Shane Wilkin

District 17
Chamber Senate
Political Party Republican
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/shane-wilkin

Senator Shane Wilkin is serving his first term in the Ohio Senate. He represents the 17th Senate District, which includes Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, and Vinton counties, as well as part of Perry County. 

Senator Wilkin is the Chairman of the Senate Public Utilities Committee. He previously served as the Chairman of the General Government Committee as well as the Sunset Review Committee during the last General Assembly. Senator Wilkin diligently serves as a member of the standing committees on Finance; Energy; Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Local Government. In addition to his standing committees, Senator Wilkin is the Co-Chair of the Sportsmen’s Caucus of Ohio and serves on the Ohio Power Siting Board as well as the Ohio Controlling Board.

Senator Wilkin served as a State Representative beginning in 2018. In the Ohio House, he worked on important legislation regarding small business and even constructed what is now the Ohio Business Fairness Act, which was signed into law in 2021. Being a small business owner himself, this bill ended the inequity and leveled the playing field for all of Ohio’s businesses, particularly smaller locally-owned businesses. 

Senator Wilkin was elected to three terms as a Highland County Commissioner. He previously served as Chairman of the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission and board member of both the Community Improvement Corporation and the Highland District Hospital Foundation. 

Senator Wilkin has previously been endorsed by the Buckeye Firearms Association and the National Rifle Association, earning an “A+” rating for his steadfast defense of the 2nd Amendment. Additionally, Senator Wilkin has earned the Award for Conservative Achievement four years in a row from the American Conservative Union – one of the highest ratings for conservative leadership in Ohio issued by the founders of CPAC. 

Senator Wilkin currently resides near Hillsboro with his wife Kristy, Judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, and their two daughters. 
District Map

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.

Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Bills: 15
  • Members: 8
Local Government
  • Bills: 17
  • Members: 7
Energy
  • Bills: 9
  • Members: 12
Public Utilities
  • Bills: 11
  • Members: 11
Finance
  • Bills: 49
  • Members: 14

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
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
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 318
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
Allow tax increment financing for police, firefighting facilities
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 307
Type Senate Bill
Committee Ways and Means
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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 Favorable Passage
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
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