Person
Beth Lear
- Work
- Education policy analyst and legislative liaison, The Buckeye Institute; later vice president of government affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
- Education
- B.A. in international relations, The Ohio State University.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
- Military service
- Ohio Air National Guard, including active duty at the Pentagon during Operation Desert Storm.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
- Civic
- Board member, Delaware County District Library, Delaware County Port Authority, and four charter schools.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
- Home
- Galena, Ohio.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
Chamber directory · Ohio campaign finance
- Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
- Not yet researchedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- none on filePositions in their words
- none on fileClaims checked
- 1Offices held · Ohio State Representative, District 61, since 2023
5 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 8 entries
- On the ballot 0 entries
- Where they stand Not yet researched
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office 5 entries Includes the 5 key roll calls of the 136th General Assembly that every sitting legislator on this site gets: final passage of the operating budget, every veto override vote, and the vote placing Issue 3 on the ballot, as taken in their chamber while they served. Checked: legislature.ohio.gov roll calls on House Bill 96 and Senate Joint Resolution 10
- Money Not yet researched
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 1 entry Includes the last general election for this seat.
- Endorsements Not yet researched
- Sources 6 entries
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Section | State |
|---|---|
| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
| positions | not researched |
| claims | not researched |
| record | researched |
| money | not researched |
| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
| sources | researched |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio House | Ohio House, Ohio's 61st District | Ohio State Representative, District 61 |
On the ballot
None found in the records checked
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Where they stand
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lear (R) | 2023-01-01 | office | Ohio State Representative, District 61 |
| Lear (R) | 2025-04-09 | vote | 2025-04-09 (vote): Voted yes on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and |
| Lear (R) | 2025-06-11 | vote | 2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on whether the House would concur in the Senate's amendments to the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bi |
| Lear (R) | 2025-06-25 | vote | 2025-06-25 (vote): Voted yes on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote wa |
| Lear (R) | 2025-07-21 | vote | 2025-07-21 (vote): Voted to override the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax levies |
| Lear (R) | 2026-06-10 | vote | 2026-06-10 (vote): Voted yes on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the Novembe |
-
vote June 10, 2026
Voted yes on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November 3, 2026 ballot as Issue 3 (Senate Joint Resolution 10); the House vote was 62-30 and the motion passed.
Sources: Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Senate Joint Resolution 10
-
vote July 21, 2025
Voted to override the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax levies and certain emergency levies on the ballot (the House vote was 61-28, override succeeded).
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
-
vote June 25, 2025
Voted yes on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was 59-38 and the motion passed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
-
vote June 11, 2025
Voted no on whether the House would concur in the Senate's amendments to the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was 1-85 and the motion failed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
-
vote April 9, 2025
Voted yes on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and the motion passed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
Recorded votes
Beth Lear cast 583 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 2 terms from 2023 to 2026, all in the Ohio General Assembly, from the Ohio Legislature. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Beth Lear voted and how the majority of their party voted.
| Term | Chamber | Yea | Nay | Did not vote | With party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136th General Assembly, 2025–2026 | Ohio House, district 61 | 272 | 10 | not recorded | 100% of 42 |
| 135th General Assembly, 2023–2024 | Ohio House, district 61 | 252 | 49 | not recorded | 95% of 42 |
"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways. The Ohio Legislature records who voted Yea and who voted Nay and no one else, so an absence cannot be told from an abstention and neither is counted; only floor votes are listed.
Source: Legislation and votes
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Outside spending
Financial interests
Not yet researched
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 61 (2024) | Republican | Won | 44,808 | 61.8% |
Offices held
Ohio State Representative, District 61 · 2023-01-01 to present · elected
Sources: Member Directory · Ohio House of Representatives · Lear Sworn in to Serve Ohio's 61st House District · Beth Lear
Endorsements
Not yet researched
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio House of Representatives
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Member Directory · The Ohio House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-08
- Ohio House of Representatives · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-08
- House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives District 61 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- 2024 Official Election Results · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
- https://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/beth-lear/biography
- Lear Sworn in to Serve Ohio's 61st House District · Ohio House of Representatives · 2023-01-04 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Beth Lear · Ballotpedia (Internet Archive snapshot) · accessed 2026-09-25
- House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio campaign finance
Cite and data
Cite this page as:
Cracked Buckeye, "Beth Lear", https://crackedbuckeye.com/people/beth-lear/, built 2026-11-03, accessed [date].
How to cite · Report a correction · Built 2026-11-03