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Anita Somani — Ohio House District 8
Democratic · Ohio general election, November 3, 2026.
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Incumbent state representative, District 8; Democrat.
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Incumbent Democrat; 0 of 13 scored 2023-26 roll calls went the conservative way (scored votes on abortion, gender-identity/family, religious liberty, guns, higher-ed/property-tax and the property-tax veto override). Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio; endorsed by Abortion Forward (formerly Pro-Choice Ohio); NRA-PVF grade F; Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- Life: Voted no on HB 347 (SHE WINS Act, abortion informed consent; 2026 House passage) (0 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way). Not recorded on HB 485 (Baby Olivia Act, fetal-development instruction; 2025 House passage) and HB 324 (Patient Protection Act, limits on prescribing abortion pills; 2025 House passage). Context only (not scored): voted no on SJR 2 (2023 60% voter-approval threshold for constitutional amendments, placed ahead of the Nov. 2023 abortion amendment).
- Family: Voted no on HB 68 (ban on gender-transition procedures for minors + Save Women's Sports Act; 2023 House passage and 2024 House veto override), HB 8 (Parents' Bill of Rights; 2023 House passage), SB 104 (Protect All Students Act, single-sex school bathrooms; 2024 House passage) and HB 249 (Indecent Exposure Modernization Act / adult cabaret; 2026 House passage) (0 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Religious liberty: Voted no on HB 214 (Religious Expression Days Act; 2023 House passage) and HB 21 (Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act; 2025 House passage) (0 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way). Not recorded on HB 486 (Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, Judeo-Christian heritage instruction; 2025 House passage).
- 2nd Amendment: Voted no on SB 58 (ban on firearm insurance/fee mandates + Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; 2024 House passage) and HB 272 (concealed carry in buildings containing a courtroom; 2023 House passage) (0 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Limited gov’t: Voted no on SB 1 (Advance Ohio Higher Education Act; 2025 House passage) and HB 335 (inside-millage property-tax limits; 2025 House passage) (0 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Fiscal: Voted no on HB 96 line-item veto Item #66 (property-tax/school-levy reform; 2025 House override vote) (0 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).