State Representative, District 29; Chair, House Public Safety Committee

Cindy Abrams is a Republican who has represented House District 29 since being appointed in October 2019 to succeed Louis Blessing and is now in her third full term¹². A former Cincinnati police officer and Harrison city council member, she chairs the House Public Safety Committee and holds a criminal justice degree from Indiana University². She lives in Harrison with her husband and two sons².

Where they stand 11 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsor of House Bill 68, which bars gender transition treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones for minors and requires school and college sports teams to be designated by sex. (2023) source
  • Voted yes on House Bill 68 (64 to 28 and 62 to 27). (2023-12-13) source
  • Voted yes to override the governor's veto of House Bill 68 (65 to 28). (2024-01-10) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored and voted yes on House Bill 68, which requires school and college sports teams to be designated by sex, and voted yes on the veto override (65 to 28). (2024-01-10) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on Senate Bill 215, which lets adults who may legally own a gun carry a concealed handgun without a permit (58 to 36). (2022-03-02) source
  • Voted yes in committee on House Bill 99 to allow school boards to let trained staff carry guns in schools. (2021-11-10) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID required, with current access otherwisemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored and voted yes on Senate Joint Resolution 10, which puts a photo ID requirement for voting into the Ohio Constitution (62 to 30). (2026-06-10) source
  • Voted yes on House Bill 458, an elections bill that requires photo identification to vote, changes absentee voting rules and makes other election law changes (55 to 34). (2022-12-14) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored and voted yes on House Bill 8, the Parents' Bill of Rights, which requires schools to notify parents about instructional material with sexuality content and student health matters and to adopt policies for released time religious instruction (65 to 29 and 57 to 31). (2024-12-18) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Primary sponsor of House Bill 230, which increases penalties for drug trafficking above certain amounts and adds fentanyl awareness instruction in schools, which passed the House 80 to 13. (2024-04-24) source
  • Primary sponsor of House Bill 88, which modifies penalties for drug trafficking and possession and adds fentanyl awareness instruction in schools, which passed the House 71 to 18. (2025-11-19) source
  • Cosponsored House Bill 528 to require a seven year mandatory minimum prison term for forcible rape (passed the House 89 to 0). (2026-06-03) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • On House passage of her bill requiring GPS monitoring of offenders released from prison, said the legislation will save lives and that without public safety nothing else matters. (2026-06-10) source
  • Primary sponsor of House Bill 946 to regulate charitable bail organizations and House Bill 280 on Police and Fire Pension Fund contributions. (2026) source
  • Primary sponsor of bills to raise drug trafficking penalties (House Bills 230 and 88). (2025) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo, ban ranked-choice voting in all electionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored and voted yes on Senate Bill 63, which generally prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in Ohio elections (House vote, 65 to 27). (2026-02-25) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Cosponsored House Bill 598, the Human Life Protection Act, to prohibit abortion in Ohio. (2022) source
  • Voted yes on House Bill 347, which requires a physician meeting and written informed consent at least 24 hours before an elective abortion (64 to 32). (2026-03-25) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 1, which bars state universities from operating diversity, equity and inclusion offices, required DEI training and DEI-based scholarships (59 to 34), one of a few Republicans opposed. (2025-03-19) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on the House version of Senate Bill 56, which revised the adult-use marijuana law that voters approved in 2023 (52 to 34). (2025-11-19) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, China policy.