Phil Robinson
Phil Robinson (Democratic Party) is a member of theOhio House of Representatives, representingDistrict 19. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Robinson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theOhio House of Representatives to representDistrict 19. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Phil Robinson was born in and lives in Ohio. Robinson graduated from Gilmour Academy in 1999. Robinson earned a B.B.A. in finance from The George Washington University in 2003 and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 2014. His career experience includes working as a staff assistant and legislative correspondent for U.S. SenatorDianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and as an account executive at Powell Tate, at Fleishman-Hillard, and at Marcus Thomas. He was also the managing director and COO at Education Board Partners.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee,Ranking Member
- House Finance Committee
- Financial Institutions Committee
- House Rules and Reference Committee
2023-2024
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Economic and Workforce Development Committee (decommissioned)
- House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (decommissioned),Ranking member
- House Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Education Oversight Committee
- House Public Utilities Committee (decommissioned)
- House Ways and Means Committee
- House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (decommissioned),Ranking minority member
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
IncumbentPhil Robinson defeatedKenny Godnavec in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Robinson (D) | 57.0 | 36,778 |
| Kenny Godnavec (R) | 43.0 | 27,718 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 64,496 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
IncumbentPhil Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson | 100.0 | 7,567 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 7,567 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
Kenny Godnavec advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenny Godnavec | 100.0 | 6,138 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,138 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
IncumbentPhil Robinson defeatedRon Brough in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson (D) | 62.0 | 30,488 |
 | Ron Brough (R) | 38.0 | 18,712 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 49,200 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
IncumbentPhil Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson | 100.0 | 5,201 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,201 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Jackson (D)
- Matthew Schoeffler (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19
Ron Brough advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Brough | 100.0 | 1,535 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,535 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Horvath (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
IncumbentPhil Robinson defeatedShay Hawkins in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson (D) | 51.4 | 37,995 |
 | Shay Hawkins (R) | 48.6 | 35,982 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 73,977 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
IncumbentPhil Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson | 100.0 | 10,753 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 10,753 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
Shay Hawkins defeatedEd Hargate in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shay Hawkins | 53.8 | 3,611 |
| Ed Hargate | 46.2 | 3,095 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,706 | ||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
Phil Robinson defeatedJim Trakas in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson (D) | 51.3 | 31,048 |
 | Jim Trakas (R) | 48.7 | 29,434 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 60,482 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
Phil Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Robinson | 100.0 | 7,927 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 7,927 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6
Jim Trakas defeatedMichael Canty in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Trakas | 57.0 | 6,070 |
 | Michael Canty | 43.0 | 4,581 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 10,651 | ||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Phil Robinson completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Robinson's responses.
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- A child’s zip code should not dictate their destiny, and every child deserves a high-quality education. I am deeply committed to investing in and improving Ohio schools and investing in early childhood education and universal preschool. I am also focused on ensuring that universities, community colleges, and trade and technical programs are more affordable and accessible. When it comes to education, I understand how important access and opportunity are to ensure children are set up for success.
- As the son of two entrepreneurs, I understand the key to growing our economy and providing more economic opportunity is building the right environment for job creation. As a father raising two small children, I also understand the challenges families are facing across Ohio to feel a sense of economic certainty and stability. While the backbone of the state’s economy is small businesses, current state leadership continues to focus efforts and incentives on large corporations, often pitting communities against each other to keep businesses within city lines. Meanwhile, Ohio household incomes are not increasing and families are struggling to afford the rising costs of education, housing, and healthcare. There has been little focus on crea
- I believe our government should work for all citizens, regardless of their race, sex, or zip code. I am committed to protecting voting access, addressing healthcare inequalities, expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare, working towards addressing income equality, and supporting a more just and inclusive Ohio. I will fight for everyone’s right to achieve the American Dream – no matter where they live, what they look like, or where they worship.
In office, I worked to expand access to quality education for all Ohio students and supported the 2019 state budget that made the largest investment in K-12 education in recent history, including a $625 million increase for wraparound care services.
I voted to create new graduation requirements, providing more pathways to a diploma, in addition to standardized testing. I worked to pass legislation to raise teacher salaries and provide a $250 deduction for out-of-pocket work-related expenses for teachers.
I co-sponsored legislation to overhaul Ohio’s public school funding formula, which the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled four different times to be unconstitutional. During my second term, I sponsored a bipartisan bill to revamp Third Grade Testing requirements, including eliminating retention.
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2020
Phil Robinson did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024 | Ohio House of Representatives District 19 | Won general | $181,893 | $157,283 |
| 2022 | Ohio House of Representatives District 19 | Won general | $194,660 | $147,855 |
| 2020 | Ohio House of Representatives District 6 | Won general | $321,908 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $698,461 | $305,138 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, theOhio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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2020
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In 2020, theOhio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, theOhio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132ndOhio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mary Lightbody (D) | Ohio House of Representatives District 19 2023-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Marlene Anielski (R) | Ohio House of Representatives District 6 2019-2022 | Succeeded by Adam Miller (D) |
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