Person
David Swanson
- Work
- Co-founded Daavlin, a manufacturer of medical products for dermatology, a few months after his daughter's birth in 1981 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Education
- Degree in political science, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Education
- Graduate degree in foreign trade, American Graduate School of International Management, Arizona (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Military service
- Served four years as a communications specialist in the U.S. Navy (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Civic
- Served on the board of the Bryan Hospital (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Civic
- Serves on the Chairman's Circle of Advisors, Johns Hopkins Hospital department of dermatology (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
- Home
- Bryan, Ohio (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Meet Dave
Ballotpedia · Campaign Website · Ohio campaign finance
- $2,503Raised, as filed · August 19, 2026
- $1,710Cash on hand · August 19, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 6Positions in their words · 5 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
7 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Financial interests, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 10 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 6 entries Five positions from his campaign website (home and issues pages), fetched September 21, 2026; Ballotpedia recorded no Candidate Connection survey and no campaign-themes text for him as of that date. One more position added October 2, 2026 (Candidacy announcement, as reported by The Village Reporter). Checked: Candidacy announcement, as reported by The Village Reporter, read October 2, 2026
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office Not yet researched
- Money 1 entry Calendar-2026 contributions and expenditures, and cash on hand on the most recent report (filed 2026-08-19), as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. Reports filed after that are not included. Checked: Ohio Secretary of State candidate cover-page export, 2026 reports
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 1 entry Added by the district guide's money and prior-results steps.
- Endorsements 2 entries
- Sources 9 entries
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio House | Ohio House, Ohio's 81st District | Ohio State Representative, District 81 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 81 · November 3, 2026 · Democratic
Source: Ohio elections, 2026
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Education
Billions of tax dollars are being diverted from our public schools to non-traditional educational systems. Charter schools and private schools are a mixed bag when it comes to educational outcomes, and the voucher system is little more than a subsidy to the well-to-do at the expense of the rest of us.
Source: My values
Elections and voting
The greatest threat to our democracy is the systematic dismantling of reasonable, convenient access to the voting booth. Indiscriminate purging of registered voter files, the reduction in early voting days, and the elimination of same-day registration and voting have had a chilling effect on the ability of many to vote, particularly minorities and the elderly.
Source: My values
Health care
The elimination of ACA subsidies and the ongoing cuts to Medicaid will cause a wave of insurance premium increases that will ripple through our state for years to come.
Source: My values
Housing
Outdated zoning, arcane local rules and complicated incentives have put a stranglehold on affordable housing development in Ohio. Large developers with the capital and sophistication to navigate these obstacles are not interested in rural areas and small developers are often faced with the unwillingness of banks to finance them.
Source: My values
Why they are running
The American middle class is under attack. Values that we have held sacred for generations are being trampled. The country is increasingly for sale to the ultra-wealthy.
Source: Putting people before politics
If elected, I will bring the same work ethic I learned on that dairy farm to the work of ensuring that everyone has a fair shot at the blessings this state has to offer, with honesty, fairness, and decency.
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 1,077.19 | 35.9% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 215.2 | 7.2% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 1,425.42 | 47.5% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 284.8 | 9.5% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 81 | OhioSOS Committee to Elect Dave Swanson | $2,503 | $1,292 | $1,710 | August 19, 2026 |
Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated August 19, 2026.
Sources: Campaign Finance Data · Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Campaign Finance
Outside spending
Financial interests
Not yet researched
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 81 (2026) | Democratic | Pending |
Endorsements
Endorsements received
unionUAW
2026
Listed as a State House endorsement on the UAW's 2026 Ohio endorsement page, grouped under UAW Region 2B.
Source: uawpower.org
organizationMoms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (a distinction, not an endorsement)
2026
Named a Gun Sense Candidate for 2026. Moms Demand Action says the distinction "is not an endorsement from Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund or its volunteer networks, and it should not be represented as such."
Sources: gunsensevoter.org · gunsensevoter.org
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- David Swanson · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Ohio House of Representatives District 81 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Putting people before politics · Committee to Elect Dave Swanson · accessed 2026-09-21
- My values · Committee to Elect Dave Swanson · accessed 2026-09-21
- Meet Dave · Committee to Elect Dave Swanson · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Campaign Finance Data · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- https://uawpower.org/states/ohio
- https://gunsensevoter.org/states/oh/voterguide/
- https://gunsensevoter.org/faq/
- David Swanson Enters Ohio House District 81 Race · The Village Reporter · 2026-06-24 · accessed 2026-10-02
- Ohio campaign finance
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