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Troy Balderson

Troy Balderson

Republican · OH U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

9 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2018

  • Representative OH-12 2018–present

Background

  • background Born January 16, 1962; a businessman before entering politics
  • role A member of the Republican Party
  • role Served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011
  • role Ohio state senator for the 20th district from 2011 until his election to Congress
  • role U.S. Representative for Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018

Campaign finance

2018 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House OH-12 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,543,070 raised
  • $2,521,181 spent
  • $21,890 cash on hand
$2.54M
$2.50M
$1.44M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.24M
Unitemized (< $200)$204.09K
Party committees$32.50K
Other committees (PACs)$1.02M
Transfers from other committees$45.47K
Offsets to expenditures$352.57
Other receipts$289.57
$2.52M
Operating expenditures$2.51M
Contribution refunds$8.11K
Other disbursements$3.90K
Cash on hand$21.89K
Debts owed by committee$55.20K

Through December 31, 2018 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2018)

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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.

Troy Balderson campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$2,543,070$2,521,181$21,890
2020$2,020,934$1,999,773$43,050
2022$1,919,520$1,558,779$403,792
2024$2,127,294$1,524,661$1,006,425
2026$1,743,281$767,354$1,982,352

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 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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

  • 23
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 176 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 23 bills sponsored

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

  • 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.

  • 4
    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.

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (4)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Issue positions (1)

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

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Balderson, 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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (199)

Data from Congress.gov

199
Page 1 of 8 · 199 bills
  • HRES 1475Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve.cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HRES 1426Remembering the life of Corey Comperatore who passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9332Load Forecasting Enhancement ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9107Patient Choice and Access Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 8990Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8730Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
  • HCONRES 96Expressing support for law enforcement officers.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HRES 1236Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month".cosponsoredApr 28, 2026
  • HR 8413SECURE Data ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HRES 1199Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HRES 1156Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8209To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 8193To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gilman 'Gil' Whitney Post Office Building".cosponsoredApr 1, 2026
  • HRES 1132Expressing support for the designation of March 24, 2026, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States.cosponsoredMar 23, 2026
  • HRES 1129Recognizing and honoring the fallen members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard.sponsoredMar 19, 2026
  • HR 7871MVP ActcosponsoredMar 8, 2026
  • HR 7809To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the "Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building".cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
  • HRES 1076Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the first export shipment of liquefied natural gas produced in the lower 48 States.cosponsoredFeb 23, 2026
  • HR 7613ALERT ActcosponsoredFeb 19, 2026
  • HR 7523Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption ActsponsoredFeb 11, 2026
  • HR 7502Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 10, 2026
  • HR 7390SELF DRIVE Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 4, 2026
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Committee activity

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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