OH-12 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleSoftware engineer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationOhio
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BackgroundSoftware engineer
Notable personal detailsJerrad Shane Christian is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio’s 12th congressional district. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a meteorologist and oceanographer, including an assignment in Naples, Italy. He has described his civilian work as software engineering and cybersecurity and has run for the OH-12 seat against incumbent Troy Balderson.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports higher taxes on the wealthy and closing corporate tax loopholes, ending corporate tax giveaways, and increasing revenue to fund programs like universal healthcare and expanded Social Security. Advocates raising workers’ wages and removing the Social Security payroll cap so high earners pay more into the system.
Healthcare
Supports establishing universal healthcare as a national policy to expand coverage, lower costs, and decouple health insurance from employment. Argues universal coverage removes intermediaries that limit access and enables greater economic freedom for entrepreneurs and workers.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing the current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) structure and replacing it with a narrower, accountable system; calls for prosecuting agents who break the law and emphasizes accountability and protection of rights in immigration enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting access to birth control and IVF and seeks to codify abortion rights that were previously provided by Roe v. Wade, framing restrictions as violations of personal liberty and privacy.
Climate & Energy
Supports scaling renewable energy, modernizing the grid, energy efficiency and home weatherization, and nuclear power for baseload stability; proposes capping orphaned gas wells and investing in storage and grid upgrades to reduce costs and emissions.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun-ownership traditions while backing targeted reforms to improve public safety and accountability; favors police accountability and measures to reduce firearm-related harm rather than unfettered expansion of gun rights.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
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Cycle 2026
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