2022 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the August 2 Ohio Primary

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Because lawmakers struggled to finalize district maps, the Ohio Primary Election for 2022 will be divided into two separate elections: the first on May 3, and the second on August 2.

The August 2 Primary ballot will include candidates for State Senate, State House, and State Central Committee.

NOTES:

  • The following grades and endorsements may not be complete. We will continue to update our grades / endorsements as we collect additional information.
  • ?? generally means the candidate did not submit a survey.
  • "q" after a grade means we have no legislative votes, and we are basing the grade primarily on survey answers.
  • In some races where there are multiple good candidates, we choose to not endorse in a primary.

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U.S. Senate
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Tim Ryan D
R JD Vance Aq Endorsed
U.S. House
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
1 D Greg Landsman ??
1 R Steve Chabot A Endorsed
2 D Samantha Meadows ??
2 R Brad Wenstrup A Endorsed
3 D Joyce Beatty F
3 R Lee Stahley ??
4 D Tamie Wilson ??
4 R Jim Jordan A+
5 D Craig Swartz ??
5 R Bob Latta A Endorsed
6 D Lou Lyras ??
6 R Bill Johnson A Endorsed
7 D Matthew Diemer ??
7 R Max Miller Aq
8 D Vanessa Enoch ??
8 R Warren Davidson A Endorsed
9 D Marcy Kaptur ??
9 I Youseff Baddar ??
9 R J.R. Majewski Aq Endorsed
10 D David Esrati ??
10 R Michael Turner ??
11 D Shontel Brown ??
11 R Eric Brewer ??
12 D Amy Rippel-Elton ??
12 R Troy Balderson A Endorsed
13 D Emilia Sykes F
13 R Madison G. Gilbert Aq
14 D Matt Kilboy ??
14 R David Joyce A Endorsed
15 D Gary Josephson ??
15 I Elizabeth McKenzie ??
15 R Mike Carey A Endorsed
Governor/Lt. Governor
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Nan Whaley F
/Cheryl Stephens
I Tim Grady ??
R Mike DeWine B
/Jon Husted
Attorney General
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Jeff Crossman ??
R Dave Yost A Endorsed
Secretary of State
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Chelsea Clark ??
I Terpsehore Maras ??
R Frank LaRose A Endorsed
Treasurer
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Scott Schertzer ??
R Robert Sprague A Endorsed
Auditor
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Taylor Sappington ??
R Keith Faber A Endorsed
State Senate
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
1 R Robert McColley A Endorsed
3 D Tina Maharath D
3 R Michele Reynolds Bq
5 R Stephen Huffman A Endorsed
7 D David Dallas ??
7 R Steve Wilson A Endorsed
9 D Catherine Ingram ??
9 R Orlando Sonza Aq
11 D Paula Hicks-Hudson F
11 R Tony Dia ??
13 D Anthony Eliopoulos ??
13 R Nathan Manning A Endorsed
15 D Hearcel Craig F
17 D Garry Boone ??
17 R Shane Wilkin A+ Endorsed
19 D Heather Swiger ??
19 R Andrew Brenner A Endorsed
21 D Kent Smith D
21 R Mikhail Alterman Aq
23 D Nickie Antonio F
23 R Landry Simmons Bq
25 D William DeMora ??
25 R Chandler Wysocki Aq
27 D Patricia Goetz ??
27 R Kristina Roegner A Endorsed
29 R Kirk Schuring A Endorsed
31 R Al Landis A Endorsed
33 D Robert Hagan D
33 R Michael Rulli A Endorsed
State House
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
1 D Dontavius Jarrells F
2 D Latyna Humphrey D
3 D Ismail Mohamed ??
3 R Josiah Lanning Aq Endorsed
4 D Mary Lightbody D
4 R Jill Rudler Aq
5 D Richard Brown D
5 R Ronald Beach Aq
6 D Adam Miller F
6 R Joe Wharton Bq
7 D Allison Russo F
8 D Beth Liston D
8 R Zully Truempter Cq
9 D Munira Abdullahi ??
10 D Russell Harris Aq
10 R David Dobos ??
11 D Anita Somani ??
11 R Omar Tarazi Aq
12 I Matthew Briner ??
12 R Brian Stewart A Endorsed
13 D Michael Skindell D
13 R Keith Davey Aq
14 D Sean Brennan ??
14 R Jolene Austin Aq
15 D Richard Dell'Aquila ??
16 D Bride Rose Sweeney D
16 R Michael Lamb Aq
17 D Troy Greenfield ??
17 R Tom Patton A Endorsed
18 D Darnell Brewer ??
18 I Shayla Davis ??
18 R Shalira Taylor B
19 D Phil Robinson D
19 R Ron Brough ??
20 D Terrence Upchurch F
21 D Elliot Forhan ??
21 R Kelly Powell ??
22 D Juanita Brent D
23 D Dan Troy D
23 R George Phillips Aq
24 D Dani Isaacsohn ??
24 R Adam Koehler ??
25 D Cecil Thomas F
25 R John Breadon ??
26 D Sedrick Denson D
27 D Rachel Baker ??
27 R Jennifer Giroux Aq
28 D Jessica Miranda F
28 I Regina Collins ??
28 R Chris Monzel Bq
29 D Juan Valle ??
29 R Cindy Abrams B
30 D Alissa Mayhaus ??
30 R Bill Seitz A+ Endorsed
31 D Rita Darrow ??
31 R Bill Roemer A Endorsed
32 D Matt Shaughnessy ??
32 R Bob Young A Endorsed
33 D Tavia Galonski F
33 R Kristopher Anderson Aq
34 D Casey Weinstein D
34 R Beth Bigham Aq
35 D Lori O'Neill ??
35 R Steve Demetriou Aq Endorsed
36 D Addison Caruso ??
36 R Andrea White C
37 R Tom Young A Endorsed
38 D Willis Blackshear D
39 D Leronda Jackson ??
39 R Phil Plummer B
40 D Amy Cox ??
40 R Rodney Creech A Endorsed
41 D Nancy Larson ??
41 R Joshua Williams Aq
42 D Erika White ??
42 R Derek Merrin A Endorsed
43 D Michele Grim ??
43 R Wendi Hendricks ??
44 D Elgin Rogers Jr. ??
44 R Roy Palmer ??
45 D Chuck Horn ??
45 R Jennifer Gross B
46 D Lawrence Mulligan ??
46 R Thomas Hall A+ Endorsed
47 D Sam Lawrence ??
47 R Sara Caruthers A Endorsed
48 D David Smith ??
48 R Scott Oelslager A Endorsed
49 D Thomas West F
49 R Jim Thomas Bq
50 R Reggie Stoltzfus A Endorsed
51 R Brett Hudson Hillyer A Endorsed
52 D Regan Phillips ??
52 R Gayle Manning B
53 D Joseph A. Miller F
53 R Marty Gallagher ??
54 D Bryan Burgess ??
54 R Dick Stein A Endorsed
55 D Paul Zorn ??
55 R Scott Lipps A Endorsed
56 D Joy Bennett ??
56 R Adam Mathews Aq
57 D Evan Rosborough ??
57 R Jamie Callender A Endorsed
58 D Bruce Neff ??
58 R Al Cutrona A Endorsed
59 D Lauren McNally ??
60 R Kris Jordan B
61 D Louise Valentine ??
61 R Beth Lear Aq
62 D Brian Flick ??
62 R Jean Schmidt A Endorsed
63 D Richard Perry ??
63 R Adam Bird A Endorsed
64 D Vince Peterson ??
64 R Nick Santucci Aq
65 I Jennifer Donnelly ??
65 R Michael Loychik A Endorsed
66 D Mike Oliver ??
66 R Sharon Ray A Endorsed
67 D Drew Burge ??
67 R Melanie Miller Aq
68 R Thad Claggett Aq Endorsed
69 D Charlotte Owens ??
69 R Kevin Miller A Endorsed
70 D Eric Price ??
70 R Brian Lampton A Endorsed
71 D James Duffee ??
71 R Bill Dean A Endorsed
72 D Kathleen Clyde F
72 R Gail Pavliga A Endorsed
73 R Jeff LaRe A Endorsed
74 D Daniel Saks ??
74 R Bernard Willis ??
75 D Jan Materni ??
75 R Haraz Ghanbari A Endorsed
76 D Justin Andrews ??
76 R Marilyn John A Endorsed
77 D Mark Gooch ??
77 R Scott Wiggam A+ Endorsed
78 R Susan Manchester A Endorsed
79 D Taylor Eastham ??
79 R Monica Robb Blasdel Aq
80 R Jena Powell A Endorsed
81 R James Hoops A Endorsed
82 D Magdalene Markward ??
82 R Roy Klopfenstein Bq
83 D Claire Osborne ??
83 R Jon Cross A Endorsed
84 D Sophia Rodriguez ??
84 R Angela King Aq
85 R Tim Barhorst Aq
86 D Barbara Luke ??
86 R Tracy Richardson A Endorsed
87 R Riordan McClain A Endorsed
88 D Dianne Selvey ??
88 R Gary Click A Endorsed
89 D Jim Obergefell ??
89 R DJ Swearingen A Endorsed
90 D Andrew Dodson ??
90 R Brian Baldridge A Endorsed
91 R Bob Peterson A Endorsed
92 R Mark Johnson A Endorsed
93 R Jason Stephens A Endorsed
94 D Rhyan Goodman ??
94 R Jay Edwards A Endorsed
95 D William Ryan ??
95 R Don Jones A Endorsed
96 D Charlie DiPalma ??
96 R Ron Ferguson A Endorsed
97 R Adam Holmes A Endorsed
98 D Annie Homstad ??
98 R Darell Kick A Endorsed
99 D Abby Kovacs ??
99 R Sarah Fowler A Endorsed
Chief Justice Supreme Court
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Jennifer Brunner
R Sharon Kennedy Endorsed
Justice Supreme Court
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
D Terri Jamison
D Marilyn Zayas
R Pat DeWine Endorsed
R Pat Fischer Endorsed
Court of Appeals
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
1 R Robert Winkler Aq
5 R Craig Baldwin Endorsed
5 R Andrew King Aq Endorsed
5 D Earle Wise Endorsed
11 R Eugene Lucci Aq
Common Pleas Court
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
Cuyahoga R Tim Hess Aq
Franklin R Jessica Barwell Aq
Franklin R Michael Holbrook Bq
Franklin R Don Roberts Bq
Juvenile Court Judge
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
Butler R Daniel Phillips Bq Endorsed
County Commissioner
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
Franklin R Luis Gil Bq
Auditor
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
Franklin R Jarrod Golden Aq
Hamilton R Tom Brinkman B
Sheriff
District Party Name Grade Endorsement
Darke R Mark Whittaker A

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