D.J. Swearingen
Republican · OH · OH State Representative
D.J. Swearingen serves in the Ohio House and practices law with Wickens Herzer Panza, advising business owners on transactions and operations. He holds a political science degree from Bowling Green State University and a law degree from the University of Dayton.
Where D.J. Swearingen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record),
Opposes
Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records), Civil Rights (2 records)
Mixed record
Corporate Accountability (1 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to pass H.B. 88, which increased penalties for trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. It passed the Ohio House 71-18.
November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 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 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Primary-sponsored Ohio House Bill 233, which would require elector-citizenship verification and revise election-law procedures; the bill was introduced on April 15, 2025.
April 15, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 2 oppose
Primary-sponsored Ohio House Bill 246, the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act, which required certain construction employers to use E-Verify; the bill was introduced on April 29, 2025 and signed by the governor on December 19, 2025.
December 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to pass H.B. 126, which prohibited public nuisance lawsuits arising from the sale of a product. It passed the Ohio House 59-36.
May 7, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
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 to pass 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
Introduced a bill letting Ohio doctors prescribe any legal drug for uses the federal government has not approved, once the patient gives informed consent. It also proposes requiring pharmacies and hospitals to fill those prescriptions, with limited exceptions (House Bill 12, the Jeff, Dave, and Angie Patient Right to Try Act).
January 23, 2025
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Race D.J. Swearingen is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 89; Ohio · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.