# David Taylor

David Taylor is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Ohio’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Ohio’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000490
- FEC candidate IDs: H4OH02248

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000490 (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

84% of Taylor’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Ohio, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

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

1,190 classified statements: 1,014 posts on X, 128 Congressional Record speeches, 36 press releases, 12 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Taylor | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 192 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 15.1% | 210 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 76.5% | 67.7% | 42 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.8% | 8.9% | 182 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 31.8% | 37.4% | 156 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 3.0% | 180 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (House Republicans 7.2%); Commerce 15% (House Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 14% (House Republicans 9.0%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.96 (standard error 0.02), from 584 donors and 674 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.3% (97.1%). 18 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 197. 10.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 133 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10831: Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10831
- H.R. 10716: Integrity for Taxpayers Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10716
- H.R. 10507: Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10507
- H.R. 10237: REVOKE Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10237
- H.Res. 1429: Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from fraud,… (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1429
- H.Res. 1349: Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 31 through June 6, 2026, as "Our Roads, Our Safety Week". (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1349
- H.R. 8944: Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8944
- H.R. 8640: Non-Domiciled CDL Reporting Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8640
- H.R. 8192: Nitazene Response Act (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8192
- H.R. 8028: SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8028

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 33% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 84% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2114680944636621114
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2113289315237212299
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2113312943395783049
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2113330851668803810
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2113356828041961955
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2112931540837773478
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2112506617816359055
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2112541715135688969
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2112549694312153134
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor/status/2112571282076078558

## Links

- Official site: https://taylor.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDaveTaylor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61571224837800
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdavetaylor
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000490

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000490