Person
Theresa Gavarone
- Work
- Attorney and member of the Wood County Bar Association; co-owns Mr. Spots restaurant in Bowling Green with her husband.
Source: ohiosenate.gov
- Public service
- Served on Bowling Green City Council before her election to the Ohio House.
Source: ohiosenate.gov
- Education
- B.A. in Business Administration, Bowling Green State University.
Source: ohiosenate.gov
- Education
- J.D., University of Toledo College of Law.
Source: ohiosenate.gov
- Home
- Bowling Green, Wood County
Source: ohiosenate.gov
Chamber directory · Ohio campaign finance
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- Not yet researchedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- none on filePositions in their words
- none on fileClaims checked
- 2Offices held · Ohio State Senator, District 2, since 2019
3 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: On the ballot, Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Elections, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 9 entries
- On the ballot Not yet researched
- 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 Not yet researched
- Endorsements Not yet researched
- Sources 4 entries
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On the ballot
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Where they stand
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What they have said, checked
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Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavarone (R) | 2016-08-02 | office | Ohio State Representative, District 3 |
| Gavarone (R) | 2019-02-06 | office | Ohio State Senator, District 2 |
| Gavarone (R) | 2025-06-11 | vote | 2025-06-11 (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 |
| Gavarone (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 Senate vote w |
| Gavarone (R) | 2025-10-01 | vote | 2025-10-01 (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 |
| Gavarone (R) | 2026-06-03 | vote | 2026-06-03 (vote): Voted yes on adopting the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to require identification to vote, placing it on the Novembe |
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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
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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
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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
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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
Recorded votes
Theresa Gavarone cast 1,492 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 7 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 Theresa Gavarone voted and how the majority of their party voted.
| Term | Chamber | Yea | Nay | Did not vote | With party |
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| 136th General Assembly, 2025–2026 | Ohio Senate, district 2 | 227 | 1 | not recorded | 100% of 32 |
| 135th General Assembly, 2023–2024 | Ohio Senate, district 2 | 242 | 0 | not recorded | 100% of 51 |
| 134th General Assembly, 2021–2022 | Ohio Senate, district 2 | 309 | 3 | not recorded | 100% of 55 |
| 133rd General Assembly, 2019–2020 | Ohio House, district 3 | 9 | 0 | not recorded | – |
| 133rd General Assembly, 2019–2020 | Ohio Senate, district 2 | 260 | 4 | not recorded | 100% of 37 |
| 132nd General Assembly, 2017–2018 | Ohio House, district 3 | 374 | 2 | not recorded | 100% of 44 |
| 131st General Assembly, 2015–2016 | Ohio House, district 3 | 58 | 3 | not recorded | 91% of 11 |
"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
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Outside spending
Financial interests
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Polling and approval
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Elections
Offices held
Ohio State Representative, District 3 · 2016-08-02 to 2019-02-06 · appointed
Sources: Theresa Gavarone · Members of the 131st General Assembly · Members of the 133rd General Assembly
Ohio State Senator, District 2 · 2019-02-06 to present · appointed
Sources: Gavarone Sworn In as State Senator for Ohio's 2nd Senate District · Theresa Gavarone · Member Directory · Ohio Senate
Endorsements
In the endorsement sets
Ohio officials' endorsements of Donald Trump, 2016, 2020 and 2024 · 2024 · endorsed · Ohio State Senator, 2nd district
Source: BG Independent Media
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Senate · Theresa Gavarone
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Member Directory · The Ohio Senate · accessed 2026-09-08
- Ohio Senate · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-08
- House Bill 96: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- Senate Joint Resolution 10: votes · Ohio General Assembly
- https://ohiosenate.gov/members/theresa-gavarone/biography
- Theresa Gavarone · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Members of the 131st General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-24
- Members of the 133rd General Assembly · Ohio General Assembly, Legislative Information System · accessed 2026-09-24
- Gavarone Sworn In as State Senator for Ohio's 2nd Senate District · The Ohio Senate · 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
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