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U.S. Representative · Ohio 9th District
Marcy Kaptur
DemocratDistrict R+3119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score70#41 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Marcy Kaptur’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2314 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3509
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 9 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 9 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 452, H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 1262 and 4 more.
- StrongOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+3)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. OH-9 has a partisan lean of R+3. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- MediumOH-9 leans R+3: a Democrat in a Republican-leaning districtOH-9 has a partisan lean of R+3 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). Members whose seat favors the other party face pressure to moderate.
Keeps them with Democrats · 1 signal
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 43.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on AppropriationsMinority · 3rd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related AgenciesRanking Member
- House Committee on the BudgetMinority · 11th in seniority
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Kaptur← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.340 is 0.05 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress7House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 5625Cashless Bail Reporting ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 75
| Swing |
| H.R. 6260Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov |