Person
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe
- Work
- Executive administrative assistant.
Source: Meredith Lawson-Rowe
- Public service
- Former member, Reynoldsburg City Council (elected 2019), and council president in 2023.
Sources: Meredith Lawson-Rowe · Meredith Lawson-Rowe biography (Reynoldsburg City Council, Ward 4, elected 2019; council president 2023)
Ballotpedia · Chamber directory · Official site · Ohio campaign finance
- $23KRaised, as filed · June 12, 2026
- $18KCash on hand · June 12, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 3Positions in their words · 3 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- 1Offices held · Ohio State Representative, District 5, since 2025
9 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 7 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 3 entries She has not completed a Candidate Connection survey and no campaign website is on file, so all three positions are statements from her official Ohio House news releases (June 11, September 3 and September 30, 2026). Checked: Ballotpedia's 2026 and 2024 Candidate Connection surveys (neither completed); Ballotpedia's recorded campaign-website themes (none on file); her official Ohio House biography page (no personal campaign website is on file; the page carries no pull-quote and its news items are third-person announcements with no quoted statement from her); official Ohio House news page (ohiohouse.gov/members/meredith-r-lawson-rowe/news), checked 2026-09-30
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office 6 entries One bill she primary-sponsored, a dog-law revision (Avery's Law), has become law. Her official biography page also credits her as a primary sponsor of House Bills 451, 452 and 738 (memorial highway/day designations) and her own press releases describe HB451 and HB738 as signed by the Governor on September 3, 2026, but the bills' own status pages on legislature.ohio.gov, checked the same day this record was written, show only "Sent To The Governor" with no Effective Date or Signed-By-The-Governor date yet recorded, so none of the three is listed here. 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: The search-prod.lis.state.oh.us bill-data API for the 135th and 136th General Assemblies, filtered to bills where she is a primary sponsor, cross-checked against each bill's version history for a governor-signed date; legislature.ohio.gov roll calls on House Bill 96 and Senate Joint Resolution 10
- Money 1 entry Calendar-2026 contributions and expenditures, and cash on hand on the most recent report (filed 2026-06-12), as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. Reports filed after that are not included. Checked: Ohio Secretary of State candidate cover-page export, 2026 reports
- Financial interests 5 entries
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 2 entries Includes the last general election for this seat.
- Endorsements 7 entries
- Sources 14 entries
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio House | Ohio House, Ohio's 5th District | Ohio State Representative, District 5 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Democratic
Source: Ohio elections, 2026
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Civil rights
This bill not only honors the trailblazing service of the men of the 761st Tank Battalion Unit but will also serve to remind us of the progress we have made as a nation, and how far we still have to go to ensure equality for all.
Source: Reps. Thomas and Lawson-Rowe Pass "761st Tank Battalion Day" Bill
Gas tax holiday
While this may provide relief for a season, high gas prices are only a portion of the broader affordability crisis facing families across our state.
Veterans
Corporal Mitchell and Private First Class Dixon embody the best of House District 5. They paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
Source: Rep. Lawson-Rowe's "Mitchell" and "Dixon" Highways Signed into Law
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2025-01-01 | office | Ohio State Representative, District 5 |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2025-04-09 | vote | 2025-04-09 (vote): Voted no on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House-passed version) (House Bill 96); the House vote was 60-39 and t |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 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 |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2025-06-25 | vote | 2025-06-25 (vote): Voted no on the conference committee report on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (House Bill 96); the House vote was |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2025-07-21 | vote | 2025-07-21 (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 |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2025-12-19 | bill | 2025-12-19 (bill): Joint primary sponsor, with Rep. Kevin D. Miller, of House Bill 247 (136th General Assembly), titled, per the Ohio Legislature, "Revise dog " |
| Lawson-Rowe (D) | 2026-06-10 | vote | 2026-06-10 (vote): Voted no on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the November |
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vote June 10, 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 House vote was 62-30 and the motion passed.
Sources: Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Senate Joint Resolution 10
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bill December 19, 2025
Joint primary sponsor, with Rep. Kevin D. Miller, of House Bill 247 (136th General Assembly), titled, per the Ohio Legislature, "Revise dog law, including dangerous and vicious dogs" (Avery's Law), signed into law December 19, 2025.
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vote July 21, 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 House vote was 61-28, override succeeded).
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
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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 House vote was 59-38 and the motion passed.
Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96
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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
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vote April 9, 2025
Voted no 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
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe cast 309 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 1 term from 2025 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 Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe 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 5 | 256 | 53 | not recorded | 92% of 51 |
"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
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 10,467.02 | 31.9% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 4,783.38 | 14.6% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 12,085.54 | 36.8% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 5,523.03 | 16.8% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 5 | OhioSOS Friends of Meredith Lawson-Rowe | $22,553 | $15,250 | $17,609 | June 12, 2026 |
Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated June 12, 2026.
Sources: Campaign Finance Data · Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Campaign Finance
Outside spending
Financial interests
Disclosed holdings
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Listed A Rowe Model, LLC as a business name.
April 1, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed a fiduciary relationship with A Rowe Model, LLC.
April 1, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in Ohio Deferred Compensation.
April 1, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed an investment in OPERS.
April 1, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Disclosed income
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Listed State of Ohio as a source of income.
April 1, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
Reported conflicts
None found in the records checked.
Net worth, as estimated
None found in the records checked.
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 5 (2026) | Democratic | Pending | ||
| Ohio State Representative, District 5 (2024) | Democratic | Won | 32,395 | 100.0% |
Offices held
Ohio State Representative, District 5 · 2025-01-01 to present · elected
Source: Meredith Lawson-Rowe
Endorsements
Endorsements received
organizationAbortion Forward
October 1, 2026
Listed under "endorsed" on Abortion Forward's 2026 endorsements page.
Sources: 2026 Abortion Forward endorsements · Abortion Forward releases slate of candidates who respect will of voters
unionOhio Education Association
August 18, 2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio House endorsements.
Source: ohea.org
organizationOhio Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (OCCPAC)
July 10, 2026
Named in the PAC's July 10, 2026 release of general-election legislative endorsements, which lists 62 Ohio House candidates.
organizationPlanned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio House endorsements, District 5.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org · Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio Announces State Legislature, Supreme Court Endorsements
unionOhio Federation of Teachers
2026
Listed under Ohio House on the union's 2026 endorsement page, which names general-election nominees.
Source: oft-aft.org
organizationOEC Action Fund
2026
Listed on the fund's 2026 endorsements page, which gives no date.
Source: theoecactionfund.org
organizationMoms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (a distinction, not an endorsement)
2026
Named a Gun Sense Candidate for 2026. Moms Demand Action says the distinction "is not an endorsement from Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund or its volunteer networks, and it should not be represented as such."
Sources: gunsensevoter.org · gunsensevoter.org
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Meredith Lawson-Rowe · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Representative Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe - District 5 · The Ohio House of Representatives · 2026-09-21 · accessed 2026-09-21
- House Bill 247 - 136th General Assembly · The Ohio Legislature · 2025-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Campaign Finance Data · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives District 5 · 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
- Rep. Lawson-Rowe Votes No on Gas Tax Holiday · The Ohio House of Representatives · 2026-09-30 · accessed 2026-09-30
- Rep. Lawson-Rowe's "Mitchell" and "Dixon" Highways Signed into Law · The Ohio House of Representatives · 2026-09-03 · accessed 2026-09-30
- Reps. Thomas and Lawson-Rowe Pass "761st Tank Battalion Day" Bill · The Ohio House of Representatives · 2026-06-11 · accessed 2026-09-30
- Meredith Lawson-Rowe biography (Reynoldsburg City Council, Ward 4, elected 2019; council president 2023) · Ohio House of Representatives · accessed 2026-11-01
- https://oft-aft.org/2026election
- https://ohio-chamber-object-storage-m0uzx.sevalla.storage/uploads/2026/July/13/FOR%20IMMEDIATE%20RELEASE.pdf
- https://theoecactionfund.org/2026-endorsements/
- https://gunsensevoter.org/states/oh/voterguide/
- https://gunsensevoter.org/faq/
- https://ohea.org/oea-candidate-recommendations/
- https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocates-ohio/elections
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio Announces State Legislature, Supreme Court Endorsements · 2026-07-20
- 2026 Abortion Forward endorsements · Abortion Forward · 2026-10-01 · accessed 2026-10-22
- Abortion Forward releases slate of candidates who respect will of voters · Abortion Forward · 2026-10-01 · accessed 2026-10-22
- 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee · Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
- House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
- Chamber directory
- Ohio campaign finance
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