2022 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the Ohio Primary
Because lawmakers have been struggling 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 May 3 Primary ballot will include federal candidates (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), Ohio statewide candidates (Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State,) and Judicial candidates (Ohio Supreme Court and other judicial races).
BFA PAC will focus first on the May 3 Primary and postpone grades / endorsements for Ohio House and Senate races until afterward.
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.
- We do not issue grades for judicial candidates. We either endorse or not.
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U.S. Senate | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Morgan Harper | ?? | |||
D | Traci Johnson | ?? | |||
D | Tim Ryan | ?? | WIN | ||
R | Matt Dolan | C | |||
R | Mike Gibbons | Aq | |||
R | Josh Mandel | A | |||
R | Neil Patel | ?? | |||
R | Mark Pukita | ?? | |||
R | Jane Timken | Aq | |||
R | JD Vance | Aq | WIN | ||
U.S. House | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
1 | D | Greg Landsman | ?? | WIN | |
1 | R | Steve Chabot | A | Endorsed | WIN |
1 | R | Jenn Giroux | ?? | ||
2 | D | Alan Darnowsky | ?? | ||
2 | D | Samantha Meadows | ?? | WIN | |
2 | R | James Condit Jr. | ?? | ||
2 | R | Brad Wenstrup | A | Endorsed | WIN |
2 | R | David Windisch | ?? | ||
3 | D | Joyce Beatty | F | WIN | |
3 | R | Lee Stahley | ?? | WIN | |
4 | D | Jeffrey Sites | ?? | ||
4 | D | Tamie Wilson | ?? | ||
4 | R | Jim Jordan | A+ | WIN | |
5 | D | Martin Heberling | ?? | ||
5 | D | Craig Swartz | ?? | WIN | |
5 | R | Bob Latta | A | Endorsed | WIN |
6 | D | Martin Alexander | ?? | ||
6 | D | Eric Jones | ?? | ||
6 | D | Lou Lyras | ?? | WIN | |
6 | D | Shawna Roberts | ?? | ||
6 | R | John Anderson | Aq | ||
6 | R | Bill Johnson | A | Endorsed | WIN |
6 | R | Michael Morgenstern | ?? | ||
6 | R | Gregory Zelenitz | ?? | ||
7 | D | Matthew Diemer | ?? | WIN | |
7 | D | Patrick Malley | ?? | ||
7 | D | Tristan Rader | ?? | ||
7 | R | Anthony Leon Alexander | ?? | ||
7 | R | Charlie Gaddis | Aq | ||
7 | R | Max Miller | Aq | WIN | |
7 | R | Jonah Schulz | Aq | ||
8 | D | Vanessa Enoch | ?? | WIN | |
8 | R | Warren Davidson | A | Endorsed | WIN |
8 | R | Phil Heimlich | ?? | ||
9 | D | Marcy Kaptur | ?? | WIN | |
9 | R | Beth Deck | ?? | ||
9 | R | Theresa Gavarone | A | ||
9 | R | J.R. Majewski | Aq | WIN | |
9 | R | Craig Riedel | A | ||
10 | D | Kirk Benjamin | ?? | ||
10 | D | David Esrati | ?? | WIN | |
10 | D | Jeff Hardenbrook | ?? | ||
10 | D | Bexter Stapleton | ?? | ||
10 | R | Michael Turner | ?? | WIN | |
11 | D | Shontel Brown | ?? | WIN | |
11 | D | Nina Turner | ?? | ||
11 | R | Eric Brewer | ?? | WIN | |
11 | R | James Hemphill | ?? | ||
12 | D | Amy Rippel Elton | ?? | WIN | |
12 | D | Michael Fletcher | ?? | ||
12 | R | Troy Balderson | A | Endorsed | WIN |
12 | R | Brandon Lape | Aq | ||
13 | D | Aaron Paul Godfrey | ?? | ||
13 | D | John Anthony Impellizzeri | ?? | ||
13 | D | Eric Scott Jones | ?? | ||
13 | D | Matt Kilboy | ?? | ||
13 | D | Emilia Sykes | F | WIN | |
13 | R | Madison Gesiotto Gilbert | Aq | WIN | |
13 | R | Shay Hawkins | Aq | ||
13 | R | Santana F. King | ?? | ||
13 | R | Janet Folger Porter | Aq | ||
13 | R | Dante Sabatucci | Aq | ||
13 | R | Ryan Saylor | ?? | ||
13 | R | Gregory Wheeler | Aq | ||
14 | D | Matt Kilboy | ?? | WIN | |
14 | R | Patrick Awtrey | Aq | ||
14 | R | Bevin Cormack | ?? | ||
14 | R | Matthew Fredrickson | ?? | ||
14 | R | David Joyce | A | Endorsed | |
14 | R | Jill Eaton Simms | ?? | ||
15 | D | Gary Josephson | ?? | WIN | |
15 | D | Danny O'Connor | ?? | ||
15 | R | Mike Carey | A | Endorsed | WIN |
Governor/Lt. Governor | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | John Cranley/Teresa Fedor | F | |||
D | Nan Whaley/Cheryl Stephens | F | WIN | ||
R | Joe Blystone/Jeremiah Workman | Aq | |||
R | Mike DeWine/Jon Husted | B | WIN | ||
R | Ron Hood/Candice Keller | A | |||
R | Jim Renacci/Joe Knopp | A | |||
Attorney General | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Jeff Crossman | ?? | WIN | ||
R | Dave Yost | A | Endorsed | WIN | |
Secretary of State | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Chelsea Clark | ?? | WIN | ||
R | John Adams | A | |||
R | Frank LaRose | A | Endorsed | WIN | |
Treasurer | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Scott Schertzer | ?? | WIN | ||
R | Robert Sprague | A | Endorsed | WIN | |
Auditor | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Taylor Sappington | ?? | WIN | ||
R | Keith Faber | A | Endorsed | WIN | |
Chief Justice Supreme Court | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Jennifer Brunner | WIN | |||
R | Sharon Kennedy | Endorsed | WIN | ||
Justice Supreme Court | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
D | Terri Jamison | WIN | |||
D | Marilyn Zayas | WIN | |||
R | Pat DeWine | Endorsed | WIN | ||
R | Pat Fischer | Endorsed | WIN | ||
Court of Appeals | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
5 | R | Craig Baldwin | Endorsed | WIN | |
5 | R | Jeff Furr | Aq | ||
5 | R | Andrew King | Aq | Endorsed | WIN |
5 | D | Earle Wise | Endorsed | WIN | |
11 | R | Sarah Thomas Kovoor | Aq | Endorsed | |
11 | R | Eugene Lucci | Aq | ||
Common Pleas Court | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
Franklin | R | Jessica Barwell | Aq | WIN | |
Franklin | R | Michael Holbrook | Bq | WIN | |
Franklin | R | Don Roberts | Bq | WIN | |
Juvenile Court Judge | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
Butler | R | Daniel Phillips | Bq | Endorsed | WIN |
County Commissioner | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
Franklin | R | Luis Gil | Bq | WIN | |
Auditor | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
Franklin | R | Jarrod Golden | Aq | WIN | |
Geauga | R | Diane Grendell | A | Endorsed | |
Hamilton | R | Tom Brinkman | B | WIN | |
Sheriff | |||||
District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement | |
Darke | R | Mark Ater | A | Endorsed | |
Darke | R | Mark Whittaker | A | WIN |
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