Troy Balderson

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Troy Balderson
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Ohio's 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 5, 2018
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Website House website

William Troy Balderson (born January 16, 1962) [1] 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.

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Early life and education

Born and raised in southeastern Ohio, Balderson graduated from Zanesville High School in 1980 and attended both Muskingum College and the Ohio State University, but did not graduate. He lives in Zanesville. [2]

Early career

Balderson started working for his family's car business, Balderson Motor Sales, as a mechanic while a college student. [3] He was vice president and general manager of the company from 1987 to 2008, [4] the third generation of his family to run the business; [5] his father had been in charge for a half-century. [6] In financial disclosure statements, Balderson said he had no income from the car company since 2008; [3] the company closed in February 2018. [7]

Ohio General Assembly

House

When incumbent Jim Aslanides became term-limited, Balderson sought the Republican nomination for state representative of the 94th Ohio House District. He won the March 2008 primary with 67.6% of the vote. [8] In the November general election, Balderson won with 54.01% of the vote. [9]

Balderson ran unopposed for reelection in 2010. [10] While a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, he was on the House Finance Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. In early 2010, Balderson proposed legislation that would subject Ohio Medicaid recipients to random drug tests in order to receive state benefits. [11]

Senate

In late May 2011, State Senator Jimmy Stewart announced that he planned to resign his seat in the 20th Senate District as of June 30, the end of the fiscal year. [12] Stewart continued his service as majority floor leader until he resigned. [13]

On July 12, 2011, Senate President Tom Niehaus announced that Balderson would be appointed to the vacant Senate seat. He was sworn into office on July 13, 2011. On November 6, 2012, Balderson won a full four-year Senate term, defeating Democrat Teresa Scarmack with 59.79% of the vote. [14]

Balderson was selected in 2014 as co-chair of a special legislative committee to review Ohio's renewable energy and energy efficiency regulations, [15] and chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

In 2016, Balderson ran unopposed for reelection. Because of term limits, he was ineligible to run again in 2020. He decided to run for Congress, to represent Ohio's 12th congressional district.

Committee assignments

  • Energy and Natural Resources (chair)
  • Finance
  • Government Oversight & Reform
  • Public Utilities
  • Finance Subcommittee on Primary & Secondary Education
  • Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review

U.S. House of Representatives

Balderson being sworn into office by Speaker Paul Ryan on September 5, 2018 Congressman Balderson Sworn into Office.jpg
Balderson being sworn into office by Speaker Paul Ryan on September 5, 2018

Elections

2018 special

Balderson was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 12th congressional district in an August 7, 2018 special election triggered by the January 2018 resignation of Representative Pat Tiberi. [16] He narrowly won the May Republican primary, with 20,101 votes (29.2%) to second-place finisher Melanie Leneghan's 19,437. Leneghan sued, asking to be declared the winner because of voting irregularities. The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed her suit in August 2018. [17]

In the August election, Balderson faced Democratic nominee Danny O'Connor. On election night, the results were too close to call; Balderson was officially certified as the winner on August 24. After the remaining absentee and provisional ballots were counted, Balderson won by 1,680 votes (0.8%), [18] [19] and was sworn into office on September 5.

2018 general

In the November general election, Balderson defeated O'Connor in a rematch of the district's August special election, with 51.6% of the vote to O'Connor's 47.1%. [20]

2020

Balderson sought reelection and defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Alaina Shearer, [21] with 55.2% of the vote to Shearer's 41.8%. [22]

Tenure

On July 19, 2022, Balderson voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the right to gay marriage at a federal level. [23] [24]

Balderson voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. [25] [26]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships [27]

Personal life

Balderson and his ex-wife Angela have a son. They divorced in 2014. [31]

Electoral history

Election results
YearOfficeElectionVotes for Balderson%OpponentPartyVotes%
2008 Ohio House of Representatives General27,91754%Jennifer StewartDemocratic23,62846%
2010Primary28,236100%Unopposed
2012 Ohio Senate General87,75560%Teresa ScarmackDemocratic59,01240%
2016Primary48,059100%Unopposed
2018 United States House of Representatives Special101,77250%Danny O'ConnorDemocratic100,20849%
2018General171,75751.6%Danny O'ConnorDemocratic156,86347.1%
2020General241,79055.2%Alaina ShearerDemocratic182,84741.8%
2022General191,34469.3%Amy Rippel-EltonDemocratic84,89330.7%
2024General260,45068.5%Jerrad ChristianDemocratic119,73831.5%

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References

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  2. ↑ "Troy Balderson profile". Ohio Senate. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Ludlow, Randy. "Troy Balderson family company failed to pay taxes on time". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Troy Balderson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Troy Balderson profile". Zanesville Times Recorder. August 15, 2007.
  6. ↑ Schultz, Shelly. "AG brings legal action against Balderson Motor Sales owner". Zanesville Times Recorder. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Schultz, Shelly. "AG investigating defunct Balderson Motors for fraud". Zanesville Times Recorder. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, 2008 primary election results Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election results Archived September 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (November 4, 2008)
  10. ↑ Brunner, Jennifer. "Ohio Secretary of State" . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  11. ↑ Glenn, Brandon (February 17, 2010). "Ohio House proposal would require random drug tests for Medicaid eligibility". MedCity News. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  12. ↑ Richards, Holly (May 25, 2011). "Sen. Jimmy Stewart resigning from Senate seat". Coshocton Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  13. ↑ Hershey, Bill (May 27, 2011). "State Sen. Stewart, number three leader, to resign". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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  15. ↑ "Ohio utility chief: Energy savings hard to measure". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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  23. ↑ Bobic, Igor (June 19, 2022). "These 157 House Republicans Voted Against Protections For Same-Sex Marriage".
  24. ↑ Lai, Stephanie (June 20, 2022). "House Moves to Protect Same-Sex Marriage From Supreme Court Reversal". The New York Times.
  25. ↑ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). "House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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  28. ↑ "Kinzinger, Republican Governance Group Members Call on President Biden to Reject Partisan Efforts and Advance Bipartisan COVID Relief". Congressman Adam Kinzinger. February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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