Oct 22, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Five of Ohio's 15 U.S. Congressional districts touch central Ohio, representing parts of 46 of Ohio's 88 counties. Not one of the U.S. House races is uncontested, and not all offer an incumbent. Ohioans have less than three weeks to cast their ballot for their House representative, whose details can be found below. To find your congressional district, check here. Why major changes at Intel may come after Election Day District 2 District 2 comprises Pickaway, Clinton, Hocking, Ross, Highland, Vinton, Meigs, Jackson, Pike, Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence and Gallia counties. Historically, the district leans heavily Republican, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. Incumbent Brad Wenstrup was first elected in 2012 but is not running for reelection. NBC4's Colleen Marshall sat down with both candidates for District 2 on The Spectrum. You can see both interviews in full here. Courtesy photo / Ohio Democratic Party Courtesy photo / Dave Taylor for Congress Samantha Meadows (D) Democrat Samantha Meadows is a former advanced emergency technician and AmeriCorps member in her second candidacy. Meadows received just over 25% of the vote when she ran for District 2 in 2022 and said she is running again to support rural Ohioans. Meadows, 52, said she was born and raised on a small family farm in southern Ohio. On her website, she said she is campaigning for abortion access, union and workers rights, immigration reform and initiating a "rural revival in Congress." Meadows also said she is passionate about keeping the Department of Education funded and preserving public schools. She alleges state-sponsored vouchers will negatively affect rural kids and rural school districts. How Secretary of State Frank LaRose says Ohio's elections are secured "I will always come back to you," Meadows said. "I'm not asking you to put me in a position of power, and then me go to Washington and legislate without you having input into that process. I will always listen to my district and vote accordingly." Meadows lives in Chillicothe, according to her Facebook page. Her campaign website can be found here. David Taylor (R) Republican David Taylor is a former lawyer and current owner of his family's concrete business. This is Taylor's first campaign, and he said he is running as a businessman, not a career politician. Taylor was endorsed by Donald Trump in September via social media post. Taylor said his family has been involved in the construction business in the area since his grandfather moved from working in West Virginia coal mines in the 1950s. He said he is an "America First" candidate campaigning for pro-life legislature, the Second Amendment, securing the southern border, cryptocurrency freedom, cutting taxes and investing in nuclear energy. Taylor also said he is passionate about protecting parents' rights in schools and expanding school choice voucher programs. He said he would end public school curriculums that discuss race and paint Americans in a negative light by "defunding and dismantling the failed experiment called the Department of Education." Lost an absentee ballot? Here's what to do "I'm doing this for the right reasons. I'm not going to Washington, D.C. to become wealthy," Taylor said. "I'm going there because the people of America have tremendous needs right now and our district's losing a guy who did a great job for us and I want to make sure he's replaced with someone with the right intentions and -- I think -- the right tools." Taylor lives in Clermont County, where he and his wife of 27 years raised three daughters. You can find his campaign website here. District 3 District 3 contains northeast and central parts of Franklin County. Historically, the district leans heavily liberal, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (Courtesy Photo/U.S. House of Representatives) Courtesy photo / Franklin County Republican Party Joyce Beatty (D) Incumbent Democrat Joyce Beatty was first elected to represent District 3 in 2012. She is a former Ohio House representative, professor and senior vice president of outreach and engagement at Ohio State University. Beatty, 74, is passionate about issues affecting Black Americans, including voting rights, police brutality, healthcare access and financial inequality. She is the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and has fought for these issues professionally and personally, as she was arrested in 2021 at a voting-rights protest in D.C. and pepper-sprayed in downtown Columbus at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. On her website, she said she supports lowering the cost of college, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, expanding Medicaid and Social Security, addressing the climate crisis and rebuilding American infrastructure. She lives in Columbus and has two grandchildren. Her campaign website can be found here. Michael Young (R) Republican Michael Young is an Air Force veteran from Columbus. He has held multiple jobs, including at a machine shop, for Ohio Highway Patrol, working in photography and highway design, selling real estate, recording music and working as a private pilot. Young, 84, said he stands for the U.S. Constitution and reigning in federal overreach. He advocates for term limits for Congress members and the reevaluation of government departments, including reorganizing U.S. security agencies and discontinuing the Department of Education. Face checking Ohio's U.S. Senate campaign ads According to Young's website, he is also passionate about providing financial and military aid for Ukraine, securing the southern border, using American oil and gas, balancing the federal budget and reforming or removing the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Young also said he is campaigning to require the executive branch of government to carry out legislation and directives of Congress immediately or face "immediate impeachment." Young is based in Columbus, according to his LinkedIn page. His campaign website can be found here. District 4 District 4 consists of Ashland, Richland, Morrow, Marion, Union, Champaign, Logan, Auglaize and Allen counties and parts of Wyandot, Delaware and Shelby counties. Historically, the district is heavily Republican, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. Courtesy photo / Jim Jordan official Congressional photo Courtesy photo / Ohio Democratic Party Jim Jordan (R) Incumbent Republican Jim Jordan has been the representative for the 4th District since 2007, after five years as a state senator. Before politics, he coached wrestling at Ohio State and has faced and denied allegations that he turned a blind eye to complaints that a team doctor was sexually abusing athletes. In 2022, he won his relection with just under 70% of the vote. Jordan, 60, was a founder of the House Freedom Caucus and was one of former president Donald Trump's close allies during his presidency. He is strongly pro-life and said he was the only legislator in Ohio history to run both the Defender of Life award from Ohio Right to Life and the Pro-Life Legislator of the Year award from United Conservatives of Ohio. Bexley schools bought a $6 million property ahead of levy request According to his congressional website, he fights for tax cuts as a proud fiscal conservative. The site states he prioritizes sound agricultural policy, a strong national defense, reducing government spending, securing the border and increasing domestic oil and gas. Jordan lives in Champaign County, near where he and his wife, Polly, grew up. His campaign website can be found here. Tamie Wilson (D) Democrat Tamie Wilson is challenging Jordan for his seat for the second time. She received just over 30% of the vote in 2022. She said she is a single mother and former businesswoman. Wilson, 52, said she was born and raised in Ohio, with memories on her uncle's farm. Her work with small businesses spurs some of her policies, and she said she wants to focus the district toward residents' needs. She said she wants to address the national mental health crisis, reduce violence with programming, lower inflation, pass the farm bill and improve education. She said as a biracial woman, she understands the challenges facing women, minorities and the working class. She said she wants to empower women and minority-owned businesses through programs and funding opportunities. Ohio investigated for funding Christian schools Wilson lives in Delaware County. Her campaign website can be found here. District 12 District 12 encompasses Knox, Licking, Fairfield, Perry, Athens, Morgan, Muskingum, Coshocton and Guernsey counties and parts of Delaware, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties. Historically, the district leans Republican, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. Courtesy photo / U.S. House Office of Photography Courtesy photo / Fairfield County Democratic Party Troy Balderson (R) Incumbent Republican Troy Balderson was sworn into the House in September 2018 after winning a special election. He had previously served as a state senator from 2011-2018 and a state representative from 2009 to 2011. He won in 2022 with just under 70% of the vote. Balderson, 62, grew up in Zanesville and describes himself on his website as "one of the best problem-solvers in Washington." He prioritizes border control, including finishing the wall, and wants to end sanctuary cities. The Center for Immigration Studies lists Franklin, Hamilton, Lorain and Mahoning counties as Ohio's sanctuary areas as they have adopted laws to protect immigrants from detention. Balderson said his platform also includes expanding natural gas as an energy source, limiting inflation, limiting reliance on China, funding and expanding police forces, implementing tax cuts and expanding broadband access. He currently serves as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Balderson lives in Zanesville and has one adult son. His campaign website can be found here. Jerrad Christian (D) Democratic challenger Jerrad Christian is a software engineer and veteran who described himself as a "Republican by default" for most of his life, switching parties after deciding he did not agree with Trump's conservativism. Christian, 40, said he grew up in Appalachian Ohio in poverty, joining the U.S. Navy and serving as a flight deck fueler on an aircraft carrier during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and then as a meteorologist and oceanographer. He said he is running because of his experiences in poverty, rural Ohio, the military and the polarization he sees in politics today. Ohio Supreme Court upholds ballot drop box limitations According to his campaign website, Christian is passionate about fair pay for workers, reinvesting in southeastern Ohio, providing affordable housing, increasing fact checks in media and preventing cybercrime. He also said his time as a meteorologist made him passionate about climate change, advocating for nuclear power and a carbon tax. Christian lives Galena with his wife and son. His campaign website can be found here. District 15 District 15 encompasses Madison County, as well as portions of Franklin, Fayette, Clark, Miami and Shelby counties. Historically, the district leans slightly Republican, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index. Courtesy photo / United States House of Representatives clerk Courtesy photo / Ohio House of Representatives Mike Carey (R) Incumbent Republican Mike Carey received just over 57% of the vote in 2022 and just over 58% in 2021 during the special election that first secured his term. Before his time in office, he held multiple leadership roles in the coal energy business. Carey, 53, describes himself as a pro-Trump, America First outsider. He grew up in Cincinnati and then rural Sabina raised by his single mother. He was also a former military officer and has dedicated over 20 years to advocating for the coal business. He said he prioritizes domestic energy options and civility in Congress, citing his work with District 3 incumbent Joyce Beatty in encouraging decorum. According to his website, he is advocating for lower gas prices, tax deductions for energy companies, requiring medical providers to disclose the cost of imaging services, supporting veterans and first responders, fixing Social Security and increasing affordable housing. Carey lives in Columbus with his wife and two of their sons, with his oldest son studying at Ohio State University. His campaign website can be found here. Adam Miller (D) Democrat hopeful Adam Miller is an Ohio State Representative hoping to head to Washington. Miller has a 28-year military career and fought in Afghanistan, and is also a former lawyer, teacher and Grandview Heights City School Board member. Miller, 59, calls himself a "fourth-generation West Columbus 'Hilltop' native." According to his website, he is committed to protecting public education and making college more affordable. Miller also said he wants to create new jobs and restore incentives for business partnerships. Miller said he advocates for healthcare access, affordable housing, expanding Ohio Veterans Homes and veteran support, promoting sustainable farming practices, financial support for rural communities, guarding Social Security, and supporting consumer rights. Miller lives in Columbus with his wife and dog. His campaign website can be found here.
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