Desiree Tims
2025 - Present
2026
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Desiree Tims (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 38. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Tims (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 38. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tims earned a B.A. in communications from Xavier University and a J.D. from Georgetown Law. She also attended the Women's Campaign School at Yale University. Tims worked as a lobbyist and judiciary director at the League of Conservation Voters from 2017 to 2018, as a senior advisor to Child Care Aware of America from 2014 to 2017, as an aide to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) from 2013 to 2014, as an aide to Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) from 2011 to 2013, and as an associate and White House intern for President Barack Obama (D) from 2010 to 2011. Tims has served as an advisory board member of Flywheel Cincinnati.[1]
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 38
Desiree Tims won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Desiree Tims (D) | 100.0 | 34,877 |
| Total votes: 34,877 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 38
Desiree Tims defeated Derrick Foward in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 38 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Desiree Tims | 71.7 | 6,236 |
| Derrick Foward | 28.3 | 2,463 | ||
| Total votes: 8,699 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tims in this election.
2020
See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Desiree Tims in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Turner (R) | 58.4 | 212,972 |
| Desiree Tims (D) | 41.6 | 151,976 | |
| Total votes: 364,948 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Desiree Tims defeated Eric Moyer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Desiree Tims | 70.1 | 32,388 |
 | Eric Moyer | 29.9 | 13,846 | |
| Total votes: 46,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10
Incumbent Michael Turner defeated John Anderson and Kathi Flanders in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Turner | 86.4 | 44,704 |
 | John Anderson | 7.9 | 4,110 | |
 | Kathi Flanders | 5.7 | 2,944 | |
| Total votes: 51,758 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Desiree Tims did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Video for Ballotpedia
| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released September 8, 2019 |
Note: Tims submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 13, 2020.
Note: Tims submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 27, 2020.
2019
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I hope to improve access and opportunity for those who have been left behind in the economy, invest in infrastructure, and stabilize health care. I chose to run for office because I want to take action and get off the sidelines instead of complaining about the inaction of our current representative.[2] |
” |
| —Desiree Tims[1] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 38 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 38 |
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Footnotes
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Ohio House of Representatives District 38 2025-Present |
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