Person

Dennis Kucinich

Independent · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District, 1997–2013 · born 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio

Work: Campaign manager, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 presidential campaign, until October 2023
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Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees in speech and communication, Case Western Reserve University, 1973
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5Offices held · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District, 1997–2013

5 of 11 sections researched

34 sources · 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2024 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements given.

What has been checked

Profile 10 entries
On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list
Where they stand Not yet researched
What they have said, checked Not yet researched
Record in office 6 entries
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 9 entries His 2018 governor primary and 2024 U.S. House race are listed. Earlier races, including the 2004 and 2008 presidential primaries, have no race record on this site.
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 10 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Dennis Kucinich, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Dennis Kucinich — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District.Source: U.S. House districts of the March 2, 2022 plan, used for the 2022 and 2024 elections (ODOT TIMS) · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballot
Chamber	District	Note
U.S. House	U.S. House, Ohio's 7th District	U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Dennis Kucinich in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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The voting schedule
Status
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Where they stand

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What they have said, checked

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Said about Dennis Kucinich

And when Kaptur fought for the Democrats’ prescription drug benefits for seniors, Kucinich voted no.

Marcy Kaptur · A campaign television advertisement · February 20, 2012

PolitiFact rated this False, March 5, 2012 · the check

FactCheck.org published no rating scale, March 2, 2012 · Democrat-on-Democrat Attacks in Ohio · the check
Why has Dennis Kucinich repeatedly praised indicted party boss Jimmy Dimora?

Marcy Kaptur · A campaign radio advertisement · 2012

FactCheck.org published no rating scale, March 2, 2012 · Democrat-on-Democrat Attacks in Ohio · the check

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries6 record entries from 2002 to 2011; 4 of them votes; 5 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Kucinich (I), 6 dated entries · as of 2011-08-01 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Kucinich (I)	1970-01-01	office	Member, Cleveland City Council
Kucinich (I)	1977-11-14	office	Mayor of Cleveland
Kucinich (I)	1983-08-09	office	Member, Cleveland City Council, Ward 12
Kucinich (I)	1995-01-03	office	Member, Ohio Senate, 23rd District
Kucinich (I)	1997-01-07	office	U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District
Kucinich (I)	2002-10-10	vote	2002-10-10 (vote): Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 13
Kucinich (I)	2007-04-24	bill	2007-04-24 (bill): Introduced H.Res. 333, articles of impeachment against Vice President Richard B. Cheney; it was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Kucinich (I)	2008-06-10	bill	2008-06-10 (bill): Introduced H.Res. 1258, articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush; the House referred it to the Committee on the Judiciary on
Kucinich (I)	2008-10-03	vote	2008-10-03 (vote): Voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the
Kucinich (I)	2010-03-21	vote	2010-03-21 (vote): Voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. R. 3590), which passed the House 219 to 212.
Kucinich (I)	2011-08-01	vote	2011-08-01 (vote): Voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011 (S. 365), which passed the House 269 to 161.

vote August 1, 2011

Voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011 (S. 365), which passed the House 269 to 161.

Source: Roll call vote: S. 365, On Passage (Budget Control Act of 2011)
vote March 21, 2010

Voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. R. 3590), which passed the House 219 to 212.

Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 3590, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)
vote October 3, 2008

Voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the House 263 to 171.

Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008)
bill June 10, 2008

Introduced H.Res. 1258, articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush; the House referred it to the Committee on the Judiciary on June 11, 2008.

Source: H.Res. 1258 (110th Congress), Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States
bill April 24, 2007

Introduced H.Res. 333, articles of impeachment against Vice President Richard B. Cheney; it was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Source: H.Res. 333 (110th Congress), Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States
vote October 10, 2002

Voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.

Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)

Recorded votes

Dennis Kucinich cast 10,423 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 8 terms from 1997 to 2012, all in Congress, from Voteview. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Dennis Kucinich voted and how the majority of their party voted.

Term	Chamber	Yea	Nay	Did not vote	With party
112th Congress, 2011–2012	U.S. House, district 10	811	706	85	96% of 1,131
111th Congress, 2009–2010	U.S. House, district 10	1,243	394	10	91% of 764
110th Congress, 2007–2008	U.S. House, district 10	1,102	606	157	93% of 1,027
109th Congress, 2005–2006	U.S. House, district 10	651	536	23	97% of 614
108th Congress, 2003–2004	U.S. House, district 10	615	433	168	96% of 544
107th Congress, 2001–2002	U.S. House, district 10	569	407	14	93% of 410
106th Congress, 1999–2000	U.S. House, district 10	672	520	17	86% of 542
105th Congress, 1997–1998	U.S. House, district 10	574	584	8	82% of 612

"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways.

Sources: Congressional roll-call votes · Roll call votes · Roll call votes

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Dennis Kucinich yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Where the money went, as filed
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Dennis Kucinich yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, as filed
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Dennis Kucinich breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Dennis Kucinich yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filed
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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Dennis Kucinich yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Outside spending, as reported
Status
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Financial interests

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Polling and approval

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Dennis Kucinich is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District, as published
Status
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote9 races on file, 7 won; shares from 12.8% to 75.0%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2024 · as of 2024 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	1998 U.S. House 10	66.8
	2000 U.S. House 10	75
	2002 U.S. House 10	74.1
	2004 U.S. House 10	60
	2006 U.S. House 10	66.4
	2008 U.S. House 10	57
	2010 U.S. House 10	53.1
	2018 Governor	23.0
	2024 U.S. House 7	12.8

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District (2024)	Independent	Lost	51,264	12.8%
Governor of Ohio (2018)	Democratic	Lost the primary	158,284	23.0%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2010)	Democratic	Won	101,343	53.1%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2008)	Democratic	Won	157,268	57.0%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2006)	Democratic	Won	138,393	66.4%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2004)	Democratic	Won	172,406	60.0%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2002)	Democratic	Won	129,997	74.1%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2000)	Democratic	Won	167,093	75.0%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (1998)	Democratic	Won	110,552	66.8%

Offices held

Member, Cleveland City Council · 1970-01-01 to 1973-12-31 · elected
Source: Dennis Kucinich
Mayor of Cleveland · 1977-11-14 to 1979-11-06 · elected
Source: Dennis Kucinich
Member, Cleveland City Council, Ward 12 · 1983-08-09 to 1985-12-31 · elected
Source: Dennis Kucinich
Member, Ohio Senate, 23rd District · 1995-01-03 to 1997-01-02 · elected
Source: Dennis Kucinich
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District · 1997-01-07 to 2013-01-03 · elected
Sources: congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · Dennis Kucinich

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Dennis Kucinich · 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Dennis Kucinich · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
H.Res. 333 (110th Congress), Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · 2007-04-24 · accessed 2026-09-24
H.Res. 1258 (110th Congress), Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · 2008-06-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2008-10-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. R. 3590, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2010-03-21 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: S. 365, On Passage (Budget Control Act of 2011) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2011-08-01 · accessed 2026-09-24
2024 Official Election Results · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-24
2018 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2008 (Excel edition, sheet '2008 House and Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2008 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2010 (Excel edition, sheet '2010 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2010 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Marcy Kaptur claims Dennis Kucinich opposed senior drug coverage when she supported it · PolitiFact · 2012-03-05 · accessed 2026-09-25
Democrat-on-Democrat Attacks in Ohio · FactCheck.org · 2012-03-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
Roll call 330 of 2003, H.R. 1, on agreeing to the amendment · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-06-27 · accessed 2026-10-15
Roll call 331 of 2003, H.R. 1, on the motion to recommit with instructions · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-06-27 · accessed 2026-10-15
Roll call 332 of 2003, H.R. 1, on passage · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-06-27 · accessed 2026-10-15
Roll call 669 of 2003, H.R. 1, on agreeing to the conference report · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-10-15
Roll call votes · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-10-15
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