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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

U.S. House · Ohio District 9

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Derek Merrin

Derek Merrin

Running for U.S. House · Ohio District 9

NationalRepublican

Marcy KapturCurrent repDerek MerrinChallenger

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

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

Marcy Kaptur

No stated positions on file yet.

Derek Merrin

  • Health care costs
    As Ohio House Health Committee chairman, advocated for policies to reduce healthcare costs, promote price transparency, and improve patient access through fewer regulations. 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    His campaign says he led efforts in the Ohio legislature to cut the state's income tax and reduce regulations to boost the economy. 1
  • Guns
    His campaign says he played a key role in passing the law allowing Ohioans the constitutional right to carry a firearm. 1

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

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How they voted on top issues

Marcy Kaptur

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 2
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 2
  • Crime & safety → Tougher sentences and more police (9 of 11 votes) 2

Derek Merrin

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Marcy Kaptur

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorslabor unionscompaniesother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$448Klarge donors$1.9Mlabor unions$247Kcompanies$245Kotherpoliticians$229KOther kinds ofdonors$376K$3.6M raised
$448,4133Small individual donors
$1,854,9933Large individual donors

Derek Merrin

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)companiesOther kinds of donors
small donors$89Klarge donors$363Kotherpoliticians$73Kpolitical allies(same party)$29Kcompanies$5KOther kinds ofdonors$1K$569K raised
$88,5904Small individual donors
$363,2414Large individual donors

Checks

Marcy Kaptur

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Derek Merrin

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. derekmerrin.com used in: Top issues
  2. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Derek Merrin
Candidate A

Derek Merrin

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $569K raised, 64% from large donors, 21% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $116,900.00 (21% of $568,730.75 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $107,999.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

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

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Marcy Kaptur
Candidate B

Marcy Kaptur

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 $3.6M raised, 52% from large donors, 31% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,126,724.80 (31% of $3,590,101.97 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,095,604.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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

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Candidate C

Matthew Althaus

Libertarian

No verified background on file for this candidate.

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

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