Tom Brinkman Jr.

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Tom Brinkman Jr.
Candidate, Ohio House of Representatives District 26
Prior offices:
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Years in office: 2015 - 2022
Successor: Rachel Baker (D)

Ohio House of Representatives District 34
Years in office: 2001 - 2008
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 5, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
George Washington University, 1979
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Sales
Contact

Tom Brinkman Jr. (Republican Party) is running for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 26. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]

Brinkman (Republican Party) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Biography

Tom Brinkman Jr. earned his B.A. in history and political science from George Washington University in 1979. His professional experience includes working in sales at Curry Printing, sales at Metroweb Corporation and as an intern in the office of former U.S. Senator Robert Dole.[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Brinkman was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Brinkman was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Ohio committee assignments, 2017
Economic Development, Commerce, and Labor
Insurance, Chair
• Public Utilities

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brinkman served on 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 House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Ashley Bryant Bailey (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 26 on May 5, 2026.


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Republican primary

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 26

Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) is running in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 26 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
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Tom Brinkman Jr.

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2024

Hamilton County auditor

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2024)

General election
Special general election for Hamilton County Auditor

Incumbent Jessica Miranda defeated Tom Brinkman Jr. in the special general election for Hamilton County Auditor on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica Miranda
Jessica Miranda (D)
 
55.4
 
216,418
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr. (R)
 
44.6
 
174,168

Total votes: 390,586
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Hamilton County treasurer

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2024)

General election
General election for Hamilton County Treasurer

Incumbent Jill Schiller defeated Jeff Baker in the general election for Hamilton County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Schiller
Jill Schiller (D)
 
56.8
 
221,017
Jeff Baker (R)
 
43.2
 
167,821

Total votes: 388,838
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Treasurer

Incumbent Jill Schiller advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Treasurer on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Schiller
Jill Schiller
 
100.0
 
29,032

Total votes: 29,032
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Treasurer

Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Treasurer on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr.
 
100.0
 
35,240

Total votes: 35,240
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2022)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Auditor

Brigid Kelly defeated Tom Brinkman Jr. in the general election for Hamilton County Auditor on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brigid Kelly
Brigid Kelly (D)
 
53.3
 
159,093
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr. (R)
 
46.7
 
139,505

Total votes: 298,598
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Auditor

Brigid Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Auditor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brigid Kelly
Brigid Kelly
 
100.0
 
31,406

Total votes: 31,406
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Auditor

Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Auditor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr.
 
100.0
 
37,667

Total votes: 37,667
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2021

See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2021)

General election

General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
28,672
Image of Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
26,996
Image of Reggie Harris
Reggie Harris (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.7
 
25,828
Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
6.3
 
24,177
Image of Victoria Parks
Victoria Parks (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
22,879
Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
20,265
Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
19,695
Image of Mark Jeffreys
Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.9
 
18,772
Image of Liz Keating
Liz Keating (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
17,497
Image of Michelle Dillingham
Michelle Dillingham (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
15,910
Phillip O’Neal (Nonpartisan)
 
4.0
 
15,295
Image of Kevin Flynn
Kevin Flynn (Nonpartisan)
 
3.6
 
13,888
Image of Elizabeth Sundermann
Elizabeth Sundermann (Nonpartisan)
 
3.6
 
13,830
Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan)
 
3.3
 
12,794
Jim Tarbell (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
11,734
Image of Brian Garry
Brian Garry (Nonpartisan)
 
2.7
 
10,258
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
9,805
John Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
8,367
LaKeisha Cook (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
7,224
Jackie Frondorf (Nonpartisan)
 
1.8
 
6,947
Image of Jaime Castle
Jaime Castle (Nonpartisan)
 
1.7
 
6,395
Peterson Mingo (Nonpartisan)
 
1.4
 
5,278
Image of Evan Holt
Evan Holt (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
5,139
Image of Kurt Grossman
Kurt Grossman (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
4,975
Bill Frost (Nonpartisan)
 
1.2
 
4,695
Galen Gordon (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
4,210
Te’Airea Powell (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
4,109
Stacey Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
4,109
Jalen Alford (Nonpartisan)
 
0.8
 
3,166
Rob Harris II (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
2,651
Image of Andrew Kennedy
Andrew Kennedy (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
2,439
John Maher (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
2,158
Logan Simmering (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
1,652
K.A. Heard Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
1,496
Nick Jabin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,358

Total votes: 384,663
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2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated Sara Bitter in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr. (R)
 
53.1
 
37,723
Image of Sara Bitter
Sara Bitter (D)
 
46.9
 
33,339

Total votes: 71,062
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27

Sara Bitter advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Bitter
Sara Bitter
 
100.0
 
8,775

Total votes: 8,775
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr.
 
100.0
 
7,574

Total votes: 7,574
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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 27

Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated Christine Fisher in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr. (R)
 
53.4
 
30,444
Image of Christine Fisher
Christine Fisher (D)
 
46.6
 
26,515

Total votes: 56,959
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27

Christine Fisher advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christine Fisher
Christine Fisher
 
100.0
 
5,305

Total votes: 5,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Brinkman Jr.
Tom Brinkman Jr.
 
100.0
 
7,203

Total votes: 7,203
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2016

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.

Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated Joe Otis in the Ohio House of Representatives District 27 general election.[2]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Brinkman Jr. Incumbent 64.37% 40,556
     Democratic Joe Otis 35.63% 22,447
Total Votes 63,003
Source: Ohio Secretary of State


Joe Otis ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 27 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joe Otis  (unopposed) 100.00% 6,544
Total Votes 6,544


Incumbent Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated Heidi Huber in the Ohio House of Representatives District 27 Republican primary.[3][4]

Ohio House of Representatives District 27, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Brinkman Jr. Incumbent 50.79% 12,295
     Republican Heidi Huber 49.21% 11,913
Total Votes 24,208

2014

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Joe Otis was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tom Brinkman Jr. defeated incumbent Peter Stautberg in the Republican primary. Brinkman defeated Otis in the general election.[5]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Brinkman, Jr. 67.7% 28,089
     Democratic Joe Otis 32.3% 13,417
Total Votes 41,506
Ohio House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTom Brinkman Jr. 53.7% 4,989
Peter Stautberg Incumbent 46.3% 4,305
Total Votes 9,294

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Brinkman ran in the 2012 election for Ohio House District 27. Brinkman was defeated by former District 34 incumbent Peter Stautberg in the March 6 Republican primary.[6][7]

Ohio State House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Stautberg 61.3% 12,113
Tom Brinkman 38.7% 7,638
Total Votes 19,751

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

Hamilton County auditor

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Hamilton County treasurer

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2022

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2021

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Tom Brinkman Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Ohio House of Representatives District 27Won general$533,919 N/A**
2016Ohio House of Representatives, District 27Won $235,621 N/A**
2014Ohio State House, District 27Won $58,886 N/A**
Grand total$828,426 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

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Personal

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Brinkman and his wife, Cathy, have six children.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
2015-2022
Succeeded by
Rachel Baker (D)
Preceded by
-
Ohio House of Representatives District 34
2001-2008
Succeeded by
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