Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Capture is currently running for re-election on the basis of her record in Congress, but she has introduced only five bills in her more than 40 years in office, and her Republican opponents has invited criticism from
Since becoming representative of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District in Toledo in 1983, Mr. Kaptur personally sponsored five bills that became law, including a joint resolution designating 1986 as “The Year to Save America.” I’ve been doing it. The Veterans Home Loan Program Improvement and Property Rehabilitation Act of 1987, the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Expansion and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act.
Captur, who has co-sponsored hundreds of bills, has introduced only two bills that have become law since 2005. One is a bill to dedicate the Toledo Courthouse in 2008, and the other is a bill with more than 300 co-sponsors that would authorize the U.S. Mint to produce coins commemorating World War II. Veteran.
Mr. Kaptur calls himself “the Midwest champion in Congress.” claimed She said she was focused on “delivering real results” for the people of northwest Ohio and claimed her seniority in Congress was a reason to support her during her years-long campaign.
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“Getting Things Done”, Capture said on the podcast When asked recently what her “superpower” is.
During the term of the 117th Congress, which ends in 2023, Kaptur Ranked by He was ranked the 160th most effective Democratic lawmaker by the Center for Effective Legislation.
Additionally, the amount of federal grants and contracts Capture brings back to his district consistently ranks among the lowest in the state, with approximately $384 million in federal funds returned to District 9 in fiscal year 2023. million dollars, the lowest of any school district in the state. Ohio State, excluding No. 16, which was eliminated at the end of 2023.
NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital, “Mercy Capture’s 40 years in Congress have been marked by one person who overstayed her welcome by not bringing anything to the table when she was invited to dinner. As a customer, I can summarize it.”
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Democratic Rep. Marcy Capture took office in 1983. (AP Photo/Ken Blades, File)
“Northwest Ohio needs someone who will deliver results, not just brush aside local voters like unwanted guests. It’s time to kick her to the curb.”
Captur is expected to be embroiled in a close re-election bid to defend his seat in a district that former President Trump won by a 3-point margin in 2020. The Cook Political Report ranks this race among its highest rankings. “Lean Democrat” contest Republicans are targeting this as an opportunity to preserve and improve their slim majority in the House.
Three Republicans will face off in the March 19 primary to determine who will face Kaptur in November. The Republican candidates are J.R. Majewski, who lost to Kaptur in 2022, state Rep. Derek Melin and former state Rep. Craig Riedel.
All three Republicans running in the primary disputed Kaptur’s record when asked for comment by Fox News Digital.
“When voters in northwest Ohio cast their ballots this November, their choice will be clear: Continue with the current inefficiency, or deliver tangible results,” Melin told Fox News Digital. We must elect true leaders who can bring the best to the world.”
“Marcy Capture has never sat in a squat in the 40 years she has served in Congress, and I look forward to bringing about the meaningful change that the residents of northwest Ohio have deserved for many years.”
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In a statement to FOX News Digital, Majewski said Kaptur’s lack of track record in Congress inspired her to run for the seat.
“The incompetence of Mercy Capture, one of the biggest backbenchers on Capitol Hill, was the reason I ran for this seat. We need representatives who will help us fix the problems caused by our constituencies.”Biden’s agenda puts the needs of the American people first, and I intend to deliver on that.” Mr. Key said.
Riedel told Fox News Digital that Capture is a “failed politician” who has “let down the people of northwest Ohio.”
“She’s voting 100% for Joe Biden,” Riedel added. “I’m not shocked to learn that she only passed five bills.”
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Mr. Capture’s campaign and office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment, but a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) said that Mr. Capture has provided tens of millions of dollars to the district through appropriations and other means. He pointed out that it brought in dollars.
“Congressman Kaptur is a proven advocate for working families in northwest Ohio who has literally saved thousands of jobs in Jeep,” DCCC spokesperson Aidan Johnson told FOX News Digital.
“Last year alone, she invested nearly $14 million in a new battery assembly plant in Toledo, $20 million in new roads and bridges, nearly $11 million in the Napoleon Defiance and Western Railroad, and more than $16 million in Toledo. Despite all this, Republicans are trying to smear her record because they have no business base of their own.”
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