ICYMI: While OH09 GOP Candidates Face “Uphill Task,” Marcy Kaptur Is “A Force To Be Reckoned With In Congress”

ICYMI: While OH09 GOP Candidates Face "Uphill Task," Marcy Kaptur Is "A Force To Be Reckoned With In Congress"

May 4, 2026

COLUMBUS, OH - While the GOP primary for OH09 has been marked with brutal infighting, scandals, and a focus on anything but the issues that matter most to Ohio families, those aren't the only challenges that Republicans' eventual winner will be facing. As described by the Toledo Blade's Editorial Board, "whoever wins the GOP nomination is going to have an uphill task explaining to voters in November how northwest Ohio would be better off under two more years of unchallenged Trump policies."

On the other hand, Ohioans know that they have a fighter in Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who is "a force to be reckoned with in Congress," and is focused on supporting Ohio families in Ohio's 9th Congressional District: "unlike ideological extremists in Congress, Ms. Kaptur sticks to what matters to average Ohioans - jobs, national security, protecting our rights."

Read more: Toledo Blade: Editorial: 9th District decision

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Whoever wins the GOP nomination is going to have an uphill task explaining to voters in November how northwest Ohio would be better off under two more years of unchallenged Trump policies. The alternative would be a Congress with at least one House providing checks and balances on the President. That will not happen with Republicans still in the majority. Ms. Kaptur has represented the 9th District diligently for almost 44 years.

As shown by the money awarded to northwest Ohio in a partnership with the University of Michigan to promote nuclear engineering education, Ms. Kaptur is still a force to be reckoned with in Congress. Unlike ideological extremists in Congress, Ms. Kaptur sticks to what matters to average Ohioans - jobs, national security, protecting our rights.

Will MAGA Republicans put the interests of the 9th District at the forefront? MAGA Republican officeholders pay lip service to Trump's lie about the 2020 election being stolen and stand by silently while Trump abuses lawful restrictions on the power of the President.

On Tuesday, Republicans get to choose which of the five will be their MAGA warrior.

In November, the voters get to decide whether MAGA has really made northwest Ohio great again.

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