Phil Plummer

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Phil Plummer
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2023
Preceded byWillis Blackshear Jr.
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 2023
Preceded byMichael Henne
Succeeded byRodney Creech
Personal details
Born
Montgomery County, Ohio, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Toledo (AA)
University of Phoenix (BS)

Philip Plummer Jr. is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 39th House District. Plummer also serves as the Chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party. Plummer previously served as Sheriff of Montgomery County, Ohio from 2008 to 2018.

Policies and positions

2019 nuclear and coal subsidy law (HB 6, 133rd General Assembly)

In 2019, Plummer voted in favor of House Bill 6, which created state subsidies for two nuclear plants, required ratepayers to fund two coal plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC), and reduced statewide renewable energy and energy-efficiency requirements. The bill passed the Ohio House on July 23, 2019. [1]

The law later became the focus of a federal racketeering investigation involving former House Speaker Larry Householder and FirstEnergy. See Ohio nuclear bribery scandal.

Campaign contributions

News coverage during the debates over repealing House Bill 6 identified Plummer as one of several lawmakers whose campaign committees received contributions during the period surrounding the 2019 energy law. [2]

2021 partial repeal of HB 6 (HB 128, 134th General Assembly)

Plummer voted in favor of House Bill 128 on March 10, 2021. HB 128 repealed the HB 6 nuclear subsidy program and eliminated the “decoupling” mechanism that had guaranteed FirstEnergy a set revenue floor, while leaving the HB 6 coal subsidies in place. [3]

Life and career

Plummer joined the Montgomery County Sheriff's office in 1988 as a corrections officer, was later promoted to Deputy Sheriff, and eventually earned the rank of Sergeant. In November 2000, he was promoted to the rank of Major. In January 2004, he was placed in charge of the Personnel Office. In March 2005, he was promoted to Chief Deputy. Following the resignation of Sheriff David Vore in 2008, Plummer was appointed to the office to fill out the remainder of the term.[4]

Plummer spends his spare time as an assistant coach for the Butler High School wrestling team.[citation needed]

Montgomery County Ohio Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Plummer at the NAACP Dayton Headquarters in 2015
Sheriff Plummer and Major Daryl Wilson hold a press conference in 2015

In 2014, Dr. Derrick L. Foward, President of the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP, filed a complaint on behalf of the Citizens of Montgomery County, Ohio against 6 Sheriff Deputies who were participating in racially motivated text conversations that contained derogatory jokes and threats to the African American community in Dayton, and abroad. Sheriff Phil Plummer and Major Daryl Wilson met with Foward at the Dayton Unit NAACP office to discuss the issue. As a result of this complaint, Capt. Tom Flanders was terminated. Detective Mike Sollenberger was terminated. Deputy Joseph Connelly received a 30-day suspension, Deputy Jamie Horton received a 10-day suspension and Sgt. Brian Lewis received a 3-day suspension. Detective Brad Daugherty was not disciplined for his role in the text message case.[5]

Ohio House of Representatives

In the 2018 Election, incumbent for the 40th District, Michael Henne was unable to run again due to term limits. Plummer decided to run and won an uncontested primary to become the Republican nominee. He then beat Ryan Taylor. On December 31, 2018, Plummer resigned as Sheriff in order to be sworn in on January 3, 2019, as State Representative.[citation needed]

In 2019, Plummer was made Vice Chair of Criminal Justice Committee for the 133rd General Assembly.[citation needed]

In 2019, Plummer co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[6][7][8] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[6][9]

Electoral history

Election results
Year Office Election Votes for Plummer % Opponent Party Votes %
2008 Sheriff of Montgomery County, Ohio General 152,537 59.44% Mike Tenore 104,051 40.55%
2012 General 178,029 100%
2016 General 182,058 100%
2018 Ohio House of Representatives General 27,388 61.81% Ryan Rebecca Taylor Democrat 16,924 38.19%
2020 General 38,318 65.10% Leronda Jackson Democrat 20,543 34.90%
2022 General 24,805 55.74% Leronda Jackson Democrat 19,694 44.26%
2024 General Dion Green Democrat

References

  1. ↑ "House Bill 6 – Votes (133rd GA)". Ohio Legislature. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "House committee to hear first effort to repeal House Bill 6". News From The States. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "House Bill 128 – Votes (134th GA)". Ohio Legislature. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ Phil Plummer biography (Ohio House of Representatives website)
  5. ↑ (WHIO-TV website)
  6. 1 2 Glenza, Jessica (November 29, 2019). "Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges". The Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges, National Post, November 29, 2019
  8. ↑ "House Bill 413 | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov.
  9. ↑ Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.