Stephen A. Huffman

District 5
Chamber Senate
Political Party Republican
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/stephen-a-huffman

Senator Huffman is serving his second term in the Ohio Senate, representing the people of the 5th Senate District, which includes all of Miami and Preble counties in addition to portions of Butler, Darke and Montgomery counties. He joins the Senate after two terms in the Ohio House from 2015-2018. He also was elected and served as Miami County Coroner from 2012-2015.

After graduating from Milton-Union High School, Senator Huffman attended the University of Toledo, where he earned a medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio (now the University of Toledo School of Medicine).

Senator Huffman has been a practicing physician for 32 years and he is currently employed by multiple emergency rooms throughout Western Ohio. He also served overseas in underserved regions for 18 months.

A lifelong resident of Miami County, Senator Huffman resides in Tipp City with his wife, Kathryn, and their five children.

136th General Assembly Committee Assignments:

  • Health, Chair
  • Medicaid, Vice Chair
  • Education
  • General Government
  • Workforce DevelopmentĀ 
District Map

Committee Membership

Education
  • Bills: 23
  • Members: 7
Medicaid
  • Bills: 2
  • Members: 6
General Government
  • Bills: 35
  • Members: 7
Workforce Development
  • Bills: 10
  • Members: 6
Health
  • Bills: 29
  • Members: 7
General Assembly
Committee
Abolish death penalty; regards funding of lethal injection drugs
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 134
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Abolish the death penalty; revise number of juror challenges
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 133
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 24
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Allow employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 33
Type Senate Bill
Committee Commerce and Labor
Amend competitive retail electric service law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 15
Type House Bill
Committee Energy
CA: Establish constitutional right to hunt and fish
General Assembly 136
Number S. J. R. No. 8
Type Senate Joint Resolution
Committee General Government
Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 87
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 27
Type Senate Bill
Committee Health
Designate Ameloblastoma Awareness Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 27
Type Senate Bill
Committee Health
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Recent Votes

General Assembly
Committee
Regards professional employer organizations and Unemployment Law
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 263
Type Senate Bill
Committee Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Require construction contracts note variation from standard form
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 262
Type Senate Bill
Committee General Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 229
Type House Bill
Committee General Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards recording of certain real property documents
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 101
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 87
Type Senate Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 63
Type Senate Bill
Committee General Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 9
Type Senate Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Incorporate Internal Revenue Code changes into Ohio law
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 9
Type Senate Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 9-11, 2026.
General Assembly 136
Number S. R. No. 281
Type Senete Resolution
Committee
Vote Yes
Vote Date 2/18/2026
Vote Result Adopted
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