Sarah Fowler Arthur

District 99
Chamber House
Political Party Republican
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/sarah-fowler-arthur

Sarah Fowler Arthur is a dedicated Ohio State Representative and entrepreneur with a robust background in public service, education policy, business management, church, and community involvement. Since January 2021, Sarah has served in the Ohio House where she is currently Chair of the Education Committee.

Sarah was the first homeschool graduate in the nation to be elected to a State Board of Education, serving Ohio from 2013-2020, having been first elected in 2012 at the age of 23. Sarah is a lifelong entrepreneur, working on her family farm from a young age, including marketing and office management. She began her own first business at age 11, Sarah’s Eggs, raising chickens and distributing eggs, and later teaching piano for five years.

In 2020, she married Isaac Arthur, a physicist, US Army veteran, President of the National Space Society, Member of the Board of Elections, and the producer of world-renown Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur. Sarah & Isaac are homeschooling their three young children, Kristofer, Isabella, and Geometry, whom they formally adopted in 2023. The family works together to operate SFIA Enterprises, a rental business, and Badger Run Berries, Sarah’s company, which is currently focused on blueberries, honeybees, and chickens.

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Committee Membership

View the legislative committees and subcommittees on which this member of congress currently serves. These assignments indicate where the member focuses their legislative efforts, drafts bills, and conducts government oversight.

This section highlights the original bills and resolutions introduced by this member of congress. As the primary sponsor, the member acts as the chief advocate for these proposals, steering them through the legislative process to address specific policy goals and constituent needs.

General Assembly
Committee
Add nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 36
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Adopt the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the state airplane
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 24
Type Senate Bill
Committee Transportation
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 318
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 318
Type Senate Bill
Committee Education
Allow public body executive session for employee performance
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 481
Type House Bill
Committee Government Oversight
Alter amusement ride classification for inspection fee purposes
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 433
Type House Bill
Committee Agriculture
Authorize home kitchen registration for sale of certain foods
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 134
Type House Bill
Committee Agriculture
Authorize online raffles under the Charitable Gaming Law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 476
Type House Bill
Committee Finance
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Recent Votes

A comprehensive list of recent voting sessions. Each entry includes the bill number, a summary of the legislation, the member’s specific vote.

General Assembly
Committee
Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 450
Type Senate Bill
Committee Finance
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
CA: Require identification to vote
General Assembly 136
Number S. J. R. No. 10
Type Senate Joint Resolution
Committee General Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Adopted
CA: Require identification to vote
General Assembly 136
Number S. J. R. No. 10
Type Senate Joint Resolution
Committee General Government
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Adopted
Revise the household sewage treatment system law
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 692
Type House Bill
Committee Health
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Reagan Tokes and Patrick Heringer Act
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 667
Type House Bill
Committee Public Safety
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
Issue medical marijuana processor cultivation, dispensary license
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 611
Type House Bill
Committee Judiciary
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
Regards DoDD authority re: community capital assistance funds
General Assembly 136
Number H. B. No. 585
Type House Bill
Committee Community Revitalization
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
General Assembly 136
Number S. B. No. 315
Type Senate Bill
Committee Finance
Vote Yes
Vote Date 6/10/2026
Vote Result Passed
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