Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Jean Schmidt
Jean Schmidt was a Republican U.S. representative from Ohio, first elected to Congress in 2005, who voted with most Republicans on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (109th–112th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 784 Celebrating the life and achievements of Neil A. Armstrong, a United States patriot who humbly and selflessly served his country, State, and community as a…Sep 13, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- H.R. 5503 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on 1,3-Propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino] propyl]…May 14, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5502 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures of (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric or paraffinic carrier.May 14, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5501 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on mixtures of 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl -2-naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers).May 14, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5500 To extend and modify the temporary reduction of duty on Methylionone.May 14, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2077 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek, Ohio, as the "George B. Lewis Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 2078 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14536 State Route 136 in Cherry Fork, Ohio, as the "Staff Sergeant Omer T. 'O.T.'…Became law
- H.Con.Res. 239 (110th) Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1505 (111th) Birth Parent Assistance Act of 200944 cosponsors
- H.R. 3759 (112th) To ensure the viability of a technology described in section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.11 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 285 (109th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building…11 cosponsors
- H.R. 3362 (112th) Amtrak Food and Beverage Service Savings Act6 cosponsors
- H.R. 4180 (109th) Identification and Disclosure Act6 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Schmidt has won
Rep. Schmidt has won 3 U.S. House elections (2006–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.1 to 23.8 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Ohio’s 2nd district done while Rep. Schmidt served?
2005 to 2011 in OH-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.7 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Ohio’s 2nd district during Schmidt’s time representing it (2005 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. OH-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2005 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 11 | See the 11 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.