Jane Timken
Republican · OH · OH State Senator
Jane Timken serves in the Ohio Senate and practiced law in civil litigation, employment law, and medical malpractice defense. She graduated cum laude from Harvard College and earned her law degree summa cum laude from American University.
Where Jane Timken stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Election Integrity (1 record)
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Gun Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated August 7, 2026
- Raised
- $583,123
- Spent
- $245,686
- Cash on hand
- $330,698
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$173,551
- $1,000-$4,999$280,601
- $500-$999$98,522
- $250-$499$22,482
- $100-$249$7,569
- $1-$99$398
Source: Ohio Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · www6.ohiosos.gov
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted to pass S.B. 172, which required public officials to allow the arrest of anyone unlawfully present for deportation proceedings. It passed the Ohio Senate 23-8.
June 18, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to pass House Bill 492, which widened the crime of interfering with an officer making an arrest and raised its penalty. The Senate passed it 24-9 and the governor signed it on July 7, 2026.
June 10, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted to agree to the conference report on S.B. 56, Ohio's marijuana rewrite, capping dispensaries at 400 and moving adult-use rules into medical law. It passed the Ohio Senate 22-7 and was signed into law.
December 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted to pass S.B. 278, which added punitive damages to what a city that enacts or enforces gun control measures can owe. It passed the Ohio Senate 24-9.
April 15, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 293, which required mailed absentee ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. The Senate agreed 23-10 and the governor signed it on December 19, 2025.
November 19, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, banning diversity offices at public universities and faculty strikes. The Ohio Senate agreed 20-11, and the governor signed it on March 28, 2025.
March 26, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 oppose
Voted to pass House Bill 173, which took electric submetering companies out of the legal definition of a public utility. The Senate passed it 24-9, the House agreed the next day, and the governor vetoed it on June 24, 2026.
June 10, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 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 Senate 24-9 and was vetoed by the Governor.
April 9, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Race Jane Timken is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 29; Ohio · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.