This year there are 116 races for the Ohio General Assembly. All 99 members of the Ohio House are up for election while 17 out of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are in play. Just this past week, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (OCCPAC) endorsed 75 candidates for the Ohio General Assembly. Sixty-four candidates in the Ohio House and 11 for the Ohio Senate.

Click here to view the press release and our full slate of endorsed candidates.

In order to select endorsed candidates, OCCPAC utilizes a member-driven approach. Several criteria are used to evaluate each race. For incumbents, the Ohio Chamber’s Free Enterprise Index, which was released last week, is a compilation of member votes casted during the General Assembly and is used as the leading indicator of a candidate’s commitment to improving Ohio’s business climate.  Other criteria applying to both incumbents and new candidates includes a candidate questionnaire, personal meetings with candidates and input from members.