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Sandra O'Brien

Republican · Ohio State Senate, 32nd District, since 2021

Work
Worked as a teacher at the elementary and collegiate level before entering public office.

Source: ohiosenate.gov

Education
B.A. in Education, Bowling Green State University; M.A. in Educational Administration, Edinboro University.

Source: ohiosenate.gov

Home
A farm in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Source: ohiosenate.gov

Chamber directory · Ohio campaign finance

7 of 11 sections researched

12 sources · 2006 · updated 2026-09-24

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

What has been checked
  • Profile 7 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand 3 entries
  • What they have said, checked Not yet researched
  • Record in office 5 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 1 entry
  • Financial interests Not yet researched
  • Polling and approval Not yet researched
  • Elections 1 entry
  • Endorsements given Not yet researched
  • Sources 8 entries
Coverage, by section7 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 3 entriesWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 5 entriesMoney: 1 entryFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 8 entries7 of 11 sections researched · 12 sources
Coverage, by section7 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Sandra O'Brien, 7 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Sandra O'Brien
Image courtesy of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board., via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Treasurer of State of Ohio.Sandra O'Brien: Treasurer of State of Ohio, Republican
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Treasurer of State of Ohio.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-21 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioTreasurer of State of Ohio

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Sandra O'Brien in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Sandra O'Brien in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Government ethics

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Rejected the framing that government corruption was a uniquely Republican problem in 2006, characterizing it as institutional and pointing to Democratic officials on the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation oversight board.

October 19, 2006 · City Club of Cleveland debate, per Ideastream

Source: ideastream.org

Self-description

a real conservative with real conservative views

2006 · 2006 campaign, per Buckeye Firearms Association

Source: buckeyefirearms.org

Taxes

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Argued tax cuts were the answer to Ohio's economic problems, invoking Reagan-era tax policy and stating her view that the national economy was doing great and Ohio should follow that model.

October 19, 2006 · City Club of Cleveland debate, per Ideastream

Source: ideastream.org

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries5 record entries from 2006 to 2026; 4 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.200020102020O'Brien (R)Ashtabula County Auditor, 1994 to 2006Ohio State Senate, 32nd District, 2021-01 to present2006-05-02 (action): Won a three-point primary upset over sitting incumbent Republican Treasurer Jennette Bradley (51.68%-48.32%) despite entering the primary wi2025-06-11 (vote): Voted yes on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate 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 Senate vote w2025-10-01 (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 levies2026-06-03 (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 2006 to 2026; 4 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for O'Brien (R), 5 dated entries · as of 2026-06-03 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
O'Brien (R)1994officeAshtabula County Auditor
O'Brien (R)2021-01officeOhio State Senate, 32nd District
O'Brien (R)2006-05-02action2006-05-02 (action): Won a three-point primary upset over sitting incumbent Republican Treasurer Jennette Bradley (51.68%-48.32%) despite entering the primary wi
O'Brien (R)2025-06-11vote2025-06-11 (vote): Voted yes on the state operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 (Senate-passed version, as amended) (House Bill 96); the Senate vote
O'Brien (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 Senate vote w
O'Brien (R)2025-10-01vote2025-10-01 (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
O'Brien (R)2026-06-03vote2026-06-03 (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 3, 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 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 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 Senate vote was 21-11, 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 Senate vote was 23-10 and the motion passed.

    Sources: House Bill 96: votes · House Bill 96

  4. vote June 11, 2025

    Voted yes 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

  5. action May 2, 2006

    Won a three-point primary upset over sitting incumbent Republican Treasurer Jennette Bradley (51.68%-48.32%) despite entering the primary with roughly a 10-to-1 fundraising disadvantage.

    Source: buckeyefirearms.org

Recorded votes

Sandra O'Brien cast 781 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 3 terms from 2021 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 Sandra O'Brien voted and how the majority of their party voted.

TermChamberYeaNayDid not voteWith party
136th General Assembly, 2025–2026Ohio Senate, district 322401not recorded100% of 32
135th General Assembly, 2023–2024Ohio Senate, district 322260not recorded100% of 49
134th General Assembly, 2021–2022Ohio Senate, district 323113not recorded100% of 55

"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 filedSandra O'Brien raised $25K as of October 18, 2006; no cash on hand is filed.Sandra O'Brien: Raised, $25K as filed, as of 2006-10-18Raised$25KIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedSandra O'Brien raised $25K as of October 18, 2006; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2006-10-18 · as of 2006-10-18 · Download this chart
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FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
Money, as filedSandra O'Brien raised $25K as of October 18, 2006; 1 filing on file.2006 TreasurerRaisedSandra O'Brien, 2006 Treasurer: raised $25K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2006-10-18$25KSpentSandra O'Brien, 2006 Treasurer: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handSandra O'Brien, 2006 Treasurer: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, as filedSandra O'Brien raised $25K as of October 18, 2006; 1 filing on file.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2006-10-18 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
2006 TreasurerRaised25,000
2006 TreasurerSpentNot yet researched
2006 TreasurerCash on handNot yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Sandra O'Brien 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 Sandra O'Brien breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
Treasurer of State of Ohio OhioSOS $25,000October 18, 2006

Source: ideastream.org

Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Sandra O'Brien yet.None found in the records checked
Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Sandra O'Brien yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · 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 Sandra O'Brien yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Sandra O'Brien yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, Treasurer of State of Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Sandra O'Brien is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Treasurer of State of Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Sandra O'Brien is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 42.1% to 42.1%.2006 TreasurerSandra O'Brien, Treasurer of State of Ohio: lost, 42.1%42.1%
Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 42.1% to 42.1%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2006 · as of 2006 · Download this chart
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GroupItemPCTNote
2006 Treasurer42.1
RacePartyResultVotesShare
Treasurer of State of Ohio (2006) RepublicanLost 1,618,625 42.1%

Offices held

  • Ashtabula County Auditor · 1994 to 2006 · elected

    Source: ideastream.org

  • Ohio State Senate, 32nd District · 2021-01 to present · elected

    Source: vindy.com

Endorsements

In the endorsement sets

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2006 Ohio State Treasurer election · Ohio Senate

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. 2006 Ohio State Treasurer election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. Senator Sandra O'Brien Biography · Ohio Senate · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. State Treasurer Candidates Debate · Ideastream Public Media · 2006-10-19 · accessed 2026-09-21
  4. Why Sandra O'Brien Won · Buckeye Firearms Association · accessed 2026-09-21
  5. Member Directory · The Ohio Senate · accessed 2026-09-08
  6. Ohio Senate · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-08
  7. House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  8. Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
  9. https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2020/10/sean-obrien-v-sandra-obrien/
  10. House Bill 96 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  11. Senate Joint Resolution 10 · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-09-21
  12. Ohio campaign finance

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