U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District
November 5, 2024 · general election · District 2 · 2 candidates with a page
About this district
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | U.S. House, Ohio's 2nd District | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District |
Last time, 2022: Brad Wenstrup (Republican) 74.5% · 192,117 votes; Samantha Meadows (Democratic) 25.5% · 65,745 votes.
That result was under the district's previous boundaries.
Sources: Federal Elections 2022 (Excel edition), 2022 U.S. House of Representatives Results (by State), Ohio rows; compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2022: Election Results for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives · 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 2 · LaRose Certifies Results for the November 2022 General Election
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Advanced EMT, end-of-life caregiver, and membership manager for Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland
- Bachelor of Arts in human services, Ohio Christian University, 2021
- Rural southern Ohio, in the 2nd Congressional District
5 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources
Alexander Schrank
Not yet researched
- Business owner
- Worked as a prosecutor in the Clermont County Prosecutor's Office
- President of his family's business, overseeing about 24 employees
9 of 11 sections researched · 66 sources
Samantha Meadows
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
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David Taylor
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
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| claims | none found |
| record | researched |
| money | researched |
| interests | researched |
| polling | none found |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | researched |
| sources | researched |
The race in pictures
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Endorsements received: David Taylor has 3 entries and Samantha Meadows has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Where they stand: David Taylor has 8 entries and Samantha Meadows has 3 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
David Taylor's record in office has 19 entries and Samantha Meadows's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Sources: David Taylor has 12 entries and Samantha Meadows has 3 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Samantha Meadows: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- David Taylor: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Agriculture
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
Congress must support our Nation's farmers, ranchers, and producers to bolster our economy and secure America's food supply chain.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Bipartisanship
Samantha Meadows
Good ideas and solutions don’t belong to one party.
Source: Meet Samantha Meadows, Ohio 2nd Congressional District candidate
David Taylor
None found in the records checked
Broadband access
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
Southern Ohio exists in a broadband desert, which is why expanding broadband access is one of my top priorities in Congress. Without broadband, our communities are at risk of falling behind in the modern economy.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Commercial trucking safety
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
Every commercial vehicle on our nation’s highways should be operated by a driver who is following the rules, not a bad actor hiding behind inactive or illegitimate USDOT numbers. The REVOKE Act will give the Department of Transportation the tools it needs to shut down this dangerous practice, keep unqualified and unsafe operators off American roads, and prevent needless tragedies caused by reckless and unqualified CDL drivers.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Congressional stock trading
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
Today I was proud to support the Stop Insider Trading Act to promote transparency, ensure our nation’s leaders are held accountable, and restore the public’s trust in our governing institutions.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Data center energy costs
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
Ohio is rapidly emerging as a national hub for digital infrastructure, and Buckeye families should not have to bear rising energy costs resulting from local data center development,
Source: taylor.house.gov
Defense manufacturing
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
My MAGA Act will shield our weapons supply chain from dependence on foreign countries, and I’m proud to see it included in the FY27 NDAA.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Education
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
A child's education should be guided by parents, families, and local communities - not by Washington bureaucrats.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Healthcare
Samantha Meadows
Expanding access to health care, especially through Medicare protections, is also a priority.
Source: Meet Samantha Meadows, Ohio 2nd Congressional District candidate
David Taylor
None found in the records checked
Rural jobs
Samantha Meadows
I plan to introduce legislation that incentivizes job creation in rural areas through infrastructure projects and clean energy initiatives.
Source: Meet Samantha Meadows, Ohio 2nd Congressional District candidate
David Taylor
None found in the records checked
Terrorism victims and veterans
Samantha Meadows
None found in the records checked
David Taylor
America’s veterans and citizens should not have to die to get their day in court. My Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act will begin to close a loophole in our legal system that has disenfranchised Americans for too long, holding terrorists accountable and putting Americans first,
Source: taylor.house.gov
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Samantha Meadows
Not yet researched
David Taylor
None found in the records checked
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor (R) | 2,025 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-07-22 | vote | 2026-07-22 (vote): Voted for H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, which passed the House 232-198. He was an original cosponsor. The bill would bar members |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-07-28 | bill | 2026-07-28 (bill): His Make American Guns Again Act was included in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House 216-212 on |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-01 | vote | 2026-09-01 (vote): Voted yes on the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500, which the Senate amended into the Continuing |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-01 | vote | 2026-09-01 (vote): Voted yes on agreeing to H. Res. 1490, "providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms"; the House adopted it |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-01 | vote | 2026-09-01 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 ("to extend the time period for which certain regulations" |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-02 | bill | 2026-09-02 (bill): Introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act with Representative Shomari Figures of Alabama. |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-02 | vote | 2026-09-02 (vote): Voted yes on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that the Supreme Co |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-02 | vote | 2026-09-02 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 ("to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production " |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-03 | vote | 2026-09-03 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, which would make a college that takes part in a "n" |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-14 | vote | 2026-09-14 (vote): Voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3276, the Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026 ("to direct the" |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-15 | vote | 2026-09-15 (vote): Voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025, which reauthorizes the diesel em |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-15 | vote | 2026-09-15 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.J. Res. 210, disapproving under the Congressional Review Act the Environmental Protection Agency rule "California " |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-15 | vote | 2026-09-15 (vote): Voted no on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 93, directing the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Arm |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-16 | vote | 2026-09-16 (vote): Voted for H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House. The bill would set a federal standard intended to keep the electr |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-16 | vote | 2026-09-16 (vote): Voted yes on the motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5334, which the Senate amended into the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Rus |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-16 | vote | 2026-09-16 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 ("to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Divisio" |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-16 | vote | 2026-09-16 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.R. 10326, the Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds (PROOF) Act, on information-sharing between fed |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-16 | vote | 2026-09-16 (vote): Voted yes on passage of H.J. Res. 213, disapproving under the Congressional Review Act the Environmental Protection Agency rule "California " |
| Taylor (R) | 2026-09-17 | bill | 2026-09-17 (bill): Introduced the Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act, which would direct the Government Accountability Office to study the cost |
Samantha Meadows
Not yet researched
David Taylor
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September 17, 2026 · bill
Introduced the Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act, which would direct the Government Accountability Office to study the cost of letting victims of attempted extrajudicial killing by state sponsors of terrorism sue and draw on the U.S. Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
Sources: taylor.house.gov · congress.gov · govtrack.us
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September 16, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on the motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 5334, which the Senate amended into the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026; the motion passed 262 to 159.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 16, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.R. 9576, the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 ("to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice"); the House passed it 352 to 72.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 16, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.R. 10326, the Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds (PROOF) Act, on information-sharing between federal law enforcement and state agencies to detect, investigate and prosecute fraud in certain federal programs; the House passed it 217 to 207.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 16, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.J. Res. 213, disapproving under the Congressional Review Act the Environmental Protection Agency rule "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision"; the House passed it 214 to 208.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 16, 2026 · vote
Voted for H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House. The bill would set a federal standard intended to keep the electricity costs of large local users such as AI data centers from falling on other customers.
Source: taylor.house.gov
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September 15, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.J. Res. 210, disapproving under the Congressional Review Act the Environmental Protection Agency rule "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision"; the House passed it 216 to 211.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 15, 2026 · vote
Voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025, which reauthorizes the diesel emissions reduction program; the motion passed 343 to 79.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 15, 2026 · vote
Voted no on agreeing to H. Con. Res. 93, directing the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran; the House adopted it 220 to 204.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 14, 2026 · vote
Voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3276, the Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026 ("to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program"); the motion passed 345 to 60.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 3, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026, which would make a college that takes part in a "nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel" ineligible for certain Higher Education Act funds; the House passed it 237 to 169.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 2, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices; the motion failed 212 to 206, short of the two-thirds a suspension needs.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 2, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 ("to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project"); the House passed it 218 to 201.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 2, 2026 · bill
Introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act with Representative Shomari Figures of Alabama. It would expand Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Department of Transportation authority over carriers that re-register under new USDOT numbers.
Sources: taylor.house.gov · congress.gov · govtrack.us
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September 1, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500, which the Senate amended into the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 ("making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027"); the motion passed 370 to 48.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 1, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on passage of H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 ("to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective"); the House passed it 219 to 196.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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September 1, 2026 · vote
Voted yes on agreeing to H. Res. 1490, "providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms"; the House adopted it 220 to 192, with 2 members voting present.
Sources: clerk.house.gov · congress.gov
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July 28, 2026 · bill
His Make American Guns Again Act was included in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House 216-212 on July 22, 2026. It addresses foreign dependence in the small-arms supply chain.
Source: taylor.house.gov
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July 22, 2026 · vote
Voted for H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, which passed the House 232-198. He was an original cosponsor. The bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying individual stocks and would require advance notice of planned sales.
Source: taylor.house.gov
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Samantha Meadows
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
David Taylor
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
None found in the records checked
Top donors, as filed
None found in the records checked
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
David Taylor · certified 2024-12-02
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Taylor | 268,211 | 73.6% |
| Samantha Meadows | 96,401 | 26.4% |
| Alexander Schrank | 4 | 0.0% |
Sources: 2024 Official Election Results · LaRose certifies official 2024 general election results
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 2
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- Congressman Taylor Votes to Shield Ohioans from Rising Data Center Energy Costs · Office of Congressman Dave Taylor · 2026-09-16 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Congressman Taylor Votes to Ban Members and Their Families from Trading Stocks · Office of Congressman Dave Taylor · 2026-07-22 · accessed 2026-09-21
- ICYMI: Taylor's Bill Promoting American Gun Manufacturing Passes in NDAA · Office of Congressman Dave Taylor · 2026-07-28 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Congressman Taylor, Figures Introduce REVOKE Act to Crack Down on Chameleon Carriers · Office of Congressman Dave Taylor · 2026-09-04 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Taylor Introduces Bill to Deliver Justice to Veterans and Victims of Terrorism · Office of Congressman Dave Taylor · 2026-09-17 · accessed 2026-09-21
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- https://taylor.house.gov/about
- https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00860213/?cycle=2026
- https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00860213&two_year_transaction_period=2026
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- https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026309
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Quick answers
When was the 2024 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District was held on November 5, 2024.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District in 2024?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District, in surname order: Samantha Meadows (Democratic), Alexander Schrank (Independent), David Taylor (Republican).
Who won the 2024 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District election?
David Taylor won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District. Results as certified: Samantha Meadows 26.4%, Alexander Schrank 0.0%, David Taylor 73.6%.
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