Beth Lear

Beth Lear is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district since 2023.^[1]

Beth Lear
Beth Lear in 2022
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	Olentangy High School
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Military service
Military career	Ohio Air National Guard

She is a veteran, and a graduate of Olentangy High School and Ohio State University.^[2]

Political positions

Transgender rights

In January 2024, Lear co-sponsored a bill which would ban transgender people from bathrooms that align with their gender identity in schools. During the hearing for the bill, she compared identifying as transgender to identifying as a bird.^[3]