David Taylor (Ohio)

David Taylor

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Ohio District 2

U.S. House Ohio District 2

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Brad Wenstrup (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 5, 2026

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Miami University

Law

University of Dayton School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney/Businessmen

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David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.

Biography

David Taylor was born in Ohio in 1969. He earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University in 1992and a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor's career experience includes working as an attorney, including as assistant attorney for Clermont County, and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Taylor was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Commodity Markets Digital Assets and Rural Development
• General Farm Commodities Risk Management and Credit
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Highways and Transit
• Railroads Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
• Water Resources and Environment

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)

General election

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General election for U.S. House Ohio District 2

Incumbent David Taylor and Jen Mazzuckelli are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		David Taylor (R)
		Jen Mazzuckelli (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

Jen Mazzuckelli defeated Todd Wilson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jen Mazzuckelli	53.3	15,381
		Todd Wilson	46.7	13,484

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,865
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Gage (D)
• Brian Kenderes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

Incumbent David Taylor defeated Bob Carr in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Taylor	75.0	51,885
		Bob Carr	25.0	17,321

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,206
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Endorsements

David Taylor received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• President Donald Trump (R)

2024

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 2

David Taylor defeated Samantha Meadows and Alexander Schrank in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Taylor (R)	73.6	268,211
		Samantha Meadows (D)	26.4	96,401
	Submit photo	Alexander Schrank (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 364,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

Samantha Meadows advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Meadows	100.0	15,022

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Wessels (D) (Unofficially withdrew)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Taylor	25.5	26,247
		Tim O'Hara	22.0	22,626
		Larry Kidd	19.0	19,583
		Shane Wilkin	9.6	9,932
		Ron Hood	8.8	9,020
		Phil Heimlich	4.9	5,080
		Tom Hwang	3.1	3,202
		Kim Georgeton	2.2	2,311
		Charles Tassell	1.7	1,737
		Niraj Antani	1.7	1,700
		Derek Myers	1.5	1,565

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,003
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Henderson (R)

Endorsements

David Taylor received the following endorsements.

• State Rep. Mark Johnson (R)
• Frmr. President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)
• Clermont County, Ohio, Republican Party

Pledges

Taylor signed the following pledges.

• Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• U.S. Term Limits Pledge

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Taylor’s campaign website stated the following:

“	LIFE I am a pro-life conservative. I believe the unborn deserve to be protected by the law. We must focus more on solutions for women who find themselves with unwanted pregnancies by prioritizing adoption access, child care access, and the codification of laws that make men equally responsible in such cases. We also need to place an emphasis on the value of family. Too many young people are being told that children are an inconvenience or an unnecessary burden instead of the blessings they truly are. ECONOMY Bidenomics is crushing hardworking Ohio families. Joe Biden’s tax-and-spend agenda is causing even more inflation, skyrocketing costs, and our national debt to spiral out of control. If we don’t rein in spending fast, soon our country will be owned and operated by China, which seems to be fine with the Left. As your next representative, I will author legislation that requires Congress to balance the budget before they get paid, and forces them to only spend within our means to help us regain control of our future. Part of restoring our economy is easing the burden of inflation on working families by cutting their tax burden and bringing American jobs back to America. Unshackling America’s energy sector will go a long way toward accomplishing both. We need to end the stigma on fossil fuels, and lean into nuclear energy. DONALD TRUMP Let me be clear – I supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, and will be supporting him again in 2024. BORDER Thanks to Joe Biden and his reckless open-border policies, the southern border has devolved into a war zone. Criminals and cartels operate freely on both sides of the border, making our citizens unsafe. The horrors of human trafficking and drug trafficking are rampant, and virtually unchecked. In Washington, I’ll fight to secure the border by finishing President Trump’s wall, increasing funding and resources for Border Patrol officers, and deploying military personnel when necessary. Then prosecute, to the fullest extent of the law, criminals and cartels wreaking havoc on our country. 2ND AMENDMENT The liberal gun-grabbers in D.C. are attempting to strip honest, hardworking citizens of our constitutional right to bear arms. The Second Amendment is clear and unequivocal. Without this right, we cede our ability to protect ourselves to the government and give up our right to fight back against tyranny. I will always vote to protect it. EDUCATION We must end the woke indoctrination of our kids. The massive uptick in mental health issues that our children are suffering from can be traced in large part to what is happening in our schools. The current curriculum in public schools pits students against each other on the basis of race, misrepresenting our past, and teaching kids to hate our great country. It singles out groups based on inherited traits, and terrifies young children with apocalyptic tales of humanity’s imminent demise due to climate change. I’ll end the madness by defunding and dismantling the failed experiment called the Department of Education, restoring parental rights, and expanding school choice. It’s time we put parents first instead of the intentionally destructive agenda being pushed by radical liberal D.C. bureaucrats and teachers’ unions. CRYPTOCURRENCY Government has no business imposing arbitrary and burdensome regulations on the financial freedom of the American people. Existing law already protects consumers and punishes fraudsters, we do not need a separate set of rules for cryptocurrency. In Congress, I will oppose unnecessary regulations on cryptocurrency and support a clear regulatory framework for the industry that gets government out of the way, maximizes freedom and promotes innovation.	”
—David Taylor’s campaign website (2024)

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David Taylor campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Ohio District 2	On the Ballot general	$1,095,248	$780,078
2024	U.S. House Ohio District 2	Won general	$2,299,491	$2,171,684
Grand total			$3,394,739	$2,951,762
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

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Key votes

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Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.   An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (H.R.1) was a reconciliation bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 7/4/2025, which provided funding for various federal programs, increased the statutory debt limit, and addressed tax policy. It was also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate, and Vice President J.D. Vance (R) cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of passage in the Senate.	Passed (218-214)
Yea	SAVE Act   The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 4/10/2025 that required individuals to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-208)
Yea	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.   Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (H.Con.Res.14) was a resolution agreed to by the House of Representatives on 4/10/2025, which established the congressional budget for the federal government for fiscal year 2025 and budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 and provided reconciliation instructions for legislation to increase the statutory debt limit. The resolution was one of the budget resolutions proposed during the 2025 reconciliation process and required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate.	Passed (216-214)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026   The Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 11/12/2025, which ended the government shutdown that began on 10/1/2025 by appropriating funds for federal agencies through 1/30/2026 and providing appropriations for certain programs through the end of fiscal year 2026. The bill required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate.	Passed (222-209)
Yea	Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 3/15/2025, which provided appropriations for federal agencies for the fiscal year 2025 and extended various expiring authorities and programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	GENIUS Act   The GENIUS Act (S.1582) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 7/18/2025, which created a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, digital assets with a fixed redeemable value. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (308-122)
Yea	Epstein Files Transparency Act   The Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 11/19/2025, which required the Department of Justice to publish all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution in a searchable format. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (427-1)
Yea	Laken Riley Act   The Laken Riley Act (S.5) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 1/29/2025, which required the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain individuals residing in the United States without legal permission who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting and authorized states to sue the federal government for alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (263-156)
Yea	NORRA of 2025   The No Rogue Rulings Act, or NORRA of 2025 (H.R.1526), was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 4/9/2025 that would limit the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions, allowing them to issue injunctions that apply only to the parties in the case before the court. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (219-213)
Yea	Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025   The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 (H.R.875) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 6/26/2025 that would make driving while impaired or intoxicated grounds for barring an individual residing in the United States without legal permission from admission into the country or for deportation of the individual. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (246-160)
Yea	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025   The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 1/14/2025 that would prohibit school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose sex was male to participate in programs for women or girls.	Passed (218-206)

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Preceded by Brad Wenstrup (R)	U.S. House Ohio District 2 2025-Present	Succeeded by -

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