Phil Plummer — Ohio Senate District 5

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Candidate for State Senator, District 5 (Republican); currently serves in Ohio House District 39.

Republican; currently serving in Ohio House District 39; 16 of 16 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 Ohio Right to Life PAC; endorsed by Ohio Value Voters; Buckeye Firearms PAC endorsed (grade A); NRA-PVF grade A (endorsed). iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: Voted yes on HB 347 (SHE WINS Act, abortion informed consent; 2026 House passage), 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) (3 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way). Context only (not scored): voted yes on SJR 2 (2023 60% voter-approval threshold for constitutional amendments, placed ahead of the Nov. 2023 abortion amendment).
• Family: Voted yes 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) (5 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Religious liberty: Voted yes on HB 214 (Religious Expression Days Act; 2023 House passage), HB 486 (Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, Judeo-Christian heritage instruction; 2025 House passage) and HB 21 (Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act; 2025 House passage) (3 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• 2nd Amendment: Voted yes 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) (2 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on SB 1 (Advance Ohio Higher Education Act; 2025 House passage) and HB 335 (inside-millage property-tax limits; 2025 House passage) (2 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on HB 96 line-item veto Item #66 (property-tax/school-levy reform; 2025 House override vote) (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).

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