Ron Ferguson

District 96
Chamber House
Political Party Republican
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/ron-ferguson

State Representative Ron Ferguson is serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives serving the 96th House District, which encompasses all of Jefferson and Monroe counties and eastern Belmont County. In addition to serving as the Vice Chair of the House Government Oversight Committee, Ferguson serves on the Financial Institutions, Medicaid, and Technology and Innovation committees.

Raised in the Ohio Valley, Representative Ferguson graduated from Indian Creek High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from The Ohio State University. During his time at OSU, Representative Ferguson was a Politics, Society and Law Scholar.

Representative Ferguson spent five years working as a television journalist, most recently for WTOV-TV in Steubenville. He is co-owner of 7 Ranges Entertainment, a family business located in Steubenville.

Representative Ferguson resides in Wintersville with his wife, Emma, and their daughters, Ava and Eloise.
District Map

Committee Membership

Financial Institutions
  • Bills: 7
  • Members: 13
Medicaid
  • Bills: 8
  • Members: 13
Government Oversight
  • Bills: 40
  • Members: 13
Technology and Innovation
  • Bills: 26
  • Members: 13
General Assembly
Committee
Allow state income tax deduction for overtime wages
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 39
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Apply for Convention of the States re: term limits
General Assembly 136
Number H. J. R. No. 3
Type House Joint Resolution
Committee Government Oversight
Authorize home kitchen registration for sale of certain foods
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 134
Type House Bill
Committee Agriculture
Authorize online raffles under the Charitable Gaming Law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 476
Type House Bill
Committee Finance
CA: Establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish
General Assembly 136
Number H. J. R. No. 1
Type House Joint Resolution
Committee General Government
Congratulate USA''s Olympic hockey teams on their victories
General Assembly 136
Number H. C. R. No. 37
Type House Concurrent Resolution
Committee Arts, Athletics, and Tourism
Designate Natural Family Month
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 262
Type House Bill
Committee Community Revitalization
Enact Ohio Property Protection Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 1
Type House Bill
Committee Public Safety
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Recent Votes

General Assembly
Committee
Enact the Larry Henderson Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 372
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact SHE WINS Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 347
Type House Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Modify offenses of burglary, breaking and entering, and trespass
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 252
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 249
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards health insurance, Medicaid prior authorization
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 220
Type House Bill
Committee Insurance
Vote No
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Finding and Identifying with NamUs Data (FIND) Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 217
Type House Bill
Committee Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact Aspen Runnels'' Law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 203
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish a universal regulatory sandbox program
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 176
Type House Bill
Committee Government Oversight
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
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