Adam Mathews

District 56
Chamber House
Political Party Republican
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/adam-mathews

State Representative Adam Mathews is serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 56th Ohio House District, which encompasses southwest and central Warren County including Lebanon, South Lebanon, and Mason.

Rep. Mathews worked as a civilian engineer for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program before returning to Notre Dame to become an intellectual property attorney. He continues to practice and represents inventors, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. He formerly served as the Vice Mayor of Lebanon. The representative is also an intellectual property and corporate attorney, and that he is licensed and has appeared before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States

Mathews is also very involved in his community. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Elizabeth’s New Life Center, a network of pro-life women’s centers throughout Southwest Ohio. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Cincinnati Federalist Society, St. Thomas More Society of Cincinnati, the Warren County Republican Party, and Kiwanis of Lebanon. 

Mathews was formerly Chairman of the Intellectual Property Section of the Ohio State Bar Association, President of the Notre Dame Club of Dayton, and a member of the St. Francis de Sales Parish Council and Knights of Columbus. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce.

He married his wife Amanda in 2011, and they live with their five children in Lebanon.

District Map

Committee Membership

General Assembly
Committee
Adopt Superman as the official superhero of the state
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 270
Type House Bill
Committee General Government
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 24
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Adopt the Legislative Code of Ethics
General Assembly 136
Number S. C. R. No. 4
Type Senate Concurrent Resolution
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 employers to post certain labor law notices on the internet
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 94
Type House Bill
Committee Commerce and Labor
Allow partial property tax deferral for eligible homeowners
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 483
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
Amend competitive retail electric service law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 15
Type House Bill
Committee Energy
Authorize an income tax credit for family caregiving expenses
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 279
Type House Bill
Committee Ways and Means
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Recent Votes

General Assembly
Committee
Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 650
Type House Bill
Committee Technology and Innovation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Prohibit a person from receiving proceeds of prostitution
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 507
Type House Bill
Committee Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Healthy Cardiac Monitoring Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 437
Type House Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 244
Type Senate Bill
Committee Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Abbey Gate Remembrance Day
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 244
Type Senate Bill
Committee Veterans and Military Development
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish the Ohio Defense Commission
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 292
Type House Bill
Committee Veterans and Military Development
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Detective Rex Emrick Memorial Highway
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 37
Type House Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 25
Type House Bill
Committee Workforce and Higher Education
Vote Yes
Vote Date 3/4/2026
Vote Result Passed
Designate Deputy Daniel "Weston" Sherrer Memorial Highway
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 541
Type House Bill
Committee Transportation
Vote Yes
Vote Date 2/25/2026
Vote Result Passed
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