Person
Elizabeth Kirtley
- Work
- Freelance writer; former preschool teacher; former vice president of communications for a web-based company in Buffalo, New York
Source: Elizabeth Guida Kirtley wins Democratic nomination in Ohio's 6th Congressional District
- Work
- Worked for Job and Family Services for nine years.
Source: yourohionews.com
- Work
- Works as a freelance writer.
Source: yourohionews.com
- Education
- Graduate of Kent State University, 1996
Source: Elizabeth Guida Kirtley wins Democratic nomination in Ohio's 6th Congressional District
Ballotpedia · Campaign · FEC
- $11KRaised, as filed · October 14, 2026
- $4,373Cash on hand · October 14, 2026
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 5Positions in their words · 5 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
6 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 8 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 5 entries Five positions, the whole of what her Issues page states. The banner at the top of that page lists two further topics, a real voice for women and universal healthcare, for which the page carries no statement, so nothing is recorded for them. She has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey. Checked: elizabethforus.com Issues page; Ballotpedia campaign themes; Ballotpedia Candidate Connection 2026
- What they have said, checked None found in the records checked PolitiFact and FactCheck.org searched 2026-09-25: none found Checked: Research lane claims-2026, 2026-09-25
- Record in office None found in the records checked She has not held elected office, so there are no votes, bills or official actions to list. Her opponent is a sitting member and has a record; the gap is in the candidates' histories, not in the research. Checked: Ballotpedia biography; Ballotpedia elections section; campaign website
- Money 3 entries Contributions and expenditures for the 2026 cycle. The figures run through June 30, 2026, the end of the July Quarterly report, the latest the FEC had as of September 30, 2026.
- Financial interests None found in the records checked No financial disclosure report on file with the U.S. House Clerk as of 2026-09-24 (checked the 2024, 2025 and 2026 indexes). The 2026 index lists one filing under this name, a notice dated 2026-04-08 (Filing ID 40004928) stating that the campaign had not yet raised or spent more than $5,000; that notice is not a financial disclosure report. Checked: Research lane ush-interests, 2026-09-25
- Polling and approval None found in the records checked No published poll of this U.S. House race was found. Checked 2026-10-05: Wikipedia's 2026 U.S. House elections in Ohio article (polling tables exist only for districts 1, 7, 9, 10 and 15), Pollsmax's district pages (0 polls for this district), 270toWin and general web search. Checked: Research lane refresh-2026-10-05-polls, 2026-10-05
- Elections 1 entry The 2026 race is her only candidacy in the records checked. She has not previously held or sought elected office, so there is no earlier campaign to list.
- Endorsements None found in the records checked Checked the same list of endorsers for every 2026 Ohio U.S. House candidate on 2026-09-24: Ohio AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO, UAW, IBEW, North America's Building Trades Unions and the Ohio building-trades bodies (ACT Ohio, LIUNA, IUOE Local 18, Carpenters), Teamsters (national DRIVE and the Ohio Conference of Teamsters), Ohio Education Association, National Education Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers/AFT, FOP of Ohio and the national FOP, IAFF and the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters, USW, AFSCME, SEIU, CWA, UFCW, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NFIB, Ohio Farm Bureau AGGPAC, NRA Political Victory Fund, Buckeye Firearms Association PAC, Ohio Right to Life PAC, SBA Pro-Life America, National Right to Life, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Reproductive Freedom for All, Everytown/Moms Demand Action, Giffords PAC, EMILY's List, VIEW PAC, Winning for Women, Club for Growth PAC, House Freedom Fund (Freedom Caucus Fund), AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, DMFI PAC, J Street PAC, LCV Action Fund, Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund, Sierra Club, Human Rights Campaign PAC, End Citizens United, CBC PAC, BOLD PAC, the DCCC Red to Blue and Frontline programs, the NRCC Young Guns/MAGA Majority and Patriot programs, VoteVets, With Honor Fund, New Democrat Action Fund, Blue Dog PAC, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Sen. Jon Husted, the Ohio Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties, the editorial boards of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Blade, the Akron Beacon Journal, the Dayton Daily News, The Canton Repository, The Vindicator and the Tribune Chronicle. None found. Checked: Research lane ush-endorsements, 2026-09-25
- Sources 5 entries
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | U.S. House, Ohio's 6th District | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District |
On the ballot
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District · November 3, 2026 · Democratic
Sources: ballotpedia.org · ballotpedia.org
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
Abortion
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness includes a Woman’s Right to Choose. The female body does not change when lines are crossed and therefore neither should basic rights to healthcare or the right to choose it. Every person has the right to safe and medically factual information regarding all aspects of healthcare and should absolutely have the right to all healthcare options. Our Bodies don’t change as we cross state lines and neither should the laws governing them. This is a choice that is between a woman, her doctor, and her God.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · elizabethforus.com
Constitutional rights
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · elizabethforus.com
Immigration enforcement and due process (her campaign's heading: Abolish ICE)
Due Process is a right; not a privilege. Any one person, any one thing or any entity that prohibits our basic Constitutional Rights – considered by some to have a sacredness- especially Rights of Freedoms of Speech, Assembly, Peaceful Protest, and Religion & Due Process – should not exist.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · elizabethforus.com
News and the press
We the People deserve and have the right to factual political information through all “News” entities whether televised; streamed, written; spoken or otherwise. News agencies must be trustworthy. National News Stations and News Papers must be required to adhere to ethical dissemination of truthful speech and information. “Freedom of the Press” is sacred. Americans have the right to news being factual and truthful – therefore entities that provide facts would be the only to be granted this title per legislation and would help to make news and government trustworthy again.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · elizabethforus.com
Voting
Life, Liberty, and Justice for All means every American gets have one vote; no more and no less; additional votes individually can neither be bought nor sold; these principles ensure every individual has equal opportunity and voice in the voting booth.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · elizabethforus.com
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 7,058.77 | 61.7% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 4,373.21 | 38.3% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Bar | Segment | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 U.S. House 6, as of June 30, 2026, for the election cycle | Ohio | 500 | 100.0% |
| 2026 U.S. House 6, as of June 30, 2026, for the election cycle | Elsewhere | 0 | 0.0% |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District | FEC C00940908 | $11,432 | $7,059 | $4,373 | October 14, 2026 |
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District | FEC C00940908 | $10,494 | $5,671 | $4,823 | September 30, 2026 |
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District | FEC C00940908 | $1,132 | $63 | $1,069 | June 30, 2026 |
From the FEC's candidate summary file, which adds up a candidate's authorized committees and nets out refunds, so it can differ from one committee's own report.
Sources: All candidates summary file, 2025-2026 (FEC bulk file weball26; last modified 2026-10-20 05:40 GMT) · FEC candidate H6OH06244, 2026 cycle financial summary
From the FEC's candidate summary file, which adds up a candidate's authorized committees and nets out refunds, so it can differ from one committee's own report.
Sources: All candidates summary file, 2025-2026 (FEC bulk file weball26; last modified 2026-10-15 05:39 GMT) · FEC candidate H6OH06244, 2026 cycle financial summary
From inside Ohio: $500 (100%), as of May 18, 2026. Sum of itemized individual contributions (contributor entity IND, transaction types 10, 15 and 15E) to committee C00940908 in the FEC bulk file indiv26.zip for the 2025-2026 period, transactions dated 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-18 in whole dollars as the file carries them, memo rows (MEMO_CD X), refunds and the candidate's own contributions excluded; an Ohio address means the contributor's filed STATE is OH.
Sources: fec.gov · fec.gov · fec.gov
Sources: ballotpedia.org · fec.gov · FEC candidate H6OH06244, 2026 cycle financial summary · OpenFEC candidate totals, Ohio U.S. House, 2026 (coverage through June 30, 2026)
Outside spending
Financial interests
None found in the records checked
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
|---|
| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District (2026) | Democratic | Pending |
Endorsements
None found in the records checked
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Elizabeth Kirtley · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Michael Rulli · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Issues · Committee to Elect Elizabeth Kirtley for Congress · accessed 2026-09-21
- Candidate search: Elizabeth Kirtley · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-21
- Elizabeth Guida Kirtley wins Democratic nomination in Ohio's 6th Congressional District · The Times-Reporter (yourohionews.com) · 2026-05-13 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Democrat Kirtley to face Rulli in race for 6th District Congressional seat · WFMJ · 2026-05-05 · accessed 2026-09-24
- FEC candidate H6OH06244, 2026 cycle financial summary · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-30
- OpenFEC candidate totals, Ohio U.S. House, 2026 (coverage through June 30, 2026) · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-30
- https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00940908/?cycle=2026
- https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00940908&two_year_transaction_period=2026
- https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/indiv26.zip
- All candidates summary file, 2025-2026 (FEC bulk file weball26; last modified 2026-10-15 05:39 GMT) · Federal Election Commission · 2026-10-15 · accessed 2026-10-15
- Campaign
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