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Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty

Democratic · OH U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • background Born March 12, 1950 (née Birdsong)
  • background Previously senior vice president of outreach and engagement at Ohio State University
  • role A Democrat who represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, serving for a time as minority leader
  • role U.S. Representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district (based in Columbus) since 2013
  • role Chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 24
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 433 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 24 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Joyce Beatty. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House OH-03 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,201,451 raised
  • $1,137,204 spent
  • $2,776,821 cash on hand
$1.20M
$1.20M
$306.10K
Itemized (≥ $200)$280.26K
Unitemized (< $200)$25.84K
Party committees$2.80K
Other committees (PACs)$886.72K
Offsets to expenditures$2.11K
Other receipts$3.72K
$1.14M
Operating expenditures$785.66K
Other disbursements$351.54K
Cash on hand$2.78M
Debts owed by committee$2.50K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Joyce Beatty campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2012$812,093$729,747$82,346
2014$888,412$612,031$358,727
2016$1,184,050$681,184$861,593
2018$1,118,749$794,099$1,269,243
2020$2,238,649$2,551,302$956,590
2022$2,243,896$1,043,002$2,157,484
2024$1,820,580$1,265,490$2,712,574
2026$1,201,451$1,137,204$2,776,821

Contributions received — 2025 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2025 cycle: $19,645 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • ALIGNMENT GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES $8,000
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $6,800
  • LIMITED BRANDS $6,600
  • APOLLO GLOBAL $6,600
  • THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY $6,600
  • RADCO $6,600
  • NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL $6,600
  • CAROLYN ROWAN COLLECTION LLC $6,600
  • CONLON PUBLIC STRATEGIES $6,600
  • ROCKET MORTGAGE $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $1,330 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1603Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10646To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10604To require the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring the crew members of Zeus 95 who were killed in action on March 12, 2026, in support of Operation Epic Fury, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10421Transforming Education for the Future ActcosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10415Food for Thought Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10476Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1546Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans in the United States.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10397Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HJRES 216Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.cosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10358RETURN ActsponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10297El Salvador TPS Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10231No Homeless Detention Centers ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
  • HR 10182CEDS ActcosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10173NSF REU Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9896WINGS Act of 2026sponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9482Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills

Committee assignments (3)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Beatty most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Beatty, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Beatty connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast