Person
Tom Brinkman Jr.
- Work
- Worked in sales at Curry Printing and Metroweb Corporation
Source: Tom Brinkman Jr.
- Public service
- Intern, office of U.S. Senator Robert Dole
Source: Tom Brinkman Jr.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in history and political science, George Washington University, 1979
Source: Tom Brinkman Jr.
- Home
- The Mt. Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati (as stated by the campaign)
Source: About Tom | Go Brinkman
Ballotpedia · Campaign Website · Ohio campaign finance
- $550Raised, as filed · June 27, 2026
- $9,872Cash on hand · June 27, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 2Positions in their words · 2 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- 2Offices held · Former Ohio State Representative, District 27, 2015–2022
7 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Financial interests, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 9 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 2 entries No Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in any cycle back to 2020 and no campaign-website text recorded by Ballotpedia; two positions come from his own campaign website, which is otherwise sparse and formatted mostly as bullet-point lists rather than sentences.
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office Not yet researched He left the Ohio House of Representatives in December 2022, before the 135th General Assembly (2023-2024) convened, so he was not a sitting legislator during either general assembly this project's key-votes and record scope covers.
- Money 1 entry Calendar-2026 contributions and expenditures, and cash on hand on the most recent report (filed 2026-06-27), 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 Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 1 entry Added by the district guide's money and prior-results steps.
- Endorsements 3 entries
- Sources 7 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 26th District | Ohio State Representative, District 26 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 26 · November 3, 2026 · Republican
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
Abortion
Tom was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his career of support for pro-life legislation.
Source: Issues | Go Brinkman
Taxes
Known by many of his constituents and supporters as the “Tax Killer” for never voting for a tax increase, he has also led the charge to reduce the size of government, expand individual liberty, and has a 100 percent pro-life voting record.
Source: About Tom | Go Brinkman
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jr. (R) | 2001 | office | Ohio State Representative, District 34 |
| Jr. (R) | 2015 | office | Ohio State Representative, District 27 |
Recorded votes
Tom Brinkman Jr. cast 2,800 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 7 terms from 2003 to 2022, all in the Ohio General Assembly, from the Ohio Legislature. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Tom Brinkman Jr. voted and how the majority of their party voted.
| Term | Chamber | Yea | Nay | Did not vote | With party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134th General Assembly, 2021–2022 | Ohio House, district 27 | 298 | 61 | not recorded | 92% of 76 |
| 133rd General Assembly, 2019–2020 | Ohio House, district 27 | 230 | 57 | not recorded | 89% of 37 |
| 132nd General Assembly, 2017–2018 | Ohio House, district 27 | 299 | 76 | not recorded | 77% of 44 |
| 131st General Assembly, 2015–2016 | Ohio House, district 27 | 287 | 56 | not recorded | 74% of 34 |
| 127th General Assembly, 2007–2008 | Ohio House, district 34 | 321 | 91 | not recorded | 76% of 41 |
| 126th General Assembly, 2005–2006 | Ohio House | 385 | 207 | not recorded | – |
| 125th General Assembly, 2003–2004 | Ohio House | 267 | 165 | not recorded | – |
"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. For 2003 to 2006 the votes are read from the House and Senate Journals, which print no party, and a vote is left out wherever a surname in the Journal could be two members.
Sources: Legislation and votes · House and Senate Journals
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 17.2 | 0.2% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 301.8 | 3.0% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 532.8 | 5.2% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 9,339.21 | 91.6% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 26 | OhioSOS Brinkman Campaign Committee | $550 | $319 | $9,872 | June 27, 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 27, 2026.
Sources: Campaign Finance Data · Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Campaign Finance
Outside spending
Financial interests
Not yet researched
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 26 (2026) | Republican | Pending |
Offices held
Ohio State Representative, District 34 · 2001 to 2008 · elected
Source: Tom Brinkman Jr.
Ohio State Representative, District 27 · 2015 to 2022 · elected
Source: Tom Brinkman Jr.
Endorsements
Endorsements received
partyOhio Republican Party
September 2026
Listed on the party's 2026 general-election slate card for Hamilton County; the card is titled a slate card and does not use the word endorsed.
Source: ohiogop.org
organizationOhio Right to Life PAC
August 10, 2026
Named in the PAC's 2026 general-election list, which the PAC calls candidate recommendations rather than endorsements.
Source: ohiolife.org
organizationNRA-PVF
2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio House endorsements, District 26.
Source: nrapvf.org
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Tom Brinkman Jr. · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- About Tom | Go Brinkman · Brinkman Campaign Committee · accessed 2026-09-21
- Issues | Go Brinkman · Brinkman Campaign Committee · 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
- https://ohiolife.org/ohio-right-to-life-pac-announces-2026-general-election-candidate-recommendations/
- https://ohiogop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hamilton-county-slate-card.pdf
- https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/ohio/
- Campaign Website
- Ohio campaign finance
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