# Troy Balderson

Troy Balderson is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 12th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2018-09-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001306
- FEC candidate IDs: H8OH12180

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001306 (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

0% of Balderson’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

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

447 classified statements: 357 posts on X, 41 newsletters, 30 press releases, 19 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Balderson | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.1% | 216 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.2% | 15.1% | 97 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 66.7% | 67.7% | 135 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.2% | 8.9% | 81 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 39.1% | 37.4% | 98 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 3.0% | 68 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 41% (House Republicans 8.6%); Health 17% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Republicans 24%); Emergency Management 10% (House Republicans 5.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 1,834 donors and 3,950 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.7% (97.1%). 12 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 190. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 48 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10645: SMART Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10645
- H.R. 10615: Medicaid Integrity Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10615
- H.R. 9332: Load Forecasting Enhancement Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9332
- H.Res. 1129: Recognizing and honoring the fallen members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard. (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1129
- H.R. 7523: Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7523
- H.R. 6352: CLEAR Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6352
- H.R. 5839: Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5839
- H.R. 5765: Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5765
- H.R. 5170: CABLE Leadership Act (in committee, 2025-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5170
- H.R. 4629: Protecting American Energy from State Overreach Codification Act (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4629

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2114507737107411104
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Housing Assistance for Ohioans Displaced by August Storms · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2112626992759836991
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2112271383963259045
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2111180071839174999
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2110867157638627431
- 2026-10-15 · Newsletter · IRS Announces Tax Relief for Ohioans Impacted by Severe Storms and Flooding · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2110458349351575919
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBalderson/status/2110054478019784707
- 2026-10-13 · Newsletter · Updated Hours for Disaster Recovery Centers · labels: policy discussion

## Links

- Official site: https://balderson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBalderson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTroyBalderson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCm6vJzx-mu4Xr56FnQKRz0w
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001306

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001306