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Hearcel F. Craig

Democratic · Ohio State Senator, District 15, since 2019

Work
Executive director of the Hilltop Civic Council, a Columbus social-service agency.

Sources: ohiosenate.gov · en.wikipedia.org

Public service
Served on Columbus City Council, April 2007 to December 2014, initially by appointment, and later as council president pro tempore.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ohiosenate.gov

Education
B.S. in Business Administration, Franklin University; M.S. in Administration, Central Michigan University.

Sources: ohiosenate.gov · en.wikipedia.org

Military service
U.S. Army veteran, serving 1970-1972.

Sources: ohiosenate.gov · ohiostatehouse.org

Home
Columbus, Ohio.

Source: ohiostatehouse.org

Chamber directory · Ohio campaign finance

5 of 11 sections researched

15 sources · 2022 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.

What has been checked
  • Profile 9 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand Not yet researched
  • What they have said, checked Not yet researched
  • Record in office 4 entries Includes the 4 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
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 9 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 4 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements: Not yet researchedSources: 6 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 15 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Hearcel F. Craig, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Hearcel F. Craig
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Where they are on the ballotNo candidacy is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.None found in the records checked
Where they are on the ballotNo candidacy is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Hearcel F. Craig in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Hearcel F. Craig in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries4 record entries from 2025 to 2026; 4 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.2020Craig (D)Ohio State Representative, District 26, 2015 to 2018Ohio State Senator, District 15, 2019-01-01 to present2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote w2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the Senate vote wa2025-10-01 (vote): Voted against overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax2026-06-03 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November
Record in office, dated entries4 record entries from 2025 to 2026; 4 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Craig (D), 4 dated entries · as of 2026-06-03 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Craig (D)2015officeOhio State Representative, District 26
Craig (D)2019-01-01officeOhio State Senator, District 15
Craig (D)2025-06-11vote2025-06-11 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote w
Craig (D)2025-06-25vote2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the Senate vote wa
Craig (D)2025-10-01vote2025-10-01 (vote): Voted against overriding the governor's veto of item 66 in House Bill 96; the item removed local authority to place replacement property-tax
Craig (D)2026-06-03vote2026-06-03 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November

  1. vote June 3, 2026

    Voted no 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 Senate vote was 22-9 and the motion passed.

    Sources: Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Senate Joint Resolution 10

  2. vote October 1, 2025

    Voted against overriding 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 Senate vote was 21-11, override succeeded).

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  3. vote June 25, 2025

    Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the Senate vote was 23-10 and the motion passed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  4. vote June 11, 2025

    Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote was 23-10 and the motion passed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

Recorded votes

Hearcel F. Craig cast 1,770 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 6 terms from 2015 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 Hearcel F. Craig voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
136th General Assembly, 2025–2026Ohio Senate, district 1520231not recorded97% of 31
135th General Assembly, 2023–2024Ohio Senate, district 1518749not recorded96% of 51
134th General Assembly, 2021–2022Ohio Senate, district 1525858not recorded100% of 55
133rd General Assembly, 2019–2020Ohio Senate, district 1522440not recorded95% of 37
132nd General Assembly, 2017–2018Ohio House, district 2632452not recorded98% of 44
131st General Assembly, 2015–2016Ohio House, district 2630936not recorded88% of 34

"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

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.None found in the records checked
Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Hearcel F. Craig breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Hearcel F. Craig breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.None found in the records checked
Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Hearcel F. Craig yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Hearcel F. Craig yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Hearcel F. Craig yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, Ohio State Senator, District 15, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Hearcel F. Craig is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Ohio State Senator, District 15, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Hearcel F. Craig is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Status
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 100.0% to 100.0%.2022 Ohio Senate 15Hearcel F. Craig, Ohio State Senator, District 15: won, 100.0%100.0%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 100.0% to 100.0%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2022 · as of 2022 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
2022 Ohio Senate 15100
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Ohio State Senator, District 15 (2022) DemocraticWon 72,000 100.0%

Offices held

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Senate · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearcel_Craig

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Member Directory · The Ohio Senate · accessed 2026-09-08
  2. Ohio Senate · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-08
  3. House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  4. Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  5. Ohio State Senate District 15 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
  6. 2022 Official Election Results · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
  7. https://www.ohiosenate.gov/senators/craig/bio
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearcel_Craig
  9. https://www.ohiostatehouse.org/museum/george-washington-williams-room/hearcel-f-craig
  10. Members of the 131st General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-24
  11. Members of the 132nd General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-24
  12. Hearcel Craig · Ballotpedia (Internet Archive snapshot) · accessed 2026-09-25
  13. House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  14. Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  15. Ohio campaign finance

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