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{{Short description|American politician (born 1946)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Marcy Kaptur
| image               = Marcy Kaptur portrait (118th Congress).jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2023
| state               = [[Ohio]]
| district            = {{ushr|OH|9|9th}}
| term_start          = January 3, 1983
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Ed Weber]]
| successor           = 
| birth_name          = Marcia Carolyn Kaptur
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1946|6|17}}
| birth_place         = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| education           = [[University of Wisconsin, Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Michigan]] ([[Master of Urban Planning|MUP]])<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (attended)
| signature           = Signature of Marcy Kaptur.svg
| website             = {{url|kaptur.house.gov|House website}}<br>{{url|marcykaptur.com|Campaign website}}
| module              = {{Listen |pos=center |embed=yes |filename=Rep. Marcy Kaptur on a House Resolution in Support of Ukraine.ogg |title=Kaptur's voice |type=speech |description=Kaptur supporting [[Ukraine]] following [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Russia's annexation of Crimea]].<br>Recorded September 17, 2014}}
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'''Marcia Carolyn Kaptur''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|p|t|ər}} {{respell|KAP|tər}}; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Ohio's 9th congressional district]] since 1983. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Kaptur is the [[List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service|longest-serving woman in congressional history]] and the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Ohio|Ohio's congressional delegation]] since 2009 when Representative [[Ralph Regula]] retired. Her district is located in [[Northwest Ohio|northwestern Ohio]] along the southern shore of [[Lake Erie]] and includes parts of [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] and other communities in [[Defiance County, Ohio|Defiance]], [[Erie County, Ohio|Erie]], [[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]], [[Ottawa County, Ohio|Ottawa]], [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas]], [[Sandusky County, Ohio|Sandusky]], [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams]], and [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]] counties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in congressional history |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/state/ohio-democrat-marcy-kaptur-is-the-longest-serving-woman-in-congressional-history |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Kaptur was born on June 17, 1946, in [[Toledo, Ohio]], to Anastasia Delores (Rogowski) and Stephen Jacob Kaptur.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dolling |first1=Yolanda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjQqAAAAYAAJ&q=Stephen+Anastasia+Kaptur |title=Who's Who of Women in World Politics |last2=Cooper |first2=Polly |last3=Dolling |first3=Eric |publisher=Bowker-Saur |year=1991 |isbn=9780862916275 |access-date=2012-08-30 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Both of her parents were of [[Polish Americans|Polish descent]]. Her paternal grandparents came from the town of [[Żnin]] in present-day [[Poland]], while her maternal grandparents, the Rogowskis, were from the area of [[Polonne]], now located in [[Ukraine]]'s [[Khmelnytskyi Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2013-04-19 |title=Kongresmenka Marcy Kaptur chce odwiedzić Żnin jeszcze tego lata |url=https://pomorska.pl/kongresmenka-marcy-kaptur-chce-odwiedzic-znin-jeszcze-tego-lata/ar/7345086 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Gazeta Pomorska |language=pl-PL}}</ref> Her family ran a small grocery store in [[Rossford, Ohio|Rossford]], and her mother was an automobile union organizer.<ref name=":0" /> Kaptur became involved in politics at an early age, volunteering with the [[Ohio Democratic Party]] when she was 13.<ref name=":3">{{cite book |last1=Foerstel |first1=Karen |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000foer/page/141 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women |date=1999 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=0-313-30290-1 |location=Westport, Connecticut |page=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000foer/page/141 141] |chapter=Marcy Kaptur |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2CmFiw72okC&q=%22marcy%20kaptur%22&pg=PA141}}</ref>

She graduated from [[St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)|St. Ursula Academy]], an all-girls Catholic preparatory school, in 1964<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Kaptur, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy), (1946 - ) |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000009 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref> and was the first person in her family to attend college.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Kahn |first=Mattie |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Rep. Marcy Kaptur Financed Her First Congressional Race With Bake Sales |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a43508/why-i-ran-marcy-kaptur-ohio/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |work=Elle}}</ref> She received her undergraduate degree in history from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1968<ref name=":0" /> and a [[Master of Urban Planning]] from the [[Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning|University of Michigan]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |author=Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning |author-link=Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning |title=Lecture: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, An Urban Planner in Congress |url=http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/news_and_events/events/archives/2009-2010/?event=000000000000000000000000000000000000000003227876 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903010720/http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/news_and_events/events/archives/2009-2010/?event=000000000000000000000000000000000000000003227876 |archive-date=2011-09-03 |access-date=2011-10-10}}</ref> She began doctoral studies in urban planning development finance at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1981.<ref name=":5">{{cite book |last1=Schenken |first1=Suzanne O'Dea |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/fromsuffragetose0000odea/page/354 |title=From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics |date=1999 |publisher=ABC-Clio |isbn=0-87436-960-6 |location=Santa Barbara, California |page=[https://archive.org/details/fromsuffragetose0000odea/page/354 354] |chapter=Kaptur, Marcia (Marcy) Carolyn (b. 1946) }}</ref>

==Early career==
Kaptur began her career in urban planning, working as an urban planner on the Toledo-[[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas County]] Plan Commissions from 1969 to 1975.<ref name=":4" /> During this time period, she stayed active in local [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politics, volunteering for [[Hubert Humphrey]]’s [[Hubert Humphrey 1968 presidential campaign|1968 presidential campaign]] and later helping [[George McGovern]] carry [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas County]] in the [[1976 United States presidential election|1972 presidential election]], one of only two counties in Ohio to do so.<ref name=":6" />

In 1975, she became director of planning for the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, a Washington-based organization founded by Catholic priest [[Geno Baroni]], where she worked until 1977.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Henry J. Gomez |first=cleveland com |date=2012-02-19 |title=Blue-collar roots guide Marcy Kaptur's folksy -- and occasionally fiery -- career in Congress |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2012/02/blue-collar_roots_guide_marcy.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> Afterwards, she joined the [[Carter administration]] as a domestic policy advisor on urban affairs and helped advance several housing and neighborhood revitalization bills through [[US Congress|Congress]].<ref name=":3" /> Following her time in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]], Kaptur went to Massachusetts to do graduate work.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kouters |first1=Angela |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVtFJ5tvINsC&q=%22marcy%20kaptur%22%20lucas%20county&pg=PA268 |title=Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics |date=2008 |publisher=Facts On File |isbn=978-1-4381-1032-5 |location=New York |page=268}}</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Elections===
[[File:Marcy_Kaptur_Portrait_98th_Congress_1983.png|upright|thumb|Kaptur's portrait from the [[98th Congress]], 1983]]
In 1982, while pursuing her doctorate degree, Kaptur was recruited by local Democratic leaders to run for Congress in [[Ohio]]'s [[Ohio's 9th congressional district|9th district]] in the [[1982 midterm elections|midterm elections]].<ref name=":5" /> The seat was held by freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ed Weber]], who had unseated 26-year incumbent [[Thomas L. Ashley|Lud Ashley]] two years earlier.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tom Troy |date=October 27, 2015 |title=Former Congressman Weber backs Ferner for mayor |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/10/27/Former-Congressman-Weber-backs-Ferner-for-mayor.html |access-date=2016-01-28 |website=The Blade |location=Toledo, Ohio}}</ref> Initially considered a long shot, Kaptur entered the race after encouragement from [[Geno Baroni]]<ref name=":0" /> and party officials who had struggled to find a viable challenger.<ref name=":3" />

Kaptur returned to Ohio from [[Massachusetts]], withdrawing from her doctorate program and driving through a snowstorm to begin campaigning.<ref name=":6" /> Her campaign gained attention for its grassroots style, including raising $10,000 through bake sales,<ref name=":6" /> a strategy that became a hallmark of her early political efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Marcy Kaptur: Served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-present |url=https://www.bw.edu/centers/women-and-politics-of-ohio/bios/04-kaptur-marcy/ |website=Center for Women and Politics in Ohio}}</ref> Amid a [[Early 1980s recession in the United States|national recession]] during [[President Reagan]]'s first term and rising unemployment in [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas County]],<ref name=":6" /> Kaptur focused her campaign on local economic decline and criticized Weber's support for the [[North American Free Trade Agreement#Negotiation, signing, ratification, and revision (1988–94)|free trade policies]] of the [[President Reagan|Reagan Administration]].<ref name=":3" /> She connected with working-class voters by emphasizing [[economic populism]] and cultural familiarity, once serving [[kielbasa]] made from her father's recipe at a rally.<ref name=":6" />

Despite receiving little support from the national Democratic Party, which had largely written off the district, Kaptur benefited from encouragement by Representatives [[Shirley Chisholm]] and [[Mary Rose Oakar]].<ref name=":1" /> Though outspent nearly three to one,<ref name=":0" /> she won the election with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2, 1982 |title=OH District 9 Race |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37212 |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=Our Campaigns}}</ref>  Kaptur later credited her victory to her strong ties to the local community. After the election, she recalled how the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], which had provided no support during the race, sent her a belated $5,000 contribution.<ref name=":1" />

In 1984 for her re-election, Kaptur faced a strong challenge from Republican Frank Venner, a longtime news anchor at [[WTVG]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=CQ's Political Staff |url=https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse_u1i0/page/1198 |title=Congressional Quarterly's: Politics in America 1994 |date=1993 |editor-last=Duncan |editor-first=Phil |pages=1200}}</ref> but defeated him 55–44%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52145 |title=OH District 9 Race |publisher=Our Campaigns |date=November 6, 1984 |access-date=2012-08-30}}</ref> even as Ronald Reagan carried the district. From 1986 to 2002, she won every election with at least 74% of the vote.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marcy Kaptur's story |url=https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/political-science/trailblazing-women-in-ohio-politics/marcy-kaptur.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Bowling Green State University |language=en}}</ref> She won her 12th term in 2004 with 68% of the vote, and again secured 74% in both 2006 and 2008.<ref name=":0" />

==== 2010s ====
[[File:Ohio_US_Congressional_District_9_(since_2013).tif|thumb|[[Ohio]]'s [[Ohio's 9th congressional district|9th district]] from 2013 to 2023]]
Kaptur's electoral margins began to narrow in the 2010s, reflecting growing political competitiveness in the region. Shortly after achieving fame during the 2008 election, conservative figure [[Joe the Plumber|Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher]] announced that he was considering challenging Kaptur in the 2010 election,<ref name="ANI">{{cite news |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/now-joe-the-plumber-wants-to-be-a-congressman_100111532.html |date=2008-10-25 |title=Now, Joe the Plumber wants to be a Congressman! |agency=[[Asian News International]] |access-date=2008-10-26 |archive-date=2008-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027113037/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/now-joe-the-plumber-wants-to-be-a-congressman_100111532.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Fox News">{{cite news |url=http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/joe-plumber-considers-run-congress/
 |date=2008-10-25 |title='Joe the Plumber' Considers Run for Congress |publisher=[[Fox News]] |access-date=2008-10-27 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026070118/http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/joe-plumber-considers-run-congress/
 |archive-date=2008-10-26  }}</ref><ref name="The Daily Telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/republicans/3259997/Joe-the-Plumber-says-he-may-run-for-Congress.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028083942/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/republicans/3259997/Joe-the-Plumber-says-he-may-run-for-Congress.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2008-10-28 |first=Tim |last=Shipman
|date=2008-10-27 |title=Joe the Plumber says he may run for Congress |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=2008-10-27}}</ref> but chose not to run. Kaptur was instead challenged by Republican [[Rich Iott]], a [[Tea Party movement]] favorite. She was reelected to a 15th term with 59% of the vote,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-results-2010/#/house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103232104/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-results-2010/#/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-11-03 |title=2010 Election: Live Results |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2010-11-08}}</ref> her closest victory since 1984.<ref name=":0" />

For her first three decades in Congress, Kaptur represented a compact district centered around Toledo. Redistricting after the 2010 census extended the 9th district to western [[Cleveland]]. The new map for the 2012 elections put the home of incumbent [[Ohio's 10th congressional district|10th district]] congressman [[Dennis Kucinich]] into the 9th, so they ran against each other in the Democratic primary. Graham Veysey, a small-business owner from Cleveland, also ran in the primary. Retaining over 60% of her former territory, Kaptur won the primary with 56% of the vote to Kucinich's 40%.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/OH |title=2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates |newspaper=Politico |date=2016-11-08 |access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=745617 |title=OH District 9 - D Primary Race |publisher=Our Campaigns |date=March 6, 2012 |access-date=2012-08-30}}</ref> In the general election, she won a 16th term against Wurzelbacher and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] Sean Stipe with of the vote.<ref name="marcy kaptur coasts">{{cite news |title=Marcy Kaptur coasts to win in 9th District congressional race |url=http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2012/11/marcie_kaptur_coasts_to_win_in.html |newspaper=Sun News |first=Joe |last=Noga |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> The reconfigured 9th was no less Democratic than its predecessor, and Kaptur had effectively clinched reelection by defeating Kucinich in the primary.[[File:Marcy_Kaptur_Swearing_in_115th_Congress.jpg|thumb|Kaptur being sworn into the [[115th United States Congress|115th U.S. Congress]] in 2017]]Kaptur's 2014 opponent was Richard May, a longtime Republican activist from west Cleveland, who beat Lakewood resident Robert C. Horrocks Jr. in the May 6 primary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/richard_may_of_cleveland_wins.html |title=Richard May of Cleveland wins GOP primary to oppose Rep. Marcy Kaptur |publisher=cleveland.com |date=2014-05-06 |access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> Kaptur won 68–32%.<ref name=":0" /> Kaptur's 2016 opponent was Donald Larson, who defeated Steven Kraus and Joel Lieske in the Republican primary on March 15. Kaptur won 68–31%.<ref name=":0" />

==== 2020s ====
In the 2020s, Kaptur's district shifted from a reliably Democratic seat to a [[swing district]]. Her 2020 opponent was Rob Weber, who defeated Charles W. Barrett, Tim Connors, and Timothy P. Corrigan in the Republican primary on March 17. Kaptur won 63–37%.

Following the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], redistricting shifted the 9th district westward, incorporating much of the strongly Republican [[Ohio's 5th congressional district|5th district]]. While President [[Joe Biden]] carried the old district with 59% of the vote, the new district would have narrowly favored [[Donald Trump]] with 51%. Despite the unfavorable shift, Kaptur defeated Republican nominee [[J.R. Majewski]] in 2022 by a comfortable margin of 56.6% to 43.4%.<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio's_9th_Congressional_District_election,_2022 |access-date=2022-11-14 |publisher=Ballotpedia}}</ref>

In 2024, she faced an extremely close race against state representative [[Derek Merrin]], who was endorsed by Trump.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-house-ohio-kaptur-defeats-merrin-570b8b898060bce8a3e56168d6b75592 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Kaptur won reelection by less than one percentage point at 48.3% to Merrin's 47.6%,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-05 |title=Ohio Ninth Congressional District Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-ohio-us-house-9.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which marked the first time in her political career that she failed to secure a majority of the vote.<ref name=":0" />

===Tenure===
Kaptur  took office on January 3, 1983.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Foerstel |first=Karen |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000foer/page/140/mode/2up |title=Biographical dictionary of congressional women |date=1999 |publisher=Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-313-30290-9}}</ref> At the time, she became the first woman to represent [[Ohio's 9th congressional district]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wasniewski |first=Matthew Andrew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jlTWMq4gB8C&dq=marcy+kaptur&pg=PA853 |title=Women in Congress, 1917-2006 |date=2006 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-076753-1 |pages=852–853 |language=en}}</ref> and was one of 24 women serving in [[United States Congress|Congress]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Pathe |first=Simone |date=2023-01-07 |title=Ohio's Marcy Kaptur becomes the longest-serving woman in Congress {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/07/politics/marcy-kaptur-longest-serving-woman-congress |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> In her first term, she was appointed to the [[United States House Committee on Financial Services|Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee]] as well as the [[Veterans' Affairs Committee|Veterans’ Affairs Committee]].<ref name=":2" /> During the 1980s, she developed a good working relationship with Speaker [[Jim Wright]], who later appointed her as vice chair of a task force on trade and to the Democratic [[Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives|Steering and Policy Committee]]. In her fourth term, she gained a position on the [[House Budget Committee|Budget Committee]] and afterwards secured a seat on the [[House Appropriations Committee|Appropriations Committee]].<ref name=":2" />
[[File:World_War_II_Memorial,_04950v.jpg|thumb|[[World War II Memorial]] at dusk]]
In 1987, Kaptur introduced the [[World War II Memorial]] Act in the House.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House of Representatives |date=22 March 1991 |title=H.R.1624 - To provide for the establishment of a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to express the sense of Congress concerning the United States' participation in that conflict. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/1624/actions?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22World+War+II+Memorial+Act%22%5D%7D&r=55&s=8 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref> The bill authorized the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]] to establish a World War II memorial. It was not voted on before the end of the session and so failed to be enacted. Kaptur introduced similar legislation twice in 1989 but these bills also failed to become law.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House of Representatives |date=29 June 1989 |title=H.R.2807 - To provide for the establishment of a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to express the sense of Congress concerning the United States participation in that conflict. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2807/actions?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22World+War+II+Memorial+Act%22%5D%7D&r=60&s=8 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref> Kaptur introduced legislation for the fourth time in 1993. This time the legislation was voted on and passed in the House. After a companion bill was passed in the [[United States Senate]], President [[Bill Clinton]] signed the bill into law.<ref>{{Cite web |last=House of Representatives |date=22 March 1991 |title=H.R.1624 - To provide for the establishment of a memorial on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to express the sense of Congress concerning the United States' participation in that conflict. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/1624?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22World+War+II+Memorial+Act%22%5D%7D&s=8&r=55 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref> Kaptur later said that she felt "a great sense of fulfillment" that the memorial was built. "This generation was the most unselfish America has ever seen," she said. "They never asked anybody for anything in return."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E7DD1F3EF933A05756C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print |work=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Janofsky |title=Veterans Gather to Dedicate World War II Memorial |date=May 30, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref>

In 1993, Kaptur strongly opposed the signing of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA).<ref name=":6" /> She said that the [[trade agreement]] would result in widespread job losses as companies outsourced work to lower-wage Mexico. Following NAFTA, she also objected to the [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT) and the establishment of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) in 1995.<ref name=":2" /> Kaptur expressed concern that free trade agreements would undermine U.S. economic interests and erode international standards on labor rights, environmental protection, and consumer safety. Despite her efforts, including working with labor unions to block NAFTA and the WTO agreement, both measures passed.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Foerstel |first=Karen |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000foer/page/140/mode/2up |title=Biographical dictionary of congressional women |date=1999 |publisher=Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-313-30290-9 |pages=141–142}}</ref> Her prominent role in trade policy debates attracted national attention, and in 1996, independent presidential candidate [[Ross Perot]] invited her to join his [[Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign|election campaign]] as a vice-presidential candidate for the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 presidential election]]. She declined the offer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perot's VP offer spurned |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/08/15/Perots-VP-offer-spurned/4693840081600/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 1996 |title=Ross Reruns |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/103411/page/4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904085821/http://www.newsweek.com/id/103411/page/4 |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |access-date=2010-08-23 |work=Newsweek}}</ref>
[[File:Marcy_Sandusky_Route_6.jpg|thumb|Kaptur speaks at the dedication of a highway project that she helped secure funding for in [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]], 2013]]
Kaptur was a vocal critic of [[Wall Street]] and its role in the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Nutting |first=Brian |date=May 7, 2013 |title=Bloomberg Government Biography: Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) |url=https://www.asn-online.org/policy/webdocs/OH-Marcy%20Kaptur.pdf |work=Bloomberg News}}</ref> She opposed the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]], which authorized a federal bailout of major U.S. banks.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Statement on Economic Turmoil |date=September 22, 2008 |url=https://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/september-22-2008-statement-economic-turmoil |quote=I do not believe that Congress should bail out large financial institutions on Wall Street, especially without adequate protection for the average person. We need to help Main Street, not just Wall Street.... I do not believe that the people who helped bring about this situation should be allowed to profit from it. |author=Marcy Kaptur}}</ref> Her position, along with her broader criticism of the financial industry, was featured in [[Michael Moore]]’s 2009 documentary ''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Mary Corliss |date=September 6, 2009 |title=Michael Moore's ''Capitalism'' Goes for Broke |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1920771,00.html |magazine=Time}}</ref> In 2011, Kaptur introduced H.R. 1489, a bill aimed at restoring key provisions of the [[Glass–Steagall Act]] (1933) by repealing parts of the [[Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act]] (1999) and restoring the separation between commercial banking and securities trading. The bill received support from 30 co-sponsors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011 (2011; 112th Congress H.R. 1489) |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1489 |access-date=10 April 2014 |website=GovTrack.us}}</ref>

In the 2000s, Kaptur sought to steer the Democratic Party towards a greater focus on its working-class base and sought a leadership role by emphasizing her Midwestern "heartland" roots in contrast to the party's coastal leadership. In 2002, she challenged Representative [[Nancy Pelosi]] for the position of [[House Democratic leader]], using her candidacy to draw attention to what she described as the party's neglect of its "non-money wing." She withdrew before a vote was taken. In 2008, Kaptur ran for vice chair of the [[House Democratic Caucus]], but lost to Representative [[Xavier Becerra]], a close Pelosi ally. After Democrats lost their House majority in the [[2010 midterm elections]], Kaptur was among those who called for a delay in leadership elections—an effort some interpreted as encouraging Pelosi to step aside.<ref name=":8" /> Reflecting on her differences with Pelosi years later, Kaptur criticized the Democratic leader's support for NAFTA, saying, "That’s where the real knife was put in the flesh."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cohen |first=Richard E. |url=https://archive.org/details/almanacofamerica0000cohe/page/1490 |title=The Almanac of American Politics 2018 : members of Congress and governors: their profiles and election results, their states and districts |date=2017 |publisher=[Bethesda, Maryland] : Columbia Books & Information Services, National Journal |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-1-938939-56-3 |pages=1490}}</ref>

In 2016, Kaptur endorsed Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] in the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|Democratic presidential primary]] and introduced him at a rally in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Alcindor |first=Yamiche |date=March 11, 2016 |title=Bernie Sanders Praises Ruling Allowing 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Ohio - First Draft. Political News, Now. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/11/bernie-sanders-praises-ruling-allowing-17-year-olds-to-vote-in-ohio/ |access-date=2018-03-21 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> In October, she endorsed the nominee, [[Hillary Clinton]], who had won Ohio and her district in the primary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Precinct Level Official Results for 2016 Primary Election - Democratic |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/elections/2016/primary/precinct-dem.xlsx |website=Ohio Secretary of State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604193515/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/elections/2016/primary/precinct-dem.xlsx |access-date=June 24, 2025|archive-date=4 June 2016 }}</ref> In 2018, Kaptur became the longest-serving woman in the House of Representatives,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-17 |title=Record for longest-serving woman in the House of Representatives breaks this weekend |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/record-longest-serving-woman-house-representatives-breaks-weekend-n857456 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> and then in 2023, she became the longest-serving woman in Congress overall.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Susan Davis |date=2016-03-18 |title=Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Democrat, Becomes Longest-Serving Woman In The House |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/03/18/594321235/ohio-democrat-marcy-kaptur-makes-history-as-longest-serving-woman-in-the-house |access-date=2018-03-21 |publisher=NPR}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
[[File:Kaptur_acting_as_Ranking_Member_during_an_Appropriations_Energy_and_Water_Subcommittee_mark-up_(35222021593).jpg|thumb|Kaptur on the Appropriations Committee]]
For the [[119th United States Congress|119th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Standing Committees and Select Committees of the House of Representatives|url=https://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/scsoal.pdf |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies]] ([[ranking member]])
* [[United States House Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]

===Caucus memberships===
* [[Blue Collar Caucus]]
* Congressional Caucus on Poland (co-chair)
* [[Congressional Ukrainian Caucus]] (co-chair)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Marcy Kaptur - D Ohio, 9th, In Office - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/51457/Marcia_Carolyn_Kaptur.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Ukraine Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members
|author=|url=https://ukrainecaucus-kaptur.house.gov/members|format=|publisher=Congressional Ukraine Caucus|date=|accessdate=3 November 2025}}</ref>

== Political positions ==

=== Free trade ===
[[File:Kaptur_joined_senior_House_Democrats_to_discuss_the_negotiations_and_how_they_intend_to_hold_the_Administration_accountable_and_fight_for_working_people_as_the_U.S._heads_toward_serious_negotiations_(34827672096).jpg|thumb|Kaptur discusses the negative effects of [[Free trade agreements of the United States|free trade agreements]] on the country's [[trade deficit]], 2017]]
Kaptur opposes [[free trade]] agreements. She helped lead opposition to the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]], [[permanent normal trade relations]] for the People's Republic of China, and fast track authority for the president.<ref name=":2" />

=== Patent reform ===
Kaptur opposed the [[America Invents Act]], which overhauled the [[U.S. patent system]] by shifting from a "[[first to invent]]" to a "[[First to file and first to invent|first to file]]" framework.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 2009 |title=Patent Reform |url=http://thehill.com/special-reports/patent-reform-june-2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217112314/http://thehill.com/special-reports/patent-reform-june-2009 |archive-date=December 17, 2009 |access-date=2012-08-30 |newspaper=The Hill}}</ref> She argued that the change hurt small businesses, stating, "Our patent system is the finest in the world... the proposed solutions are special fixes that benefit these few giants at the expense of everyone else."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaptur |first=Marcy |date=June 22, 2009 |title=Tech giants are aiming to infringe |url=https://thehill.com/special-reports/patent-reform-june-2009/186673-tech-giants-are-aiming-to-infringe/ |access-date=2012-08-30 |newspaper=The Hill}}</ref>

She later co-sponsored the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act, which aimed to strengthen inventors’ property rights. The bill proposed eliminating the administrative review process that allows the public to challenge the validity of patents, a process originally designed to prevent misuse of the patent system.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Malathi Nayak |date=June 29, 2018 |title=Bill to End Patent Office Validity Challenges Introduced in House (1) |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/bill-to-end-patent-office-validity-challenges-introduced-in-house |url-access=subscription |access-date=2018-07-01 |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref>

=== Immigration reform ===
Kaptur was one of 38 Democrats to vote against the [[DREAM Act]] in 2010. Even though the bill passed the House, it ultimately failed in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news |title=House Vote 625 - Approves DREAM Act |url=https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/111/house/2/625 |access-date=2022-07-19 |newspaper=ProPublica}}</ref> She later supported the measure, voting in favor of the DREAM Act in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 -- House Vote #91 -- Mar 18, 2021 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2021/h91}}</ref> Kaptur voted against the Equal Representation Act in 2024, which proposed excluding noncitizens ineligible to vote from the population counts used to determine congressional representation.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-05-08 |title=Roll Call 193 Roll Call 193, Bill Number: H. R. 7109, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024193 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2025, Kaptur raised concerns about [[Elon Musk]]'s U.S. citizenship status, questioning his allegiance due to his multiple nationalities. Speaking outside the Capitol, Kaptur remarked, "Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years. And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? [[South Africa]]? [[Canada]]? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=2025-02-26 |title='New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-low-longtime-house-dem-ripped-disgusting-questioning-musks-loyalty |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> Kaptur's remarks quickly drew backlash on social media, with many users criticizing them as [[Nativism (politics)|nativist]] rhetoric.

=== Foreign affairs ===
[[File:Marcy_Kaptur_Ukraine_1.jpg|thumb|Kaptur speaks in support of [[Ukrainians]] affected by the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|Russo-Ukrainian war]], 2023]]
Kaptur serves as co-chair of the [[Congressional Ukrainian Caucus]] and has been a vocal supporter for [[Ukraine]] during the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]. She has expressed support for Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and stated that the country "voted for her own independence and has been laboring to be free with continued Russian meddling in her country all these decades."<ref>{{cite web |date=7 March 2022 |title=Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur tells Toledoans how they can help Ukraine |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/congresswoman-marcy-kaptur-help-ukraine/512-abd071a9-ae7c-4720-8b32-d3b391fa7dc3}}</ref> In 2023, Kaptur signed a letter urging President [[Biden|Joe Biden]] to provide [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] fighter jets to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Seven more lawmakers — including six Democrats — have signed on to a letter pushing Joe Biden to send F-16 jets to Ukraine. |url=https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/02-21-2023/dems-join-f-16-call/ |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Politico |publisher= |quote=}}</ref>

=== Abortion ===
Kaptur supported ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', calling it "the law of the land,"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-03 |title=Ohio leaders react to Supreme Court draft ruling that could possibly overturn Roe v. Wade |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/ohio-leaders-react-supreme-court-draft-ruling-roe-v-wade-abortion-marcy-kaptur-sherrod-brown-tim-ryan/95-6b340037-7ed5-4ae1-a442-f7de77059788 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=wkyc.com |language=en-US}}</ref> but describes herself as neither strictly [[United States abortion-rights movement|pro-choice]] nor [[United States anti-abortion movement|pro-life]].<ref name=":3" /> She opposes federal funding for abortions and has backed several restrictions,<ref name=":3" /> including bans on so-called [[partial-birth abortions]] in 2000<ref>{{cite web |date=April 5, 2000 |title=Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2000/roll104.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> and 2003,<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2, 2003 |title=On Agreeing to the Conference Report |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll530.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> the [[Stupak-Pitts Amendment]] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |date=November 7, 2009 |title=Stupak of Michigan Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll884.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> and the [[No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 4, 2011 |title=No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll292.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> She voted multiple times in the 1990s against allowing privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals,<ref>{{cite web |date=June 15, 1995 |title=DeLauro of Connecticut Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1995/roll382.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 7, 1995 |title=Dornan of California |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1995/roll642.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 19, 1997 |title=Harman of California Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1997/roll217.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 20, 1998 |title=Lowey of New York Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1998/roll171.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 1999 |title=Meek of Florida Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll184.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> though she supported lifting the ban in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 25, 2005 |title=Davis of California Amendment |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll216.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref>  Her record on other abortion-related legislation has varied. She voted against the Child Custody Protection Act (1999),<ref>{{cite web |date=June 30, 1999 |title=Child Custody Protection Act |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll261.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (2005),<ref>{{cite web |date=April 27, 2005 |title=Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll144.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> and the [[Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act]] (2023).<ref>{{cite news |title=How area members of Congress voted |url=https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2023/01/20/how-area-members-of-congress-voted/69818092007/}}</ref> In 2007, she voted against federally funded [[embryonic stem-cell research]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 11, 2007 |title=Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll020.xml |access-date=2012-08-30 |publisher=House.gov}}</ref> In 2010, she withheld support for the [[Affordable Care Act]] until assured it would not provide funding for abortions.<ref name="gray_1">{{Cite news |author=Eliza Gray |date=August 26, 2019 |title=The Quiet Endurance of Marcy Kaptur |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/08/26/feature/the-quiet-endurance-of-marcy-kaptur/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She supports the requirement that [[Medicaid]] provide coverage for abortions in cases of rape, incest, or life endangerment.<ref name=":3" />

==Personal life==
Kaptur is a [[Roman Catholic]] and has described her faith as a core part of her identity, particularly as an American of Polish heritage.<ref name="network_lobby">{{Cite web |author=Marcy Kaptur |date=July 26, 2022 |title=Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Celebrates NETWORK Lobby's Legacy of Connecting the Common Good to Politics |url=https://networklobby.org/congresswoman-marcy-kaptur-celebrates-network-lobbys-legacy-of-connecting-the-common-good-to-politics/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |publisher=[[NETWORK Lobby]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In a letter to [[NETWORK Lobby|Network Lobby]], she wrote that Catholicism gave her ancestors "worth and hope—during times of bondage, repression, punishment, war, illness, and harrowing economic downturns."<ref name="network_lobby" /> She has also expressed admiration for [[Catholic social teaching]], especially the [[option for the poor]].  Blending her religious beliefs with progressive politics, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described her as "an economic populist from America’s heartland with progressive values and a conservative disposition."<ref name="gray_1" />

==Electoral history==

{{s-start}}
|+ {{ushr|Ohio|9}}: Results 1982–2010
! Year
!
! Democratic
! Votes
! %
! Swing
! Republican
! Votes
! %
! Swing
! Third parties
! Party
! Votes
! %
! Total votes
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1982 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1982]]
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|title=1982 Federal election results|date=November 2, 1982|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections82.pdf#page=82%22%3E}}</ref>
|rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''
|rowspan=3|95,162
|rowspan=3|57.95%
|rowspan=3| +18.14
|rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Ed Weber]]<br>(incumbent)
|rowspan=3|64,459
|rowspan=3|39.25%
|rowspan=3| −16.96
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Susan Skinner
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|1,785
|1.09%
|rowspan=3|164,217
|-
|{{party shading/Independent}} |James Somers
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|1,594
|0.97%
|-
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |David Muir
|[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|1,217
|0.74%
|-
|[[1984 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1984]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 Federal election results|date=November 6, 1984|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections84.pdf#page=97%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|117,985
|54.90%
| −3.05
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Frank Venner
|93,210
|43.37%
| +4.12
|{{party shading/Others}} |[[Write-in candidate|Write-in]]
|
|3,714
|1.73%
|214,909
|-
|[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1986]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Federal election results|date=November 4, 1986|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections86.pdf#page=81%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|105,646
|77.52%
| +22.62
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mike Shufeldt
|30,643
|22.48%
| −20.89
|
|
|
|
|136,289
|-
|[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1988]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Federal election results|date=November 8, 1988|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections88.pdf#page=68%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|157,557
|81.29%
| +3.77
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Al Hawkins
|36,183
|18.67%
| −3.81
|{{party shading/Others}} |[[Write-in candidate|Write-in]]
|
|72
|0.04%
|193,812
|-
|[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1990]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Federal election results|date=November 6, 1990|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections90.pdf#page=47%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|117,681
|77.69%
| −3.60
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Jerry Lammers
|33,791
|22.31%
| +3.64
|
|
|
|
|151,472
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1992 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1992]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Federal election results|date=November 3, 1992|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections92.pdf#page=89%22%3E}}</ref>
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|rowspan=2|178,879
|rowspan=2|73.58%
|rowspan=2| −4.11
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Ken Brown
|rowspan=2|53,011
|rowspan=2|21.81%
|rowspan=2| −0.50
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Edward Howard
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|11,162
|4.59%
|rowspan=2|243,102
|-
|{{party shading/Others}} |[[Write-in candidate|Write-in]]
|
|50
|0.02%
|-
|[[1994 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1994]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1994 Federal election results|date=November 8, 1994|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections94.pdf#page=113%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|118,120
|75.34%
| +1.76
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Randy Whitman
|38,665
|24.66%
| +2.85
|
|
|
|
|156,785
|-
|[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1996]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Federal election results|date=November 5, 1996|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections96.pdf#page=145%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|170,617
|77.08%
| +1.74
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Randy Whitman
|46,040
|20.80%
| −3.86
|{{party shading/Natural Law}} | Elizabeth Slotnick
|[[Natural Law Party|Natural Law]]
|4,677
|2.11%
|221,334
|-
|[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|1998]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Federal election results|date=November 3, 1998|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections98.pdf#page=105%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|130,793
|81.18%
| +4.10
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Ed Emery
|30,312
|18.12%
| −2.68
|
|
|
|
|161,105
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections#Ohio|2000]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 Federal election results|date=November 7, 2000|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf#page=162%22%3E}}</ref>
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|rowspan=2|168,547
|rowspan=2|74.80%
|rowspan=2| −6.38
|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |Dwight Bryan
|rowspan=2|49,446
|rowspan=2|21.94%
|rowspan=2| +3.82
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Galen Fries
|[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|4,239
|1.88%
|rowspan=2|225,328
|-
|{{party shading/Natural Law}} | Dennis Slotnick
|[[Natural Law Party|Natural Law]]
|3,096
|1.37%
|-
|[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|2002]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 Federal election results|date=November 5, 2002|url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections02.pdf#page=103%22%3E}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|132,236
|73.99%
| −0.81
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Ed Emery
|46,481
|26.01%
| +4.07
|
|
|
|
|178,717
|-
|[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|2004]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 2, 2004|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2004-elections-results/u.s.-house-of-representatives-november-2-2004/}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|205,149
|68.13%
| −5.86
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Larry Kaczala
|95,983
|31.87%
| +5.86
|
|
|
|
|301,132
|-
|[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|2006]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 7, 2006|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/u.s.-house-of-representatives-november-7-2006/}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|153,880
|73.63%
| +5.50
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Bradley Leavitt
|55,119
|26.37%
| −5.50
|
|
|
|
|208,999
|-
|[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|2008]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 4, 2008|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2008-election-results/representative-to-congress-november-4-2008/}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|222,054
|74.37%
| +0.74
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Bradley Leavitt
|76,512
|25.63%
| −0.74
|
|
|
|
|298,566
|-
|[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|2010]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 2, 2010|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2010-elections-results/representative-to-congress-november-2-2010/}}</ref>
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''Marcy Kaptur'''<br>(incumbent)
|121,819
|59.35%
| −15.02
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Rich Iott]]
|83,423
|40.65%
| +15.02
|
|
|
|
|205,242
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{{Election box begin
| title=[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2012]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Ohio Democratic primary election results|date=March 6, 2012|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2012-elections-results/democratic-house-of-representatives-march-6-2012/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 6, 2012|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2012/gen/2012statewidebycounty.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
  | votes = 42,902
  | percentage = 56.18%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Dennis Kucinich]] (incumbent)
  | votes = 30,564
  | percentage = 40.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Graham Veysey
  | votes = 2,900
  | percentage = 3.80%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 76,366
  | percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
  | votes = 217,775
  | percentage = 73.04%
  | change = +13.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Joe the Plumber|Samuel Wurzelbacher]]
  | votes = 68,666
  | percentage = 23.03%
  | change = −17.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  | party = Libertarian Party (United States)
  | candidate = Sean Stipe
  | votes = 11,725
  | percentage = 3.93%
  | change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
  | votes = 298,166
  | percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2014]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 4, 2014|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2014/general/results.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =108,870
 |percentage=67.74%
 |change =−5.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =Richard May
 |votes =51,704
 |percentage=32.17%
 |change =+9.14}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 141
| percentage = 0.09%
| change = N/A}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 160,715
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2016]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 8, 2016|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2016/gen/county.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =193,966
 |percentage=68.69%
 |change =+0.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =Donald Larson
 |votes =88,427
 |percentage=31.31%
 |change =−0.86}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 5
| percentage = 0.00%
| change = N/A}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 282,398
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2018]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 6, 2018|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2018/gen/2018-11-06_statewidecounty_miami.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =157,219
 |percentage=67.79%
 |change =−0.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =[[Steve Kraus]]
 |votes =74,670
 |percentage=32.19%
 |change =+0.88}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 48
| percentage = 0.02%
| change = N/A}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 231,937
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2020]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 3, 2020|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2020/gen/statewideresultsbycounty.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =190,328
 |percentage=63.07%
 |change =−4.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =Rob Weber
 |votes =111,385
 |percentage=36.91%
 |change =+4.72}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes      = 39
| percentage = 0.01%
| change = N/A}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 301,752
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2022]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 8, 2022|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2022/gen/statewide-races-summary.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =150,655
 |percentage=56.63%
 |change =−6.44}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =J.R. Majewski
 |votes =115,362
 |percentage=43.37%
 |change =+6.46}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 266,017
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin
| title=[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9|US House election, 2024]]: Ohio District 9<ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Ohio congressional election results|date=November 5, 2024|url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/2024/gen/official/statewide-race-summary.xlsx}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party =Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate =Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
 |votes =181,098
 |percentage=48.27%
 |change =−8.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate =[[Derek Merrin]]
 |votes =178,716
 |percentage=47.63%
 |change =+4.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |party =Libertarian Party (United States)
 |candidate =Tom Pruss
 |votes =15,381
 |percentage=4.10%
 |change =N/A}}
{{Election box total
  |votes      = 375,195
  |percentage = 100%
  
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Ohio}}
* [[Ohio's 9th congressional district]]
* [[List of United States representatives from Ohio]]
* [[National World War II Memorial]]
* [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
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{{wikisource|works=or}}
* [https://kaptur.house.gov/ Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur] official U.S. House website
* [https://marcykaptur.com/ Marcy Kaptur for Congress]
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* {{C-SPAN|1458}}

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