Canton is a city in and the county seat of Stark County,Ohio,United States. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of Cleveland and 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron in Northeast Ohio on the edge of Ohio's Amish Country. As of the 2020 census,the population of Canton was 70,872,making Canton eighth among Ohio cities in population. It is the largest municipality in the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area,which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties,and was home to 401,574 residents in 2020.
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada,the current chairperson,succeeded Joyce Beatty from Ohio in 2023. Although most members belong to the Democratic Party,the CBC founders envisioned it as a non-partisan organization,and there have been several instances of bipartisan collaboration with Republicans.
Steven Joseph Chabot is an American politician and lawyer who represented Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he lost his 2022 reelection bid to Democrat Greg Landsman. Until his election loss,he was the dean of Ohio's GOP delegation to the House of Representatives,after the retirement of former Speaker John Boehner.
Robert Brian Gibbs is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2022,Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection.
Charles A. Wilson Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.
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 Republican Main Street Partnership is a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support politicians in the moderate wing of the Republican Party. The Republican Main Street Partnership does not advocate for legislation but offers networking and mentorship opportunities and provides a forum for discussion. The Partnership is affiliated with a super PAC called Defending Main Street. The Partnership is also affiliated with the Republican Main Street Caucus,a Republican congressional member organization that takes pragmatic conservative positions.
James Kirk Schuring was an American politician of the Republican Party from the state of Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002,and from 2011 to 2018. Schuring also served in the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010,before returning in 2018 and serving there until his death.
Stephen Slesnick is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the 49th District from 2008 to 2016. A Democrat,Slesnick represented portions of Stark County,including Canton and Massillon.
William Troy Balderson is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district from 2011 until his election to Congress. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011.
Irene Balogh Smart was an Ohio Democratic Party politician and a former member of the Ohio General Assembly. Smart was a graduate of Wittenberg University,Harvard University,and the William McKinley School of Law. An attorney by trade,Smart first ran for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1972,and defeated Republican incumbent Ross Heintzelman in a narrow victory. She won reelection in 1974,and 1976.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
Christina Marie Hagan-Nemeth is an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 50th district. She was the Republican nominee in the 2020 election to represent Ohio's 13th congressional district.
David Patrick Joyce is an American politician and attorney currently serving in the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Joyce was previously the prosecutor of Geauga County,Ohio.
Emilia Strong Sykes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives,which consists of portions of the Akron area. From 2019 until 2021,she also served as minority leader of that chamber.
The Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The Second Amendment Caucus,also known as the House Second Amendment Caucus,is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative and libertarian Republican members of the United States House of Representatives who support Second Amendment rights.
Suzanne Marie Lee is an American politician from the state of Nevada. As a member of the Democratic Party,she has served as the U. S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Lee was the founding director of the Inner-City Games in Las Vegas and president of Communities In Schools of Nevada.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist JD Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman.
