Beth Liston

Beth Liston

Democratic Party

Ohio State Senate District 16

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Stephanie Kunze

Prior offices

Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Successor: Elliot Forhan

Predecessor: Mike Duffey

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Ohio House of Representatives District 8

Predecessor: Kent Smith

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Compensation

Base salary

$71,099/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Notre Dame, 1996

Graduate

The Ohio State University, 2017

Ph.D

The Ohio State University, 2002

Medical

The Ohio State University, 2002

Personal

Profession

Physician

Contact

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Beth Liston (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Liston (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Beth Liston lives in Dublin, Ohio. Liston earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 1996 and an M.D. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2002. She completed her residency at the Yale University School of Medicine in 2006 and then earned a master's in public health from The Ohio State University in 2017. Her career experience includes working as a hospitalist at OSU's Wexner Medical Center and at Nationwide Children's Hospital and as a professor of clinical internal medicine and pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Liston was assigned to the following committees:

• House Finance Committee
• Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee

2021-2022

Liston was assigned to the following committees:

• Behavioral Health and Recovery Supports Committee (decommissioned)
• Families, Aging, and Human Services Committee (decommissioned), Ranking member
• House Health Committee
• House Ways and Means Committee

2019-2020

Liston was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging and Long Term Care Committee
• House Health Committee
• Economic and Workforce Development Committee (decommissioned)

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio State Senate District 16

Beth Liston defeated Besa Sharrah in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston (D)	60.3	113,896
		Besa Sharrah (R)	39.7	74,856

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,752
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 16

Beth Liston advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 16 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston	100.0	18,365

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 16

Besa Sharrah advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 16 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Besa Sharrah	100.0	14,975

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,975
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Liston in this election.

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Beth Liston defeated Zully Truemper in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston (D)	68.4	33,436
	Submit photo	Zully Truemper (R)	31.6	15,455

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,891
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Beth Liston advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston	100.0	4,064

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,064
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 8

Zully Truemper advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Zully Truemper (Write-in)	100.0	459

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 459
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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Beth Liston defeated Mehek Cooke in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston (D)	56.8	42,990
		Mehek Cooke (R)	43.2	32,756

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,746
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Beth Liston advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston	100.0	10,834

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,834
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Mehek Cooke advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mehek Cooke	100.0	4,099

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,099
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2018

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Beth Liston defeated Stu Harris in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston (D)	56.7	34,956
		Stu Harris (R)	43.3	26,676

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,632
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Beth Liston defeated Mindy Yocum in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Liston	72.2	6,207
		Mindy Yocum	27.8	2,393

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,600
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21

Stu Harris defeated Doug Smith in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 21 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stu Harris	70.9	5,164
		Doug Smith	29.1	2,123

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 7,287
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Beth Liston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Beth Liston campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Ohio State Senate District 16	Won general	$213,358	$195,403
2022	Ohio House of Representatives District 8	Won general	$207,651	$123,267
2020	Ohio House of Representatives District 21	Won general	$358,830	N/A**
2018	Ohio House of Representatives District 21	Won general	$473,756	N/A**
Grand total			$1,253,595	$318,670
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31. Equality Ohio Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31. Ohio Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15. Equality Ohio Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to LGBTQ, civil rights, and racial justice issues. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2021

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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. Ohio Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. Ohio Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31. Innovation Ohio Representatives are scored on their votes on bills affecting working families. Ohio Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills impacting Ohio's business community. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Stephanie Kunze (R)	Ohio State Senate District 16 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Kent Smith (D)	Ohio House of Representatives District 8 2023-2024	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Mike Duffey (R)	Ohio House of Representatives District 21 2019-2022	Succeeded by Elliot Forhan (D)

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Current members of the Ohio State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Robert McColley

Minority Leader:Nickie Antonio

Senators

District 1

Robert McColley (R)

District 2

Theresa Gavarone (R)

District 3

Michele Reynolds (R)

District 4

George Lang (R)

District 5

Stephen Huffman (R)

District 6

Willis Blackshear (D)

District 7

Steve Wilson (R)

District 8

Louis Blessing (R)

District 9

Catherine Ingram (D)

District 10

Kyle Koehler (R)

District 11

Paula Hicks-Hudson (D)

District 12

Susan Manchester (R)

District 13

Nathan Manning (R)

District 14

Terry Johnson (R)

District 15

Hearcel Craig (D)

District 16

Beth Liston (D)

District 17

Shane Wilkin (R)

District 18

Jerry Cirino (R)

District 19

Andrew Brenner (R)

District 20

Tim Schaffer (R)

District 21

Kent Smith (D)

District 22

Mark Romanchuk (R)

District 23

Nickie Antonio (D)

District 24

Thomas Patton (R)

District 25

William DeMora (D)

District 26

Bill Reineke (R)

District 27

Kristina Roegner (R)

District 28

Casey Weinstein (D)

District 29

Jane Timken (R)

District 30

Brian Chavez (R)

District 31

Al Landis (R)

District 32

Sandra O'Brien (R)

District 33

Alessandro Cutrona (R)

Republican Party (24)

Democratic Party (9)