# Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001281
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OH03125

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001281 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

66% of Beatty’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Beatty says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,039 classified statements: 843 posts on X, 139 press releases, 44 Congressional Record speeches, 13 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Beatty | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 6.6% | 129 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 21.5% | 27.5% | 160 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 65.5% | 73.2% | 189 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.5% | 9.8% | 129 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.1% | 22.7% | 67 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.9% | 69 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 22% (House Democrats 13%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Democrats 20%); Finance and Financial Sector 15% (House Democrats 2.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.01), from 1,890 donors and 7,348 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.4% (96.4%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 439. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 38 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10646: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies,… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10646
- H.R. 10358: RETURN Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10358
- H.R. 9896: WINGS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9896
- H.Res. 1325: Expressing support for May 2026 as "American Stroke Month" and encouraging all to learn the warning signs of stroke, understand their personal risk factors,… (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1325
- H.J.Res. 161: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/161
- H.R. 8038: DPA Private-Sector Outreach Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8038
- H.Res. 1107: Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1107
- H.R. 7785: Protecting Our Communities Act (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7785
- H.Res. 1077: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should… (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1077
- H.R. 7417: Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7417

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.5M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 9.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 55% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2109728485501530148
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2106112797063209208
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2103540738109690252
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2098392279819944047
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2096972256786137579
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2095518333592273190
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2095207969285652711
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2094858566871965981
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2094468170144686366
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBeatty/status/2093499557275378054

## Links

- Official site: https://beatty.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBeatty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJoyceBeatty
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbeatty
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001281

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001281