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Desiree Tims

Democratic · OH · OH State Representative

Desiree Tims serves in the Ohio House and is president and chief executive of Innovation Ohio. She holds a law degree from Georgetown Law and previously worked in the White House and for two U.S. senators.

Where Desiree Tims stands, based on their records

Supports

Social Programs and Welfare (2 records), Public Education Quality (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records),

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 7, 2026

Raised
$114,290
Spent
$92,340
Cash on hand
$37,693
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$59,115
  • $1,000-$4,999$27,500
  • $500-$999$13,750
  • $250-$499$6,800
  • $100-$249$4,681
  • $1-$99$2,444

Source: Ohio Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · www6.ohiosos.gov

Track record

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support

  • Introduced an Ohio bill proposing changes to the Child Care Choice Voucher Program, which helps moderate-income families pay for child care. It was sent to the House Children and Human Services Committee on March 25, 2026 (House Bill 787).

    March 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Co-introduced the No Hungry Families Act, proposing to repay Ohioans whose SNAP food-assistance benefits were stolen electronically and to set aside state money for those refunds (House Bill 174). It was sent to the House Agriculture Committee on March 19, 2025.

    March 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 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

  • Primary-sponsored Ohio House Bill 128, the Reproductive Care Act regarding abortion-related laws and reproductive-health protections; the bill was introduced February 24, 2025.

    February 24, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 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 · 3 support

  • Voted no on accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 173, which took electric submetering companies out of the legal definition of a public utility. The Ohio House agreed 56-35, but the governor vetoed the bill on June 24, 2026.

    June 10, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • 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 · 9 records

  • 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 no on the final compromise version of Senate Bill 56, Ohio's marijuana rewrite, capping dispensaries at 400 and moving adult-use rules into medical law. The House agreed to the conference report 52-34, and it became law.

    November 19, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • Voted against Substitute House Bill 492, which widened the crime of interfering with an officer making an arrest and raised its penalty. The House passed it 59-21, the Senate later passed it 24-9, and Governor Mike DeWine signed it on July 7, 2026.

    November 19, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.B. 485, the Baby Olivia Act, which required schools to teach human development with an ultrasound video. It passed the Ohio House 59-27.

    November 19, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.B. 88, which increased penalties for trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. It passed the Ohio House 71-18.

    November 19, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • Voted against passing S.B. 293, which required mailed absentee ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. It passed the Ohio House 61-30 and was signed into law.

    November 19, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.B. 116, the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act, which bars governments from impairing a person's right to hold or accept digital assets. It passed the Ohio House 70-26.

    June 18, 2025

    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

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.