| Write to | rep01@ohiohouse.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 |
Committees 4
- House Arts, Athletics and Tourism Committee Ranking member standing
- House Finance Committee standing
- House Insurance Committee standing
- Joint Legislative Ethics Committee joint
Bills, 136th General Assembly 39 as principal author · 154 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HR 460Honoring Frostop on its Centennial.Adopted100
- HR 369In memory of L. Helen Rankin.Adopted100
- HB 57Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugsEnacted100
- 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 565Enact the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection ActIn Senate committee42
- HB 25Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship ProgramIn Senate committee42
- HB 58Create recovery housing residences certificate of need programIn Senate committee42
- HB 902Enact the Fostering Sibling Success ActIn House of Representatives committee23
- HB 848Designate September as Celebrate HBCU MonthIn House of Representatives committee23
- HB 760Create the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. license plate.In House of Representatives committee23
All 39 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 114, HB 14, HB 171, HB 184, HB 229, HB 23, HB 247, HB 268, HB 27, HB 29, HB 31, HB 311 and 142 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
94th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 28 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 4 / 4 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 19 ÷ 6.38 = 2.98 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (4), Children, families & social services (4), Schools (K–12) (3) |
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 14 116
- Terrence Upchurch DHouse 20 94
- Eric Synenberg DHouse 21 87
- Allison Russo DHouse 7 83
- Darnell Brewer DHouse 22 80
- Crystal Lett DHouse 11 79
- Karen Brownlee DHouse 28 74
- Michele Grim DHouse 43 74
- Tristan Rader DHouse 13 72
- Erika White DHouse 41 71
“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 1
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- Franklin
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- Michele Reynolds (3), Hearcel Craig (15), Beth Liston (16), Bill DeMora (25)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/dontavius-l-jarrells on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio House of Representatives.