Person

Josh Williams

Republican · Ohio State Representative, since 2023

Work
Attorney; teaches constitutional law, criminal law, and criminal procedure at Adrian College.

Source: ohiohouse.gov

Education
J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 2020; B.S. and A.A.S. in paralegal studies, University of Toledo.

Source: ohiohouse.gov

Home
Sylvania Township, Ohio.

Source: facebook.com

5 of 11 sections researched

13 sources · 2024 · 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 7 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
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 5 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements: Not yet researchedSources: 6 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 13 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Josh Williams, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Ohio State Representative, District 44.Josh Williams: Ohio State Representative, District 44, Republican
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Ohio State Representative, District 44.Source: Ohio House districts of the September 2023 plan (ODOT TIMS) · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Where they are on the ballot
ChamberDistrictNote
Ohio HouseOhio House, Ohio's 44th DistrictOhio State Representative, District 44

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Josh Williams in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Josh Williams in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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The voting schedule
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 entries5 record entries from 2025 to 2026; 5 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.Williams (R)Ohio State Representative, District 44, 2025-01-01 to presentOhio State Representative, District 41, 2023 to 20242025-04-09 (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 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 Bi2025-06-25 (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 wa2025-07-21 (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 levies2026-06-10 (vote): Voted yes on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the Novembe
Record in office, dated entries5 record entries from 2025 to 2026; 5 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Williams (R), 5 dated entries · as of 2026-06-10 · Download this chart
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Record in office, dated entries
PersonDateKindEntry
Williams (R)2025-01-01officeOhio State Representative, District 44
Williams (R)2023officeOhio State Representative, District 41
Williams (R)2025-04-09vote2025-04-09 (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
Williams (R)2025-06-11vote2025-06-11 (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
Williams (R)2025-06-25vote2025-06-25 (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
Williams (R)2025-07-21vote2025-07-21 (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
Williams (R)2026-06-10vote2026-06-10 (vote): Voted yes on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the Novembe
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

Josh Williams cast 582 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 Josh Williams voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
136th General Assembly, 2025–2026Ohio House, district 442935not recorded98% of 51
135th General Assembly, 2023–2024Ohio House, district 4126519not recorded100% of 40

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

Outside spending

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

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, Ohio State Representative, District 44, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Josh Williams is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Ohio State Representative, District 44, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Josh Williams is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
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Polls, Ohio State Representative, District 44, as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 57.7% to 57.7%.2024 Ohio House 44Josh Williams, Ohio State Representative, District 44: won, 57.7%57.7%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 1 won; shares from 57.7% to 57.7%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2024 · as of 2024 · Download this chart
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Election results, share of the vote
GroupItemPCTNote
2024 Ohio House 4457.7
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Ohio State Representative, District 44 (2024) RepublicanWon 37,915 57.7%

Offices held

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio House of Representatives · Josh Williams (politician)

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Member Directory · The Ohio House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-08
  2. Ohio House of Representatives · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-08
  3. House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  4. Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  5. Ohio House of Representatives District 44 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
  6. 2024 Official Election Results · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-21
  7. https://ohiohouse.gov/members/josh-williams/biography
  8. https://www.facebook.com/WSYXABC6/videos/ohio-rep-josh-williams-r-sylvania-twp-has-introduced-a-new-bill-in-the-ohio-stat/1405420084369527/
  9. Members of the 136th General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-25
  10. Members of the 135th General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-24
  11. Josh Williams (politician) · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  12. House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  13. Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  14. Ohio campaign finance

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