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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Data last updated: Jul 16, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Brian A. Shaver

Brian A. Shaver

Running for U.S. House · Ohio District 5

NationalDemocrat

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Bob Latta

Bob Latta

U.S. House · Ohio District 5

NationalRepublican

Brian A. ShaverCandidateBob LattaCurrent rep

Job fit

Brian A. Shaver

Offices held

  • Brian is the current President of the Fostoria City Council 1

Other work

  • teaches social studies at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School. 1

Bob Latta

Other work

  • Latta worked as a private practice attorney before entering politics. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Brian A. Shaver

  • Health care costs
    We also need to bring down the cost of essentials like medication and other staples that people rely on. To make the system fairer. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    To make the system fairer, I think the wealthiest Americans should pay the same tax rate as everyone else, without loopholes that let income be hidden. 4
  • Guns
    I believe firmly in the Second Amendment. 3

No public stance found on: Crime & safety, Climate & energy

More on their website →

Bob Latta

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Brian A. Shaver

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Bob Latta

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 5
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5

Who pays them

Brian A. Shaver

Where the campaign money came from6

large donors
large donors$4K$6K raised
$3,8666Large individual donors

Bob Latta

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$34Klarge donors$576Kcompanies$440Kindustryassociations$230Kmembershiporganizations$77KOther kinds ofdonors$69K$1.4M raised
$34,4417Small individual donors
$576,0367Large individual donors

Checks

Brian A. Shaver

No voting record to check yet

Bob Latta

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 19 since 2020. 8

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Brian Shaver for Congress - Candidate for Ohio's 5th District · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Bob Latta - Wikipedia · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. ballotready.org used in: Top issues
  4. onyourballot.vote411.org used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-07-20 used in: Checks
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Brian A. Shaver
Candidate A

Brian A. Shaver

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $6K raised, 63% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Brian Shaver for Congress - Candidate for Ohio's 5th District · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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Bob Latta
Candidate B

Bob Latta

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $1.4M raised, 40% from large donors, 57% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $810,650.00 (57% of $1,422,826.79 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $815,626.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 19 since 2020.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: Bob Latta - Wikipedia · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-07-20

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate C

Michael J. Veloff

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Michael J. Veloff - Libertarian Party · checked 2026-10-19

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