Senator
Hearcel Craig
| Seat | Senate District 15 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 228 · Statehouse · Second Floor |
| Mailing address | Room 228, Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square Second Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-466-5131 |
| Write to | sd15@ohiosenate.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 |
Committees 9
- Joint Agency Rule Review Committee joint
- Joint Legislative Ethics Committee joint
- Legislative Service Commission commission
- Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee standing
- Senate Finance Committee standing
- Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee Ranking democratic member standing
- Senate Housing Committee Ranking democratic member standing
- Senate Rules and Reference Committee standing
- Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity Committee Ranking member standing
Bills, 136th General Assembly 47 as principal author · 164 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 315Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP ActEnacted100
- SR 436In memory of I. Ray Miller.Adopted100
- SB 18Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness DayEnacted100
- SR 314Honoring Joel Welch on placing first at the 2026 Division II State Wrestling Championship.Adopted100
- SB 17Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion DayEnacted100
- SR 221Honoring the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team as the 2025 Division I State Champion.Adopted100
- SR 214Honoring George W. Boas II for outstanding service to the Ohio General Assembly.Adopted100
- SCR 10Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. SemiquincentennialAdopted100
- SB 39Provide for informational poster on veteran benefits and servicesEnacted100
- SR 179Honoring the St. Francis DeSales High School girls lacrosse team as the 2025 Division II State Champion.Adopted100
- SR 42Honoring Scott W. Stockman for outstanding service to the State of Ohio.Adopted100
- SR 40Honoring the Bishop Watterson High School girls soccer team as the 2024 Division II State Champion.Adopted100
- SR 4In memory of Ben Espy.Adopted100
- SB 95Designate Chief of Police James G. Jackson Memorial HighwayIn House of Representatives committee45
- SB 254Change Ohio Deaf History Month to the month of AprilIn House of Representatives committee42
All 47 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 14, HB 144, HB 15, HB 171, HB 184, HB 195, HB 23, HB 247, HB 27, HB 29, HB 31, HB 311 and 152 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
100th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 38 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 11 / 11 / 4 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 61 ÷ 13.44 = 4.54 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (9), Business, jobs & the economy (5), Courts & civil law (5) |
Senate 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
- Bill DeMora DSenate 25 89
- Casey Weinstein DSenate 28 81
- Nickie Antonio DSenate 23 71
- Kent Smith DSenate 21 69
- Paula Hicks-Hudson DSenate 11 68
- Catherine Ingram DSenate 9 61
- Bill Reineke RSenate 26 51
- Jerry Cirino RSenate 18 51
- Jane Timken RSenate 29 44
- Tom Patton RSenate 24 43
“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.
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Copied from https://www.ohiosenate.gov/members/hearcel-f-craig on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio State Senate.