2022 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the August 2 Ohio Primary
Because lawmakers struggled to finalize district maps, the Ohio Primary Election for 2022 will be divided into two separate elections: the first on May 3, and the second on August 2.
The August 2 Primary ballot will include candidates for State Senate, State House, and State Central Committee.
NOTES:
- The following grades and endorsements may not be complete. We will continue to update our grades / endorsements as we collect additional information.
- ?? generally means the candidate did not submit a survey.
- "q" after a grade means we have no legislative votes, and we are basing the grade primarily on survey answers.
- In some races where there are multiple good candidates, we choose to not endorse in a primary.
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| U.S. Senate | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Tim Ryan | D | ||
| R | JD Vance | Aq | Endorsed | |
| U.S. House | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| 1 | D | Greg Landsman | ?? | |
| 1 | R | Steve Chabot | A | Endorsed |
| 2 | D | Samantha Meadows | ?? | |
| 2 | R | Brad Wenstrup | A | Endorsed |
| 3 | D | Joyce Beatty | F | |
| 3 | R | Lee Stahley | ?? | |
| 4 | D | Tamie Wilson | ?? | |
| 4 | R | Jim Jordan | A+ | |
| 5 | D | Craig Swartz | ?? | |
| 5 | R | Bob Latta | A | Endorsed |
| 6 | D | Lou Lyras | ?? | |
| 6 | R | Bill Johnson | A | Endorsed |
| 7 | D | Matthew Diemer | ?? | |
| 7 | R | Max Miller | Aq | |
| 8 | D | Vanessa Enoch | ?? | |
| 8 | R | Warren Davidson | A | Endorsed |
| 9 | D | Marcy Kaptur | ?? | |
| 9 | I | Youseff Baddar | ?? | |
| 9 | R | J.R. Majewski | Aq | Endorsed |
| 10 | D | David Esrati | ?? | |
| 10 | R | Michael Turner | ?? | |
| 11 | D | Shontel Brown | ?? | |
| 11 | R | Eric Brewer | ?? | |
| 12 | D | Amy Rippel-Elton | ?? | |
| 12 | R | Troy Balderson | A | Endorsed |
| 13 | D | Emilia Sykes | F | |
| 13 | R | Madison G. Gilbert | Aq | |
| 14 | D | Matt Kilboy | ?? | |
| 14 | R | David Joyce | A | Endorsed |
| 15 | D | Gary Josephson | ?? | |
| 15 | I | Elizabeth McKenzie | ?? | |
| 15 | R | Mike Carey | A | Endorsed |
| Governor/Lt. Governor | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Nan Whaley | F | ||
| /Cheryl Stephens | ||||
| I | Tim Grady | ?? | ||
| R | Mike DeWine | B | ||
| /Jon Husted | ||||
| Attorney General | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Jeff Crossman | ?? | ||
| R | Dave Yost | A | Endorsed | |
| Secretary of State | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Chelsea Clark | ?? | ||
| I | Terpsehore Maras | ?? | ||
| R | Frank LaRose | A | Endorsed | |
| Treasurer | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Scott Schertzer | ?? | ||
| R | Robert Sprague | A | Endorsed | |
| Auditor | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Taylor Sappington | ?? | ||
| R | Keith Faber | A | Endorsed | |
| State Senate | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| 1 | R | Robert McColley | A | Endorsed |
| 3 | D | Tina Maharath | D | |
| 3 | R | Michele Reynolds | Bq | |
| 5 | R | Stephen Huffman | A | Endorsed |
| 7 | D | David Dallas | ?? | |
| 7 | R | Steve Wilson | A | Endorsed |
| 9 | D | Catherine Ingram | ?? | |
| 9 | R | Orlando Sonza | Aq | |
| 11 | D | Paula Hicks-Hudson | F | |
| 11 | R | Tony Dia | ?? | |
| 13 | D | Anthony Eliopoulos | ?? | |
| 13 | R | Nathan Manning | A | Endorsed |
| 15 | D | Hearcel Craig | F | |
| 17 | D | Garry Boone | ?? | |
| 17 | R | Shane Wilkin | A+ | Endorsed |
| 19 | D | Heather Swiger | ?? | |
| 19 | R | Andrew Brenner | A | Endorsed |
| 21 | D | Kent Smith | D | |
| 21 | R | Mikhail Alterman | Aq | |
| 23 | D | Nickie Antonio | F | |
| 23 | R | Landry Simmons | Bq | |
| 25 | D | William DeMora | ?? | |
| 25 | R | Chandler Wysocki | Aq | |
| 27 | D | Patricia Goetz | ?? | |
| 27 | R | Kristina Roegner | A | Endorsed |
| 29 | R | Kirk Schuring | A | Endorsed |
| 31 | R | Al Landis | A | Endorsed |
| 33 | D | Robert Hagan | D | |
| 33 | R | Michael Rulli | A | Endorsed |
| State House | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| 1 | D | Dontavius Jarrells | F | |
| 2 | D | Latyna Humphrey | D | |
| 3 | D | Ismail Mohamed | ?? | |
| 3 | R | Josiah Lanning | Aq | Endorsed |
| 4 | D | Mary Lightbody | D | |
| 4 | R | Jill Rudler | Aq | |
| 5 | D | Richard Brown | D | |
| 5 | R | Ronald Beach | Aq | |
| 6 | D | Adam Miller | F | |
| 6 | R | Joe Wharton | Bq | |
| 7 | D | Allison Russo | F | |
| 8 | D | Beth Liston | D | |
| 8 | R | Zully Truempter | Cq | |
| 9 | D | Munira Abdullahi | ?? | |
| 10 | D | Russell Harris | Aq | |
| 10 | R | David Dobos | ?? | |
| 11 | D | Anita Somani | ?? | |
| 11 | R | Omar Tarazi | Aq | |
| 12 | I | Matthew Briner | ?? | |
| 12 | R | Brian Stewart | A | Endorsed |
| 13 | D | Michael Skindell | D | |
| 13 | R | Keith Davey | Aq | |
| 14 | D | Sean Brennan | ?? | |
| 14 | R | Jolene Austin | Aq | |
| 15 | D | Richard Dell'Aquila | ?? | |
| 16 | D | Bride Rose Sweeney | D | |
| 16 | R | Michael Lamb | Aq | |
| 17 | D | Troy Greenfield | ?? | |
| 17 | R | Tom Patton | A | Endorsed |
| 18 | D | Darnell Brewer | ?? | |
| 18 | I | Shayla Davis | ?? | |
| 18 | R | Shalira Taylor | B | |
| 19 | D | Phil Robinson | D | |
| 19 | R | Ron Brough | ?? | |
| 20 | D | Terrence Upchurch | F | |
| 21 | D | Elliot Forhan | ?? | |
| 21 | R | Kelly Powell | ?? | |
| 22 | D | Juanita Brent | D | |
| 23 | D | Dan Troy | D | |
| 23 | R | George Phillips | Aq | |
| 24 | D | Dani Isaacsohn | ?? | |
| 24 | R | Adam Koehler | ?? | |
| 25 | D | Cecil Thomas | F | |
| 25 | R | John Breadon | ?? | |
| 26 | D | Sedrick Denson | D | |
| 27 | D | Rachel Baker | ?? | |
| 27 | R | Jennifer Giroux | Aq | |
| 28 | D | Jessica Miranda | F | |
| 28 | I | Regina Collins | ?? | |
| 28 | R | Chris Monzel | Bq | |
| 29 | D | Juan Valle | ?? | |
| 29 | R | Cindy Abrams | B | |
| 30 | D | Alissa Mayhaus | ?? | |
| 30 | R | Bill Seitz | A+ | Endorsed |
| 31 | D | Rita Darrow | ?? | |
| 31 | R | Bill Roemer | A | Endorsed |
| 32 | D | Matt Shaughnessy | ?? | |
| 32 | R | Bob Young | A | Endorsed |
| 33 | D | Tavia Galonski | F | |
| 33 | R | Kristopher Anderson | Aq | |
| 34 | D | Casey Weinstein | D | |
| 34 | R | Beth Bigham | Aq | |
| 35 | D | Lori O'Neill | ?? | |
| 35 | R | Steve Demetriou | Aq | Endorsed |
| 36 | D | Addison Caruso | ?? | |
| 36 | R | Andrea White | C | |
| 37 | R | Tom Young | A | Endorsed |
| 38 | D | Willis Blackshear | D | |
| 39 | D | Leronda Jackson | ?? | |
| 39 | R | Phil Plummer | B | |
| 40 | D | Amy Cox | ?? | |
| 40 | R | Rodney Creech | A | Endorsed |
| 41 | D | Nancy Larson | ?? | |
| 41 | R | Joshua Williams | Aq | |
| 42 | D | Erika White | ?? | |
| 42 | R | Derek Merrin | A | Endorsed |
| 43 | D | Michele Grim | ?? | |
| 43 | R | Wendi Hendricks | ?? | |
| 44 | D | Elgin Rogers Jr. | ?? | |
| 44 | R | Roy Palmer | ?? | |
| 45 | D | Chuck Horn | ?? | |
| 45 | R | Jennifer Gross | B | |
| 46 | D | Lawrence Mulligan | ?? | |
| 46 | R | Thomas Hall | A+ | Endorsed |
| 47 | D | Sam Lawrence | ?? | |
| 47 | R | Sara Caruthers | A | Endorsed |
| 48 | D | David Smith | ?? | |
| 48 | R | Scott Oelslager | A | Endorsed |
| 49 | D | Thomas West | F | |
| 49 | R | Jim Thomas | Bq | |
| 50 | R | Reggie Stoltzfus | A | Endorsed |
| 51 | R | Brett Hudson Hillyer | A | Endorsed |
| 52 | D | Regan Phillips | ?? | |
| 52 | R | Gayle Manning | B | |
| 53 | D | Joseph A. Miller | F | |
| 53 | R | Marty Gallagher | ?? | |
| 54 | D | Bryan Burgess | ?? | |
| 54 | R | Dick Stein | A | Endorsed |
| 55 | D | Paul Zorn | ?? | |
| 55 | R | Scott Lipps | A | Endorsed |
| 56 | D | Joy Bennett | ?? | |
| 56 | R | Adam Mathews | Aq | |
| 57 | D | Evan Rosborough | ?? | |
| 57 | R | Jamie Callender | A | Endorsed |
| 58 | D | Bruce Neff | ?? | |
| 58 | R | Al Cutrona | A | Endorsed |
| 59 | D | Lauren McNally | ?? | |
| 60 | R | Kris Jordan | B | |
| 61 | D | Louise Valentine | ?? | |
| 61 | R | Beth Lear | Aq | |
| 62 | D | Brian Flick | ?? | |
| 62 | R | Jean Schmidt | A | Endorsed |
| 63 | D | Richard Perry | ?? | |
| 63 | R | Adam Bird | A | Endorsed |
| 64 | D | Vince Peterson | ?? | |
| 64 | R | Nick Santucci | Aq | |
| 65 | I | Jennifer Donnelly | ?? | |
| 65 | R | Michael Loychik | A | Endorsed |
| 66 | D | Mike Oliver | ?? | |
| 66 | R | Sharon Ray | A | Endorsed |
| 67 | D | Drew Burge | ?? | |
| 67 | R | Melanie Miller | Aq | |
| 68 | R | Thad Claggett | Aq | Endorsed |
| 69 | D | Charlotte Owens | ?? | |
| 69 | R | Kevin Miller | A | Endorsed |
| 70 | D | Eric Price | ?? | |
| 70 | R | Brian Lampton | A | Endorsed |
| 71 | D | James Duffee | ?? | |
| 71 | R | Bill Dean | A | Endorsed |
| 72 | D | Kathleen Clyde | F | |
| 72 | R | Gail Pavliga | A | Endorsed |
| 73 | R | Jeff LaRe | A | Endorsed |
| 74 | D | Daniel Saks | ?? | |
| 74 | R | Bernard Willis | ?? | |
| 75 | D | Jan Materni | ?? | |
| 75 | R | Haraz Ghanbari | A | Endorsed |
| 76 | D | Justin Andrews | ?? | |
| 76 | R | Marilyn John | A | Endorsed |
| 77 | D | Mark Gooch | ?? | |
| 77 | R | Scott Wiggam | A+ | Endorsed |
| 78 | R | Susan Manchester | A | Endorsed |
| 79 | D | Taylor Eastham | ?? | |
| 79 | R | Monica Robb Blasdel | Aq | |
| 80 | R | Jena Powell | A | Endorsed |
| 81 | R | James Hoops | A | Endorsed |
| 82 | D | Magdalene Markward | ?? | |
| 82 | R | Roy Klopfenstein | Bq | |
| 83 | D | Claire Osborne | ?? | |
| 83 | R | Jon Cross | A | Endorsed |
| 84 | D | Sophia Rodriguez | ?? | |
| 84 | R | Angela King | Aq | |
| 85 | R | Tim Barhorst | Aq | |
| 86 | D | Barbara Luke | ?? | |
| 86 | R | Tracy Richardson | A | Endorsed |
| 87 | R | Riordan McClain | A | Endorsed |
| 88 | D | Dianne Selvey | ?? | |
| 88 | R | Gary Click | A | Endorsed |
| 89 | D | Jim Obergefell | ?? | |
| 89 | R | DJ Swearingen | A | Endorsed |
| 90 | D | Andrew Dodson | ?? | |
| 90 | R | Brian Baldridge | A | Endorsed |
| 91 | R | Bob Peterson | A | Endorsed |
| 92 | R | Mark Johnson | A | Endorsed |
| 93 | R | Jason Stephens | A | Endorsed |
| 94 | D | Rhyan Goodman | ?? | |
| 94 | R | Jay Edwards | A | Endorsed |
| 95 | D | William Ryan | ?? | |
| 95 | R | Don Jones | A | Endorsed |
| 96 | D | Charlie DiPalma | ?? | |
| 96 | R | Ron Ferguson | A | Endorsed |
| 97 | R | Adam Holmes | A | Endorsed |
| 98 | D | Annie Homstad | ?? | |
| 98 | R | Darell Kick | A | Endorsed |
| 99 | D | Abby Kovacs | ?? | |
| 99 | R | Sarah Fowler | A | Endorsed |
| Chief Justice Supreme Court | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Jennifer Brunner | |||
| R | Sharon Kennedy | Endorsed | ||
| Justice Supreme Court | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| D | Terri Jamison | |||
| D | Marilyn Zayas | |||
| R | Pat DeWine | Endorsed | ||
| R | Pat Fischer | Endorsed | ||
| Court of Appeals | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| 1 | R | Robert Winkler | Aq | |
| 5 | R | Craig Baldwin | Endorsed | |
| 5 | R | Andrew King | Aq | Endorsed |
| 5 | D | Earle Wise | Endorsed | |
| 11 | R | Eugene Lucci | Aq | |
| Common Pleas Court | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| Cuyahoga | R | Tim Hess | Aq | |
| Franklin | R | Jessica Barwell | Aq | |
| Franklin | R | Michael Holbrook | Bq | |
| Franklin | R | Don Roberts | Bq | |
| Juvenile Court Judge | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| Butler | R | Daniel Phillips | Bq | Endorsed |
| County Commissioner | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| Franklin | R | Luis Gil | Bq | |
| Auditor | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| Franklin | R | Jarrod Golden | Aq | |
| Hamilton | R | Tom Brinkman | B | |
| Sheriff | ||||
| District | Party | Name | Grade | Endorsement |
| Darke | R | Mark Whittaker | A | |
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