Representative
Jim Thomas
| Seat | House District 49 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Vern Riffe Center |
| Mailing address | 77 S. High St. 11th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-466-8030 |
| Write to | rep49@ohiohouse.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2023 |
Committees 4
- House Judiciary Committee Chair standing
- House Education Committee standing
- House Finance Committee standing
- House Ways and Means Committee standing
Bills, 136th General Assembly 19 as principal author · 15 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 105Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulationsEnacted100
- HR 420Honoring the Rotary Club of Canal Fulton on its One Hundredth Anniversary.Adopted100
- HR 369In memory of L. Helen Rankin.Adopted100
- HR 333Honoring the City of Massillon on its Two Hundredth Anniversary.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 258Honoring FlameGuard on winning first place at the 2025 De La Vega Global Entrepreneurship Awards.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 84Honoring Alayna Mendenhall as a 2025 OATCCC Seated Indoor State Champion.Adopted100
- HR 38In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr.Adopted100
- HR 71Honoring WHBC Radio on its Centennial.Adopted100
- HB 1019Temporarily reduce motor fuel taxes; levy a temporary taxIntroduced20
- HB 161Extend sales, use and local lodging taxes to short-term rentalsIn House of Representatives committee18
All 19 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HCR 7, HR 101, HR 243, HR 60, SB 101, SB 295, SB 9, HB 3, HB 133, HB 204, HB 48, HB 249 and 3 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
36th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 7 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 10 ÷ 21.20 = 0.47 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (2), Business, jobs & the economy (2), Higher education & workforce (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
- Josh Williams RHouse 44 8
- Bernie Willis RHouse 74 7
- David Thomas RHouse 65 6
- Jack Daniels RHouse 32 6
- Kellie Deeter RHouse 54 6
- Marilyn John RHouse 76 6
- Mark Hiner RHouse 98 6
- Sean Brennan DHouse 14 6
- Adam Mathews RHouse 56 5
- Angie King RHouse 84 5
“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 49
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Copied from https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/jim-thomas on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio House of Representatives.