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Al Cutrona Voting Record & Scorecard | Christian Employers Alliance

OH Senator

District: 33 • Republican

2024 Alignment:

85.71%

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Sen. Al Cutrona (R-OH-33) earned a 86% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing strong alignment with biblical business policy positions. Al Cutrona voted on 10 of the 12 key bills CEA scored in 2024. Al Cutrona represents the 33rd District in the Ohio State Senate. Highest category scores: First Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (100%), and Economic Freedom (79%).

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Lawmaker Position

HB 2Senate 20241x

Fueling Out-of-Control and Wasteful Spending Through an Over $3.51 Billion Capital Appropriations Bill.

Against CEA
This bill, the Capital Appropriations bill for FY 2025 and FY 2026, appropriates over $3.51 billion. The budget is chock full of frivolous spending, including $717.8 million in "One Time Strategic Community Investments," such as $46 million for "Hamilton County Convention Center District Development," $25 million for the Transportation Research Center, $12 million for the Cedarville Opera House, $7 million for "Pro Football Hall of Fame Modernization" and over $9.7 million for the Hall of Fame Village, and $7 million for "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Expansion and Renovation Project."
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
1 Samuel 8:10-18 – "Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots... He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants... and you yourselves will become his slaves'"
Leadership Insight
Centralized power always demands sacrifice from the people. God warned Israel that human kings would grow government at the expense of liberty. Limited government protects freedom; expansive government enslaves. Leaders must resist the temptation to control what they should serve.
HB 331Senate 20241x

Protecting Taxpayers by Requiring an Audit of Government Services Provided by Villages.

With CEA
This bill requires county commissioners to determine if each village provided at least five services during the previous 10 years, such as police, fire, water, and garbage, and if each elected position had at least one candidate. If not, the question of whether to surrender corporate powers of the village is required to be presented to voters. This measure ensures taxpayer funds are being used to provide necessary services for residents.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 16:10-11 – "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"
Leadership Insight
Jesus connects economic stewardship to spiritual trustworthiness. Economic freedom is built on this principle: individuals who manage small resources faithfully should be trusted with more - not have government confiscate their increase through taxation or redistribute their success. When government punishes productive stewardship through progressive taxation, it contradicts Christ's teaching that faithful management of "very little" qualifies you for "much." Economic freedom rewards faithful stewardship.
HB 68 (Veto Override)Senate 20245x

Protecting Children Under 18 from Sex-Reassignment Surgeries and Prescriptions with Irreversible Implications and Prohibiting Biological Males from Competing in Female Competitions.

With CEA
This motion overrides the Governor's veto of a bill that enacts the "Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act" and the "Save Women's Sports Act." The bill prohibits children under 18 years of age from receiving sex-reassignment procedures or puberty blockers until they reach the age of consent. Additionally, the bill prohibits the state's Medicaid system from providing coverage for such procedures and medications for minors. The bill also requires public and private schools and colleges and universities to designate athletic teams as either male, female, or co-ed, "based on the sex of the participants," and requires all participants of a female team to be of the same sex.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 22:5 – "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this."
Leadership Insight
God's design for gender is intentional, not arbitrary. Leaders who defend biological truth protect the foundation of family, identity, and society. Cultural pressure to erase distinctions does not change divine design. Clarity about gender honors God's created order.
HB 7Senate 20241x

Growing Government Dependency Through Several Efforts Designed to Expand Welfare Programs.

Against CEA
This bill contains several provisions related to expanding welfare programs. Among other provisions, the bill requires the Department of Health to study how to increase participation in WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program) and requires the Department of Medicaid to study how certain infant vitality programs can be covered by Medicaid.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Haggai 1:6 – "You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
Leadership Insight
When priorities drift from purpose, prosperity leaks away. God doesn’t bless motion - He blesses alignment. Economic freedom begins when stewardship follows divine order.
HB 79Senate 20245x

Hiking Electricity Rates by Allowing Utility Companies to Propose New "Energy Savings Programs".

With CEA
This bill allows electric utilities to submit an application for "programs to assist retail electric customers in achieving energy savings." Portfolios must include at least one low-income plan and have certain goals, such as to "Emphasize smart technology measures." Additionally, the proposals must include at least one revenue recovery mechanism. This bill unnecessarily drives up electricity costs for families and businesses in order to advance a politicized environmental and climate change agenda.
Christian Employers Alliance opposes this bill.
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Galatians 5:1 – "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
Leadership Insight
Freedom is not the absence of restraint; it is the presence of divine purpose. Christ purchased liberty not for comfort but for courage. A free leader under God becomes unshakable, even when culture shifts.
HCR 14Senate 20241x

Urging Congress to Continue the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which has Received $4.9 Billion in Taxpayer Funds.

Against CEA
This bill urges Congress to reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program to "protect and restore" the Great Lakes. According to the program's website, it "has received approximately $4.9 billion from FY 2010 to FY 2024. The GLRI has also received $800 million from FY 2022 to FY 2025 under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law." Luke 14:28–30 – “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, 'This person began to build and wasn't able to finish.'"
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 14:28-30 – "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
Leadership Insight
Vision must meet calculation. God honors leaders who count costs before claiming promises. Stewardship without foresight breeds collapse.
HCR 14Senate 20241x

Urging Congress to Continue the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which has Received $4.9 Billion in Taxpayer Funds.

Against CEA
This bill urges Congress to reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program to "protect and restore" the Great Lakes. According to the program's website, it "has received approximately $4.9 billion from FY 2010 to FY 2024. The GLRI has also received $800 million from FY 2022 to FY 2025 under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."
OPPOSE is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 14:28-30 – "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
Leadership Insight
Vision must meet calculation. God honors leaders who count costs before claiming promises. Stewardship without foresight breeds collapse.
HR 469Senate 20245x

Urging Congress to Block Overreaching EPA Emissions Regulations.

With CEA
This resolution urges the federal Environmental Protection Agency to discontinue adoption of new emissions regulations, which, according to the resolution, "require unachievable and unrealistic timelines to reduce carbon emissions." Additionally, the resolution states that the regulations would "all but ensure coal power plants will need to shut down by 2035." The resolution also urges Congress to enact legislation to block the EPA from enacting these regulations.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Isaiah 10:1-2 – "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
Leadership Insight
God pronounces woe on lawmakers who craft economic policies that oppress the poor through excessive taxation, regulatory barriers to entry, and cronyism that favors the connected over the capable. Economic freedom is justice for the poor - when the working class keeps more of their earnings, when small businesses can compete without crushing compliance costs, and when families can build wealth without government extraction. Unjust economic laws always hit the poor hardest.
SB 104Senate 20244x

Strengthening Safety and Privacy in the Restrooms of Schools by Requiring Usage to be Based on Biological Sex (Male or Female) at Birth.

With CEA
This bill requires public schools and colleges and universities with a multi-person restroom or changing facility to designate separate facilities based on biological sex at birth. The bill also prohibits public school students of the opposite biological sex at birth from sharing a hotel room or multi-person restroom or changing facility.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Deuteronomy 22:5 – "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this."
Leadership Insight
God's design for gender is intentional, not arbitrary. Leaders who defend biological truth protect the foundation of family, identity, and society. Cultural pressure to erase distinctions does not change divine design. Clarity about gender honors God's created order.
SB 81Senate 20244x

Expanding Access to Mental Health Services by Slightly Reducing Restrictions on Certain Healthcare Professionals.

With CEA
This bill allows physician assistants (PA), certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse-midwives to sign admission, treatment, and discharge documents for inpatient psychiatric or behavioral healthcare, if certain requirements are met. The bill also allows insurance navigators to receive compensation from health insurance companies offering plans on a health exchange, with some exceptions.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 10:34-35 – "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have."
Leadership Insight
The Good Samaritan embodies healthcare freedom - personal compassion delivered without government permission, insurance approval, or bureaucratic delay. He bandaged wounds himself, paid directly for care, and promised to cover additional costs. Healthcare freedom means protecting this direct relationship between caregiver and patient. When government mandates and insurance bureaucracies stand between the suffering and those who would help, compassion is delayed, costs explode, and the wounded lie waiting while paperwork processes.
HB 331Senate 20241x

Protecting Taxpayers by Requiring an Audit of Government Services Provided by Villages.

Neutral
This bill requires county commissioners to determine if each village provided at least five services during the previous 10 years, such as police, fire, water, and garbage, and if each elected position had at least one candidate. If not, the question of whether to surrender corporate powers of the village is required to be presented to voters. This measure ensures taxpayer funds are being used to provide necessary services for residents.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
Luke 16:10-11 – "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?"
Leadership Insight
Jesus connects economic stewardship to spiritual trustworthiness. Economic freedom is built on this principle: individuals who manage small resources faithfully should be trusted with more - not have government confiscate their increase through taxation or redistribute their success. When government punishes productive stewardship through progressive taxation, it contradicts Christ's teaching that faithful management of "very little" qualifies you for "much." Economic freedom rewards faithful stewardship.
SB 198 (Senate Version)Senate 20241x

Reducing Recidivism by Helping Reformed Individuals Gain Employment by Providing Released Inmates with ID Cards and Records of Educational and Work Programs.

Neutral
This bill requires the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to provide inmates with a free identification card, record of educational and vocational training, birth certificate, social security card, resume, and practice job interview prior to release. Additionally, the Department of Youth Services is required to provide minors under 17 in custody with an application for a free identification card and to submit the application. This bill provides reformed individuals with the means to obtain gainful employment, one of the largest factors in preventing recidivism, which is critical considering the national 44% recidivism rate.
SUPPORT is the CEA Position, based on:
2 Thessalonians 3:10 – "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."
Leadership Insight
God honors productivity, not passivity. Work is not punishment - it’s purpose. A culture that rewards laziness erodes dignity and independence.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sen. Al Cutrona's voting record?

Sen. Al Cutrona (R-OH-33) earned a 86% Christian Employers Alliance score for 2024, showing strong alignment with biblical business policy positions. Al Cutrona voted on 10 of the 12 key bills CEA scored in 2024. Al Cutrona represents the 33rd District in the Ohio State Senate. Highest category scores: First Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (100%), and Economic Freedom (79%).

How aligned is Al Cutrona with biblical business policy positions?

Al Cutrona earned a 86% Christian Employers Alliance score in 2024, showing strong alignment with biblical business policy positions.

What is Al Cutrona's CEA score?

Al Cutrona has a 86% CEA score for 2024.

Where does Al Cutrona serve?

Sen. Al Cutrona (R-OH-33) represents the 33rd District in the Ohio State Senate as a Republican.

What issue categories does Al Cutrona score highest on?

Al Cutrona's strongest categories on the Christian Employers Alliance scorecard are: First Freedom (100%), Healthcare Freedom (100%), Economic Freedom (79%).

Where can I see Al Cutrona's full voting record?

View the full list of scored bills, category breakdown, and year-over-year voting record above. Christian Employers Alliance updates this scorecard as new key votes are scored.

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