Beth Lear

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Beth Lear | image = Beth Lear by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Lear in 2022 | state_house = Ohio | district = 61st | term_start = January 1, 2023 | term_end =  | predecessor = Jamie Callender | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | education = Olentangy High School | party = Republican | military_blank1 = Military career | military_data1 = Ohio Air National Guard | alma_mater = Ohio State University }} '''Beth Lear''' is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 61st district since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beth Lear |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Beth_Lear |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

She is a veteran, and a graduate of Olentangy High School and Ohio State University.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BUDZAK |first=GARY |date=2022-10-15 |title=Valentine, Lear vie for Ohio House seat |url=https://www.delgazette.com/2022/10/15/valentine-lear-vie-for-ohio-house-seat/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Delaware Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=Megan |date=2024-01-12 |title=Ohio Republican compared gender dysphoria to people who think they are animals |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/01/12/ohio-republican-compared-gender-dysphoria-to-people-who-think-they-are-animals/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Ohio Capital Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== External links ==

* [https://bethlear.com/ Campaign website] {{Commons}}

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