Levi Dean

Levi Dean is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 71st district of the Ohio [House of Representatives].

Life and career

Dean served in the Xenia City Council from 2018 to 2025.
In March 2024, Dean defeated Joshua Day, Robert Fudge and Tyler Scott in the Republican primary election for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives. In November 2024, he defeated Krista Magaw in the 2024 [Ohio House of Representatives election|general election], winning 70 percent of the votes. He succeeded Bill Dean. He assumed office on January 1, 2025.

Abortion Legislation

In June 2025, Dean co-sponsored the Ohio Prenatal [Equal Protection Act], a proposed bill that would grant full legal personhood to fertilized embryos and criminalize abortion as homicide. Critics argued that defining all fertilized embryos as legal persons, despite the high rate of natural embryonic loss, introduces legal and biological inconsistencies. They also argued that natural processes such as miscarriage—which account for most embryo loss—are unaddressed by the legislation, raising concerns about the bill's implications.