Incumbent
Joyce Beatty
IncumbentJoyce Beatty
OH-03 Democratic nominee?
$195.00
MAY 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationOhio
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports increasing tax fairness by opposing large corporate tax cuts and policies she says benefit the wealthy, and seeks protection of social safety-net programs rather than offsetting them with tax cuts. Advocates using tax policy to fund investments that support workers and middle- and lower-income families.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to affordable health care, including preserving the Affordable Care Act and opposing measures that would cause people to lose coverage. Advocates for investments in mental health services and programs that increase access to care for her district. Has engaged with stakeholders on Medicare and Medicare Advantage issues while emphasizing broad access to health coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS recipients, sponsors legislation to end family separation at the border, and has criticized ICE raids and called for transparency and humanitarian treatment of migrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, condemned the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and has advocated for federal action to protect contraception and to prevent criminalization of pregnancy-related care. Has used her role (including as Congressional Black Caucus chair) to call for stronger federal protections for reproductive rights and to spotlight cases of miscarriage-related prosecution.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate action and environmental justice measures, endorsing legislation such as the Environmental Justice For All Act and Clean Water for All Act and backing parts of the Green New Deal. Has received endorsement from major environmental groups for her climate and clean-energy priorities. Voting and public record show support for climate-related investments while not advocating an explicit full fossil-fuel phaseout in available sources.
Public Safety & Guns
Joyce Beatty has sponsored and cosponsored federal gun-safety legislation that would require universal/background checks and would ban assault weapons and bump stocks while strengthening other gun-sale restrictions. She has publicly backed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and authored the SAFER Now Act proposing assault-weapons and bump-stock prohibitions alongside expanded background checks.
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