Person
Veronica R. Sims
- Work
- Former special projects and government affairs administrator, Akron Summit Community Action Inc.
Sources: Veronica Sims · Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Work
- Executive Director, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
Source: Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Work
- Regional Facility Manager for Adult Services, Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board
Source: Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Work
- Leads community outreach and partnership work at Stewart & Calhoun Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Source: Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Public service
- First person elected in Summit County to serve on the Akron Public Schools Board, Akron City Council, and Summit County Council, District 5
Source: Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Public service
- Vice President of Summit County Council in 2022 and President in 2023 and 2024
Source: Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Education
- High school, Garfield High School
Source: Veronica Sims
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science, University of Akron
Sources: Veronica Sims · Veronica R. Sims Biography
- Education
- Master's of Public Administration, University of Akron
Sources: Veronica Sims · Veronica R. Sims Biography
Ballotpedia · Official site · Ohio campaign finance
- $9,630Raised, as filed · June 12, 2026
- $17KCash on hand · June 12, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 3Positions in their words · 3 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- 2Offices held · Member, Ohio House of Representatives, since 2024
9 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 14 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 3 entries She has completed no Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey and her campaign has no independent website Ballotpedia records; three positions are official statements from her ohiohouse.gov news page.
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office 5 entries Her ohiohouse.gov legislation page lists eleven primary-sponsored bills in the 136th General Assembly (2025-2026), none yet enrolled or signed into law. She was appointed in February 2024, so she has no 135th General Assembly record. 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 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 3 entries
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 2 entries Includes the last general election for this seat.
- Endorsements 4 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 33rd District | Ohio State Representative, District 33 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 33 · 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
Through the use of both certified listings in the annual jury sourced list, I am confident that we will be able to effectively broaden the jury pool to include more underrepresented communities, particularly Black and brown communities, throughout our state,
Property taxes
Today, we were called from summer recess to session under the illusion we would be considering three of the sixty-seven vetoes in the biennium budget made by the governor. What we got was exactly that, an illusion. Just that, an illusion,
Roads and infrastructure
As a member of House Finance, I am pleased to have supported the largest jobs bill of the General Assembly both in committee and on the House floor, where both times it was passed unanimously,
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sims (D) | 2013 | office | Member, Akron Public Schools Board of Education, At-large |
| Sims (D) | 2024 | office | Member, Ohio House of Representatives |
| Sims (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 |
| Sims (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 |
| Sims (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 |
| Sims (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 |
| Sims (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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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
Veronica R. Sims cast 464 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 Veronica R. Sims 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 33 | 235 | 53 | not recorded | 96% of 47 |
| 135th General Assembly, 2023–2024 | Ohio House, district 33 | 148 | 28 | not recorded | 96% of 23 |
"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 | 3,145.85 | 12.4% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 5,166.93 | 20.3% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 6,484.15 | 25.5% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 10,649.99 | 41.9% |
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 33 | OhioSOS Committee to Elect Veronica Sims | $9,630 | $8,313 | $17,134 | 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 an investment in OPERS.
March 28, 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.
March 28, 2026
Source: 2025 financial disclosure statement, Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee
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Listed Stewart & Calhoun Funeral Home and Cremations Service as a source of income.
March 28, 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 33 (2026) | Democratic | Pending | ||
| Ohio State Representative, District 33 (2024) | Democratic | Won | 37,146 | 100.0% |
Offices held
Member, Akron Public Schools Board of Education, At-large · 2013 to 2016 · elected
Source: Veronica Sims
Member, Ohio House of Representatives · 2024 to present · appointed
Sources: Veronica Sims · Representative Veronica R. Sims - District 33
Endorsements
Endorsements received
unionOhio Education Association
August 18, 2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio House endorsements.
Source: ohea.org
organizationPlanned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
2026
Listed in the organization's 2026 Ohio House endorsements, District 33.
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org
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
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.
- Veronica Sims · 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
- Veronica R. Sims Biography · Ohio House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-21
- Representative Veronica R. Sims - District 33 · Ohio House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-21
- Rep. Sims: Republicans' Veto Override Leaves Local Communities Holding the Bag, Still No Real Property Relief for Majority of Ohioans · Ohio House of Representatives · 2025-07-21 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Rep. Sims says Bipartisan Passage of $11.5B Transportation Budget Creates New Jobs, Infrastructure Projects, and Economic Possibilities for Ohioans · Ohio House of Representatives · 2025-02-27 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Rep. Sims Provides Sponsor Testimony on Legislation that Expands Jury List, Includes More Underrepresented Communities Across Ohio · Ohio House of Representatives · 2024-05-15 · 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 33 · 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
- https://oft-aft.org/2026election
- 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
- 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
- Ohio campaign finance
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