David Thomas
Vote for 1; 2-year term. District 65 includes parts of Ashtabula and Trumbull counties. Use the address lookup to identify your district and confirm your official sample ballot.
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOEParty: Republican · Incumbent
Background
Incumbent State Representative for District 65, serving his first House term. Previously served as Ashtabula County Auditor and Austinburg Township Fiscal Officer. The district includes portions of Ashtabula and Trumbull counties. Ohio House official biography: David Thomas Evidence type: official record · The Ohio House biography confirms his first House term, District 65, prior county auditor service, and Austinburg Township fiscal-officer service.
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Voting record
- Primary-sponsored bills include HB 61 (homestead exemption and owner-occupancy tax credit), HB 124 (property-tax sales-assessment ratio studies), HB 129 (limits reallocation of certain school property-tax millage), and HB 158 (utility-billing transparency). Sponsorship does not by itself show a bill became law. Ohio House official primary-sponsored bills: David Thomas Evidence type: official record · The Ohio House identifies these as primary-sponsored bills; sponsorship does not mean enactment.
Promise and record
The listed bill sponsorships show legislative activity; they do not establish his position on every issue or whether sponsored bills became law. Ohio House official primary-sponsored bills: David Thomas Evidence type: editorial summary · Editorial reading of the official sponsorship list; this does not establish his position on every issue or whether a sponsored bill became law.