Person
Tracey Tackett
- Work
- Owner and operator of Sip & Dipity Paint Bar, a painting studio in Springfield, for 12 years (as stated by the campaign)
Sources: About Tracey Tackett · Trio campaigns for Ohio's Fourth District seat
- Public service
- Springfield City Commission member and assistant mayor of Springfield
Sources: Tackett certified to run as independent against Jordan for congressional district · Trio campaigns for Ohio's Fourth District seat
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in organizational leadership, Wittenberg University; master's degree in public policy and leadership, The Ohio State University
Sources: Tackett certified to run as independent against Jordan for congressional district · About Tracey Tackett
- Education
- Graduate degree, Ohio State University, 2024
Source: ballotpedia.org
- Civic
- Leadership Clark County graduate; accepted into the Leadership Ohio program
Source: Tackett certified to run as independent against Jordan for congressional district
- Home
- Lifelong resident of Springfield, Ohio
Source: Tackett certified to run as independent against Jordan for congressional district
- None found in the records checkedRaised, as filed
- None found in the records checkedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 1Positions in their words · 1 issue
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
6 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval.
What has been checked
- Profile 8 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 1 entry
- 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 Not yet researched
- Money None found in the records checked Job 1: Checked the FEC candidate database on 2026-09-23 for Tracey Tackett (Independent, 2026-us-house-4), both filtered to 2026 and as an unfiltered surname search. The 2026-filtered search returned zero results. The unfiltered search returned four unrelated candidates named Tackett, none of them Tracey and none newer than 2006 (Ross Lee Tackett Jr., House 2004; Roger Dale Tackett, House 1982; Gene Tackett, House 1982; Charles E. Tackett, House 2006). No FEC candidate registration exists for Tracey Tackett. None found in the records checked. Checked: Research lane filings-gaps, 2026-09-23
- 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). 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
- Endorsements 4 entries
- Sources 1 entry
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House | U.S. House, Ohio's 4th District | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District |
On the ballot
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District · November 3, 2026 · Independent
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
Energy
We need an All of the Above energy policy. Committed to developing the lowest cost, cleanest, and most abundant energy sources.
Source: Issues
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
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Money
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Outside spending
Financial interests
None found in the records checked
Polling and approval
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| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District (2026) | Independent | Pending |
Endorsements
Endorsements received
partyForward Party
August 20, 2026
The party's own release names Tackett as an endorsed independent congressional candidate in Ohio's 4th District.
Source: forwardparty.com
unionUnited Auto Workers Ohio State CAP Board
2026
The UAW lists her as an independent on its 2026 Ohio endorsement page, and a trade-press report of Sept. 17, 2026 says the union's Ohio State CAP Board endorsed her independent bid for Ohio's 4th Congressional District.
Sources: independentpoliticalreport.substack.com · uawpower.org
unionSpringfield Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 333
2026
The candidate's own campaign site lists this local as endorsing her 2026 run for Congress.
Source: traceytackett.org
unionClark County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 209
2026
The candidate's own campaign site lists this lodge as endorsing her 2026 run for Congress.
Source: traceytackett.org
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Tackett certified to run as independent against Jordan for congressional district · Springfield News-Sun · 2026-07-06 · accessed 2026-09-24
- About Tracey Tackett · Tracey Tackett for Congress · accessed 2026-09-24
- Trio campaigns for Ohio's Fourth District seat · The Lima News · 2026-07-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
- https://ballotpedia.org/Tracey_Tackett
- https://www.traceytackett.org/endorsements
- https://independentpoliticalreport.substack.com/p/united-auto-workers-endorse-independent
- https://uawpower.org/states/ohio
- https://www.forwardparty.com/media/press_release/forward-party-endorses-independent-congressional-candidates-tracey-tackett-and-michael-eisenhauer/
- Issues · Tracey Tackett for Congress (campaign site) · accessed 2026-10-14
- FEC
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