Bride Rose Sweeney

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Bride Rose Sweeney
Candidate, Ohio State Senate District 23
Ohio House of Representatives
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Compensation
Base salary
$72,343
Elections and appointments
Last election
May 5, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
John Carroll University, 2014
Personal
Birthplace
Cleveland, OH
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Legislator
Contact

Bride Rose Sweeney (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026. Sweeney is not running for re-election to Ohio House of Representatives District 16 in 2026.

Sweeney (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 23. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.

Biography

Bride Rose Sweeney was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Sweeney earned a bachelor's degree from John Carroll University in 2014. Her career experience includes working as a legislator and legislative staffer.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Sweeney was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Ohio State Senate District 23

Bride Rose Sweeney (D) and Robert Dintaman (R) are running in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 23 on November 3, 2026.


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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 23

Bride Rose Sweeney (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 23 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney
 
100.0
 
29,023

Total votes: 29,023
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 23

Robert Dintaman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 23 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Robert Dintaman
 
100.0
 
6,008

Total votes: 6,008
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2024

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Daniel Harrington in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
 
60.7
 
37,653
Daniel Harrington (R)
 
39.3
 
24,375

Total votes: 62,028
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney
 
100.0
 
8,637

Total votes: 8,637
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Daniel Harrington advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Daniel Harrington
 
100.0
 
5,595

Total votes: 5,595
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Sweeney in this election.

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Michael Lamb in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.3
 
28,469
Image of Michael Lamb
Michael Lamb (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.7
 
23,020

Total votes: 51,489
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated incumbent Monique Smith in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney Candidate Connection
 
56.0
 
4,777
Image of Monique Smith
Monique Smith Candidate Connection
 
44.0
 
3,751

Total votes: 8,528
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16

Michael Lamb advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 16 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Lamb
Michael Lamb Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,564

Total votes: 3,564
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Lynn McMahan in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
 
58.4
 
27,618
Lynn McMahan (R)
 
41.6
 
19,643

Total votes: 47,261
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent Bride Rose Sweeney advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney
 
100.0
 
7,211

Total votes: 7,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14

Lynn McMahan advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Lynn McMahan
 
100.0
 
2,770

Total votes: 2,770
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14

Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Ryan McClain in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
 
72.0
 
23,481
Ryan McClain (L) Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
9,143

Total votes: 32,624
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14

Bride Rose Sweeney defeated Steve Holecko, Carl J. Burgio, and Rick Raley in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 14 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bride Rose Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney
 
41.5
 
3,869
Image of Steve Holecko
Steve Holecko
 
36.6
 
3,410
Image of Carl J. Burgio
Carl J. Burgio
 
13.2
 
1,231
Image of Rick Raley
Rick Raley
 
8.7
 
808

Total votes: 9,318
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary


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Bride Rose Sweeney campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Ohio House of Representatives District 16Won general$223,715 $136,450
2022Ohio House of Representatives District 16Won general$398,510 $201,215
2020Ohio House of Representatives District 14Won general$56,425 N/A**
2018Ohio House of Representatives District 14Won general$52,488 N/A**
Grand total$731,137 $337,665
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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.

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2025.

  • Christian Employers Alliance — Legislators are scored on "how consistently their votes support limited government" and "whether their decisions protect or restrict freedom in the marketplace."
  • The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2024.

  • Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
  • Equality Ohio — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2023.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2022.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2021.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2020.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Ohio General Assembly in 2019.

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on February 23, 2021

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On February 23, 2021, Sweeney announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[2]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 12, 2022
  2. ↑ Twitter, "Bride Rose Sweeny's tweets," accessed February 26, 2021

Political offices
Preceded by
Monique Smith (D)
Ohio House of Representatives District 16
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Ohio House of Representatives District 14
2018-2022
Succeeded by
Sean Brennan (D)


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