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Brian A. Deer — Ohio Senate District 17
Democratic · Ohio general election, November 3, 2026.
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Candidate for State Senator, District 17 (Democrat).
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Non-incumbent Democrat; no 2023-26 Ohio General Assembly voting record. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio; Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. iVoterGuide rates Moderate. Evidence pass (2026-10-29): marriage, religious liberty, limited government, fiscal now graded from iVoterGuide questionnaire answers. No party-default sub-grades remain.
- Life: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio (2026).
- Family: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: disagreed that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
- Religious liberty: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: agreed individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it violates their moral or religious beliefs.
- 2nd Amendment: Named a 2026 Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action.
- Limited gov’t: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: favors government-funded health insurance for all who want it and opposed eliminating the U.S. Department of Education; opposed a government medical-illness database.
- Fiscal: Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: agreed free enterprise and private property are essential; supports the minimum wage ("I am for it"); proposed annual instead of biennial state budgets.
Also running for Ohio Senate District 17
- AShane Wilkin(R)