Representative
Meredith Lawson‐Rowe
| Seat | House District 5 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Vern Riffe Center |
| Mailing address | 77 S. High St. 10th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Capitol phone | 614-644-6002 |
| Write to | rep05@ohiohouse.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2025 |
Committees 3
- House Community Revitalization Committee standing
- House Local Government Committee standing
- House Veterans and Military Development Committee Ranking member standing
Bills, 136th General Assembly 26 as principal author · 99 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HR 369In memory of L. Helen Rankin.Adopted100
- HB 247Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogsEnacted100
- 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 174Honoring Josiah Montgomery as a 2025 Division I State Track and Field Champion.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 44Honoring the Canal Winchester High School competition cheer team as a 2025 OASSA Division 2 State Champion.Adopted100
- HB 104Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness DayIn Senate committee42
- HB 166Designate Harriet Tubman DayIn Senate committee42
- HB 452Designate 761st Tank Battalion DayIn House of Representatives committee23
- HB 451Designate CPL Lindsey William Mitchell Memorial HighwayIn House of Representatives committee23
- HB 235Authorize tax credit for handgun training and firearms storageIn House of Representatives committee23
All 26 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 114, HB 14, HB 15, HB 184, HB 229, HB 23, HB 268, HB 29, HB 292, HB 297, HB 31, HB 311 and 87 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
91st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 16 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 16 ÷ 6.38 = 2.51 |
| Most-authored topics | Transportation & vehicles (2), Criminal justice & public safety (2), Budget & taxes (2) |
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 62
- Karen Brownlee DHouse 28 57
- Terrence Upchurch DHouse 20 50
- Dontavius Jarrells DHouse 1 45
- Allison Russo DHouse 7 44
- Eric Synenberg DHouse 21 44
- Michele Grim DHouse 43 44
- Beryl Piccolantonio DHouse 4 43
- Cecil Thomas DHouse 25 41
- Derrick Hall DHouse 34 41
“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 5
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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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Source
Copied from https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/meredith-r-lawson-rowe on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Ohio House of Representatives.