Jane M. Timken

District 29
Chamber Senate
Political Party Republican
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/jane-m-timken

Senator Jane Timken was appointed to the Ohio State Senate representing the 29th District. She is currently the Republican National Committeewoman representing Ohio. Timken was the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party from 2017 to 2021, the first woman elected to that position. She led the Republican Party to great electoral success — winning all statewide offices in 2018, retaining the Congressional delegation, and delivering Ohio for President Trump. In 2022, she ran for the U.S. Senate.

Timken began her legal career with the firm Black McCuskey, which included civil litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice defense. She served as a magistrate and law clerk to the Honorable Judge Sara Lioi in the Court of Common Pleas, Stark County, Ohio, and worked with the Soles Law Offices.

The senator has served on numerous community and charitable boards in Ohio — Henry and Loise Timken Foundation, ArtsinStark, Trillium Family Solutions, Center for Grief Counseling & Education, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, CommQuest, North Canton Medical Foundation, Stark Education Partnership, and the board of Trustees of Kent State University. 

Timken is a graduate, cum laude, of Harvard College. She received her J.D, summa cum laude, from American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. 

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jane lives in Stark County, Ohio with her husband W.J. Timken, Jr. (Tim). She is a mother of two children. 

 

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Committee Membership

View the legislative committees and subcommittees on which this member of congress currently serves. These assignments indicate where the member focuses their legislative efforts, drafts bills, and conducts government oversight.

This section highlights the original bills and resolutions introduced by this member of congress. As the primary sponsor, the member acts as the chief advocate for these proposals, steering them through the legislative process to address specific policy goals and constituent needs.

General Assembly
Committee
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 24
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Allow 18-21 year olds to purchase a handgun from a federal dealer
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 303
Type Senate Bill
Committee General Government
Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 103
Type Senate Bill
Committee Public Utilities
Allow alternative rate plans for certain natural gas companies
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 103
Type Senate Bill
Committee Energy
Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 151
Type Senate Bill
Committee Public Utilities
Allow certain natural gas suppliers to offer carbon offsets
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 151
Type Senate Bill
Committee Energy
Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 331
Type Senate Bill
Committee Workforce Development
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 318
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
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Recent Votes

A comprehensive list of recent voting sessions. Each entry includes the bill number, a summary of the legislation, the member’s specific vote.

General Assembly
Committee
Regards sexually oriented offenses involving juveniles, animals
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 393
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Create the Blackout license plate
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 358
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 354
Type Senate Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards workers'' compensation coverage-urban search and rescue
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 343
Type Senate Bill
Committee Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards Education and Workforce Return on Investment Initiative
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 328
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 315
Type Senate Bill
Committee Finance
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Allow county comm to award a franchise for public transit system
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 281
Type Senate Bill
Committee Local Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
Allow registration of a humvee as a historical motor vehicle
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 280
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 5/20/2026
Vote Result Passed
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