Ohio House District 62 — Ohio 2026

N/RRon GrethelLibertarian

Candidate for State Representative, District 62 (Libertarian).

No 2023-26 Ohio General Assembly roll-call record. Libertarian candidate; not enough scored evidence to assign an overall grade. iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.

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BJean SchmidtRepublican

Incumbent state representative, District 62; Republican.

Voted the conservative way on 15 of 16 scored 2023-26 Ohio roll calls on which a vote was recorded. Endorsed by Ohio Right to Life PAC; endorsed by Ohio Value Voters; endorsed by Buckeye Firearms PAC; NRA-PVF grade A. iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: Voted yes on HB 347 (2026 SHE WINS Act, abortion informed consent), HB 485 (2025 Baby Olivia Act, fetal-development instruction) and HB 324 (2025 Patient Protection Act, restricting telehealth/mail prescribing of abortion drugs) (3 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Family: Voted yes on HB 68 (2023 House passage: SAFE Act ban on gender-transition services for minors and Save Women's Sports Act), the 2024 House override of the governor's HB 68 veto, HB 8 (2023 House passage: Parents' Bill of Rights), SB 104 (2024 House passage adding the Protect All Students Act, restroom access by biological sex) and HB 249 (2026 Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, adult-cabaret rules) (5 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Religious liberty: Voted yes on HB 214 (2023 House passage: Religious Expression Days Act) and HB 486 (2025 Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, instruction on Judeo-Christian influence); voted no on HB 21 (2025 Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act) (2 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• 2nd Amendment: Voted yes on SB 58 (2024 House passage: ban on firearm fees/insurance mandates and Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act) and HB 272 (2023 concealed carry in buildings containing a courtroom) (2 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on SB 1 (2025 House passage: Advance Ohio Higher Education Act) and HB 335 (2025 House passage: limits on inside-millage property-tax growth) (2 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on the 2025 House override of the HB 96 line-item veto on property-tax/school-levy reform (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).

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DIan SchwartzDemocratic

Candidate for State Representative, District 62 (Democrat).

No 2023-26 Ohio General Assembly roll-call record. NRA-PVF grade F; Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.

• Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
• Family: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
• Religious liberty: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
• 2nd Amendment: NRA-PVF 2026 grade F; named a 2026 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate.
• Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.
• Fiscal: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Leans Liberal.

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