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U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 9th District

Marcy Kaptur

Democrat 22nd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$5.9M raised · top PACs: Clark, Hoyer, Aguilar Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 12 of 23 party-line votes (52%; most Democrats: 5%)
89LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
20BipartMed 12
48BreaksMed 7
In office
House 1983–now
43 years in CongressMore senior than 99% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 3rd minority
  • Budget 11th minority
Age
80

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date24425021867448
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1602501,23567

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 20% 9%
Government Operations and Politics 17% 9%
Water Resources Development no statements 26%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Government Operations and Politics and Energy; bills go to Water Resources Development and International Affairs; the two overlap on Armed Forces and National Security.

  • She talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Clean Energy Research Investment (Energy).
  • 23 bills sponsored, most on Water Resources Development.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberAppropriations Committee3rd minority
MemberBudget Committee11th minority

Ranking member on the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee, more senior than 99% of the House, in the minority.

  • 43 years in Congress: more senior than 99% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

39% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Kaptur.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

39% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Norton.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 18 · expected 18
Action in committee 0 · expected 3
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 391 of 433 in the House

0.14expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

0 of 18 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.14 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.34
Crime and Law Enforcement12 of 23
Immigration6 of 14
Government Operations and Politics5 of 15
Environmental Protection2 of 25
Economics and Public Finance3 of 50
Congress3 of 146

With her party on the other 6 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 89% of party-line votes, breaks 48 times (peer median 5), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • Position: −0.34, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 12 of 23, Immigration 6 of 14, Government Operations and Politics 5 of 15.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Kaptur$5.9M raised13%45%26%16%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

58% of what she raised came from individuals; 13% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$5.9M raised, 26% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 0.6 points.

78 PACs of the 147 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Defense.

  1. Clark100% D
  2. Hoyer100% D
  3. Aguilar100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

194 bills

Kaptur voted Yea on 42, Nay on 70, did not vote on 9, and sponsored or cosponsored 73 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.