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Official portrait of Willis Blackshear

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Senator

Willis Blackshear

SeatSenate District 6
PartyDemocratic
Capitol officeRoom 49 · Statehouse · Ground Floor
Mailing addressRoom 49, Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square Ground Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
Capitol phone614-466-4538
Write tosd06@ohiosenate.gov (official address)
TenureServing since January 1, 2025

Committees 10

Bills, 136th General Assembly 30 as principal author · 119 as coauthor

All 30 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HB 14, HB 144, HB 15, HB 171, HB 227, HB 229, HB 247, HB 29, HB 31, HB 311, HB 359, HB 393 and 107 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

0.4524th of 32 in the Senate
28th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored12
… passed committee / chamber / both2 / 2 / 0
… became law0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. Senate minority average6 ÷ 13.44 = 0.45
Most-authored topicsBusiness, jobs & the economy (3), Budget & taxes (1), Criminal justice & public safety (1)

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

“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 6

Counties
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Andrea White (36), Tom Young (37), Desireè Tims (38), Phil Plummer (39), Rodney Creech (40)
Senate District 6 and neighboursSenate District 4: George Lang (R)Senate District 5: Steve Huffman (R)Senate District 6: Willis Blackshear (D)Senate District 7: Steve Wilson (R)Senate District 10: Kyle Koehler (R)Senate District 17: Shane Wilkin (R)DarkeClintonWarrenGreeneMontgomeryMiamiClarkButlerPreble45671017
District 6 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Senate page.

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