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

Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Bills: 13
  • Members: 8
Local Government
  • Bills: 15
  • Members: 7
Energy
  • Bills: 9
  • Members: 12
Public Utilities
  • Bills: 11
  • Members: 11
Finance
  • Bills: 47
  • Members: 14
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 law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 318
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on February 12-13, 2026.
General Assembly 136
Number S. R. No. 275
Type Senate Resolution
Committee
Authorizing Ohio YMCA Youth and Government to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on January 30-31, 2025, and March 20-21, 2025.
General Assembly 136
Number S. R. No. 20
Type Senate Resolution
Committee
Authorizing the Ohio Speech and Debate Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber on March 21, 2026.
General Assembly 136
Number S. R. No. 280
Type Senate Resolution
Committee
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Recent Votes

General Assembly
Committee
Designate Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter Memorial Hwy
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 364
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards carrying of firearms by certain special police officers
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 321
Type Senate Bill
Committee Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enter into the Athletic Trainer Compact
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 320
Type Senate Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 462
Type House Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Permit monetary damages against municipal corps with gun controls
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 278
Type Senate Bill
Committee Local Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Require certain facilities assist inmates in obtaining ID cards
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 393
Type House Bill
Committee Community Revitalization
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 162
Type Senate Bill
Committee Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/15/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards limestone, dolomite mining; increase severance taxes
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 181
Type Senate Bill
Committee Agriculture and Natural Resources
Vote Yes
Vote Date 4/14/2026
Vote Result Favorable Passage
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