Jean Schmidt
Republican · OH · Ohio State Representative, District 62
Jean Schmidt is a Republican who has represented District 62 (Clermont County) in the Ohio House since 2021, having previously served in the Ohio House from 2001 to 2004 and in the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 2nd district from 2005 to 2013. A University of Cincinnati political science graduate and Cincinnati native, she is seeking re-election in 2026 and faces Democrat Ian Schwartz in the November general election after winning her May primary.
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Her House Bill 371, expanding insurance coverage for annual mammograms and improving breast cancer screening access, took effect September 23, 2022 after passage in the 134th General Assembly.
September 23, 2022For
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 3, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Voted for House Bill 68, the 2023 law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors and restricting transgender athletes' participation, and voted with the House majority to override Governor DeWine's veto of the bill in January 2024.
January 10, 2024Against
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 3, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
As a U.S. representative, was found by the House Ethics Committee in 2011 to have received an impermissible gift of roughly $500,000 in legal services paid by the Turkish Coalition of America; the committee concluded she had not known of the arrangement, imposed no sanction, and ordered her to disclose and repay the amounts.
August 5, 2011
Source: thehill.com · researched July 3, 2026
Elections
- State Representative, District 62 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 62; Ohio · incumbent
Profile last researched July 3, 2026.