Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013,and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008,serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.
Jeannette Mary Schmidt is an American politician who is a state representative in Ohio's 62nd district. She was a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district,serving from 2005 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.
On August 2,2005,elections were held in Ohio's 2nd congressional district to choose a United States representative to replace Rob Portman,who had resigned his seat in April to become United States Trade Representative. Jean Schmidt,the Republican Party candidate,defeated Democrat Paul Hackett,in a surprisingly close election as the district has not elected a Democrat since Tom Luken won a 1974 special election.
Steven Ernst Stivers is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party,and became chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2017. Stivers previously served in the Ohio Senate,representing the 15th district. He is a major general in the Ohio Army National Guard,serving as the Assistant Adjutant General,and served active duty in Iraq as a battalion commander until December 2005. On May 16,2021,he resigned his seat to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
The 2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives that took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Jean Schmidt,who won the seat in a special election in 2005,ran for reelection. She faced Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin,a doctor from Indian Hill,in the general election. Results showed that Schmidt won reelection by 1.26%,and Wulsin conceded the race.
Ohio's 3rd congressional district is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus. The current district lines were drawn in 2022,following the redistricting based on the 2020 census. It is currently represented by Democrat Joyce Beatty.
Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2,2010 re-election bid. In 2012,she ran in the newly redrawn,Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.
Donna Fern Edwards is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2008 to 2017. The district included most of Prince George's County,as well as part of Anne Arundel County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006,as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010,and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
Sue Weisenbarger Kelly is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007,representing New York's 19th District. She was elected to the seat that had been held by Republican Hamilton Fish IV after he dropped out of the 1994 race due to prostate cancer. Kelly defeated his son,Hamilton Fish V,in that race and served until John Hall defeated her in the 2006 congressional election.
Alexander Xavier Mooney is an American politician serving since 2015 as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 3rd district in the Maryland State Senate from 1999 to 2011 and is a former chair of the Maryland Republican Party. He is the first Hispanic person elected to Congress from West Virginia.
The 2008 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4,2008,and determined who will represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4,2008.
The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio was held on November 2,2010. Ohio had eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives,and all eighteen incumbent Representatives were seeking re-election in 2010. The election was held on the same day as many other Ohio elections,and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Ohio voters chose 18 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan. This election continued Ohio's bellwether streak,as the state voted for the winner of the presidency in every election from 1964 to 2016.
Brad Robert Wenstrup is an American politician,U.S. Army Reserve officer,and doctor of podiatric medicine,who has been the U.S. representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Republican,he upset incumbent U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt to win the 2012 Republican primary election.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio was held on November 3,2020,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on April 28,2020.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district was held August 7,2018,following the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican Party nominated State Senator Troy Balderson for the seat while the Democratic Party nominated Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor. Balderson led O'Connor in preliminary results;however,the race was not officially called on election night. Counting of outstanding ballots began on August 18 and was completed on August 24. The outstanding ballots did not change the margin enough to trigger an automatic recount,so Balderson was declared the winner on August 24.
The 2018 California's 10th congressional district election was held November 6,2018,to determine the U.S. congressional representative for California's 10th congressional district (CA-10). The district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Republican Jeff Denham,who has represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013,ran for re-election. He faced six Democrats and one Republican in the primary election.
Catherine Allison Russo is an American healthcare consultant and Democratic politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives. Russo represents the 7th district,which consists of portions of Columbus,and Upper Arlington in Franklin County. Russo was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election.
