Anita Somani

State Representative · House District 8 · Party: Democratic

231 final-passage votes on record.

Amendment X · State powers

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Their job

A member of Ohio's state House, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes

Voted Yes on HR 244 (Relative to the election of Ashley Bryant Bailey to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sedrick Denson of the 26th House District.). It failed. Oct 1, 2025
Voted Yes on HB 440 (Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results). It passed. Oct 1, 2025
Voted Yes on HCR 20 (Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary). It failed. Oct 1, 2025

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Record at a glance

231

Final-passage votes

259

All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic

Office: State Representative
District: House District 8
Party: Democratic
Term: Since 2025-01-01
Body: California State Legislature
Website: Official site ↗

SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Anita Somani's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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HR 244
Relative to the election of Ashley Bryant Bailey to fill the vacancy in the membership of the House of Representatives created by the resignation of Sedrick Denson of the 26th House District.

Adopted

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 440
Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results

Passed

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HCR 20
Honor the United States Navy; commemorate its 250th anniversary

Adopted

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HR 139
Honor Pope Leo XIV, to highlight his life and accomplishments

Adopted

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 259
Designate Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway

Passed

Oct 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Item passed notwithstanding objections of the Governor

Jul 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Conference report agreed to

Jun 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HR 172
Relative to the election of the minority leader, the assistant minority leader, and the minority whip for the 136th General Assembly of Ohio.

Adopted

Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 124
Modify process for property tax sales-assessment ratio studies

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 27
Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 100
Exclude certain agricultural entities from insurance regulations

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 133
Authorize tax credit - small employers with health reimbursement

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 48
Modify tax deductions for 529 plan and ABLE account contributions

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 210
Regards the sale of used catalytic converters

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 47
Enact the Human Trafficking Prevention Act

Passed

Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HR 101
Support Cleveland’s offer to host the 2030 Special Olympics

Adopted

May 28, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 29
Regards inmates' access to feminine hygiene products and showers

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 86
Enact the Gus Frangos Act

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 127
Permit schools to withhold directory information

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 131
Prohibit law enforcement from using quotas for arrests, citations

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 204
Designate 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day

Passed

May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 171
Designate CPT Louis John Speidel Memorial Highway

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 21
Designate Rutherford B. Hayes Day

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 44
Regards law enforcement training and competitive examinations

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 104
Designate Cardiovascular Health Awareness Day

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 114
Regards age requirements for kindergarten admission

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HCR 6
Support work of the Ohio Commission for U.S. Semiquincentennial

Adopted

May 21, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 5
Enact the Repeat Offender Act

Passed

May 21, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 184
Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SCR 5
Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements

Adopted

May 14, 2025 · Result: Failed

No Source ↗
HB 56
Designate CPL David James Amheiser Memorial Highway

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 228
Designate SSG Jack W. Coy Veterans Memorial Highway

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 144
Enact Keith’s Law regarding the communication disability database

Passed

May 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 57
Regards school policies on administering overdose reversal drugs

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 126
Prohibit certain public nuisance actions

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HR 60
Support moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland

Adopted

May 7, 2025 · Result: Failed

No Source ↗
SB 20
Designate Ohio Stroke Awareness Week

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HR 87
Designate and commemorate Nurses and Health Professionals Week

Adopted

May 7, 2025 · Result: Failed

Yes Source ↗
HB 130
Regards Medicaid Estate Recovery Program notification requirement

Passed

May 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 15
Amend competitive retail electric service law

Concurred in Senate amendments

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 166
Designate Harriet Tubman Day

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
SB 14
Designate Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day

Passed

Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 96
Make state operating appropriations for FY 2026-27

Passed

Apr 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
SB 33
Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

No Source ↗
HB 81
Make appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Comp for FY 2026-27

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 51
Designate Lt. James A. Kirkendall Memorial Highway

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 65
Enact the Agriculture Appreciation Act

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 80
Make appropriations for the Industrial Commission for FY 2026-27

Passed

Apr 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 15
Amend competitive retail electric service law

Passed

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗
HB 55
Revise fees for the administration of a probate estate

Passed

Mar 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

Yes Source ↗

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