Anita Somani
Democratic · OH · OH State Representative
Anita Somani serves in the Ohio House and practices as an obstetrician-gynecologist at OhioHealth. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio and is a past board member of the Columbus Medical Association.
Where Anita Somani stands, based on their records
Supports
Women's Reproductive Rights (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record), Corporate Accountability (2 records)
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Track record
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
Voted against passing H.B. 347, the SHE WINS Act, which permitted an elective abortion only after a 24-hour informed consent meeting. It passed the Ohio House 64-32.
March 25, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Co-wrote a state bill as one of its two lead sponsors, proposing legal protections for assisted reproduction care, meaning medical help with getting pregnant (House Bill 237). The House sent the bill to its Health Committee.
April 17, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Co-sponsored the Reproductive Care Act, a bill repealing many state abortion restrictions and expanding reproductive health protections (House Bill 128).
January 1, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against passing H.B. 249, the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, which created the offense of unlawful adult cabaret performance. It passed the Ohio House 63-32.
March 25, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted against passing S.B. 50, a bill to let 14- and 15-year-olds work until 9 p.m. year-round with a parent's approval. It passed the Ohio House 62-30 and was vetoed by the Governor.
November 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing H.B. 126, which prohibited public nuisance lawsuits arising from the sale of a product. It passed the Ohio House 59-36.
May 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Serves as Ranking Member of the Ohio House Health Committee and as a member of the House Medicaid Committee.
July 24, 2026
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted against passing H.B. 319, the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act, which set a yearly clinical teaching subsidy for public medical schools. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.
June 9, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing H.B. 252, which created new burglary and trespass offenses that no longer require force, stealth or deception. It passed the Ohio House 70-25.
March 25, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing H.B. 92, which barred municipalities from putting a lien on rental property over a tenant's unpaid water bills. It passed the Ohio House 67-30.
March 18, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing H.B. 503, which required voter approval before a municipality cuts or repeals an income tax reciprocity credit. It passed the Ohio House 65-27.
February 25, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing S.B. 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, which banned diversity offices at public universities and barred faculty strikes. It passed the Ohio House 59-34 and was signed into law.
March 19, 2025
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Race Anita Somani is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 8; Ohio · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.