Marcy Kaptur
OH-09Last updated August 11th, 2026 at 12:49pm GMT.
State of the Race
Voters will see the contrast between an out-of-touch career politician and a commonsense fighter for Northwest Ohio. They will learn that Derek Merrin helped pass the law to protect girls’ sports, and in Congress, Merrin will stop biological men from competing in women’s sports. Derek Merrin also wrote the law that slashed the cost of life saving prescription drugs. Merrin will take on big insurance companies, and unlike Marcy Kaptur who has a long history of raising taxes on Social Security, Derek will always protect Social Security benefits.
Voters should see on Toledo broadcast that Marcy Kaptur is a career politician who has failed Northwest Ohio.
- Kaptur voted to raise taxes under every President since Ronald Reagan, making life in Ohio more expensive.
- Kaptur voted for higher taxes on tips, higher taxes on overtime, and even high taxes on Social Security benefits. Marcy’s plan would cost the average Ohio worker up to seventeen hundred dollars more per year.
It’s imperative that voters are educated on Toledo broadcast, streaming and in their mailboxes districtwide, particularly in Henry, Putnam, and Paulding Counties (which are in the newly drawn OH-09), that Kaptur has voted for far-left policies that are out of out-of-touch and make our communities less safe:
- Marcy Kaptur voted to allow biological men to compete in women’s sports and to allow gender reassignment surgeries for children.
- Marcy Kaptur has voted to put illegal immigrants before Ohio citizens. Kaptur voted to cut funding for border security and border patrol, to give government healthcare to nearly 1.4 million illegal immigrants, and even cosponsored legislation that would allow illegal immigrants who were convicted of violent and sexual crimes to apply for a pathway to citizenship.
Key Dates
| Voter Registration Deadline: | October 5th |
| Early In-Person Voting: | Begins October 6th |
| Absentee Voting by Mail: | Sent by October 6th |
| AB Request Deadline: | Applications must be received by October 27th |
| AB Deadline Return: | Close of polls on Election Day |
| AB Deadline Return via USPS: | Close of polls on Election Day (UOCAVA by November 7th) |
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Support for Men in Women's Sports and Gender Reassignment Surgeries
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Career Politician Making Life More Expensive
VIDEO: Kaptur calls the American Rescue Plan the American dream
VIDEO: Kaptur at Obama/Biden Rally in 2012
VIDEO: Kaptur Speaking at 1984 DNC Convention (Starts at minute 50:00 mark)
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Derek Merrin is a common sense fighter for Northwest Ohio. Derek was raised by a nurse and a pastor in Toledo. Merrin knows firsthand the importance of community and how hard it is for working families to make ends meet. That is why Merrin is fighting to make life more affordable for families, so they keep more of their hard-earned money.
In the state legislature, Derek successfully led efforts to cut the state’s income tax, reduce regulations, and expand school choice. He wrote the law that slashed the cost of live saving prescription drugs and he repealed the tax on prescription glasses and passed the law that slashed the cost of EpiPens. In Congress, Merrin will take on big insurance to help Ohio families get the care they need. For Derek, this fight is personal. After his father passed away, Merrin helped his mother while she was on a fixed income. Unlike Washington politicians like Marcy Kaptur, Merrin will always protect seniors’ benefits and end the tax on Social Security.
Derek will also always stand up for our values. He learned teamwork and honesty growing up being coached basketball by his dad. That’s why he passed the law to protect girls’ sports in Ohio, and in Congress, Derek will help stop biological men from competing in women’s sports.
Kaptur Clips:
Ohio.News: U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur takes money from a pro-transgender PAC and votes accordingly
Ohio.News: Left-wing group extols Kaptur’s Social Security stance, which includes taxation
Ohio.News: Marcy Kaptur has only sponsored five bills that became law over 40 years
Signal: Top Ohio Democrats retreat on trans issues, leaving some transgender activists feeling abandoned “U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur voted for a GOP-backed measure requiring parental notification on gender identity in schools. Governor candidate Amy Acton said she opposes “boys playing in girls’ sports.” Both moves have drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates within their own party.”
Toledo Blade Editorial: Kaptur deprives voters “But it is Ms. Kaptur who is unserious in expecting us to believe that a bill cobbled together in the months before the election makes up for President Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ three and a half-year failure to take any meaningful action to control and protect our Southern border.
Toledo Blade: “Ms. Kaptur has continually voted against Trump’s southern border wall”
The News: Hakeem Jeffries campaigns with Marcy Kaptur in 9th on OH primary eve
Breitbart: Marcy Kaptur Campaign Ad Deceives Voters with Cited Votes, Legislation
The Ohio Star: Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur Touted Eviction Moratorium, Tried to Evict Two Tenants
Breitbart: Democrat Marcy Kaptur Claims to Support Police in Campaign Ads Despite Record
NY Times: Labor’s Disenchantment in Ohio Puts Even Democratic Veterans at Risk
Daily Mail: The most senior DEMOCRAT to break with Biden ahead of 2024 releases ad