MoveOn is proud to endorse Rep. Marcy Kaptur for reelection in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District!

Leadership and Experience

The daughter of a Polish-American, working-class family, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur’s life and service mirror the hardworking nature of Northwest Ohio. Her family ran a small grocery, and her mother helped organize workers into an auto trade union at Champion Spark Plug. Marcy began her public career as an urban policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter, helping craft numerous foundational housing and urban development bills, including the Community Reinvestment Act. In 1982, while pursuing her Ph.D. at MIT, she was recruited by local Democratic leaders to run for Congress, winning an upset victory that gained national attention.

Today, Marcy is the longest-serving woman in the history of the House of Representatives. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, she has leveraged her deep expertise to secure critical federal investments for the 9th District, focusing on jobs, infrastructure, and support for veterans. Working across party lines, she successfully fought for the creation of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall. Throughout her career, Marcy has remained dedicated to fighting special interests, keeping the federal government focused on working families rather than wealthy donors and lobbyists.

How she’ll help your community:

• Bringing Jobs Homes & Lowering Costs: Marcy’s top priority is strengthening the local economy. She stands up against unfair trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA that have hollowed out middle-class communities, and she advocates for tariffs that protect Ohio factories. She supports eliminating tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas, lowering the costs of healthcare and groceries, and funding job-training programs that lead to high-wage careers without requiring a four-year degree.

• An “All-of-the-Above” Energy Future: Marcy believes the Midwest can lead the nation into a 21st-century energy economy. She advocates for robust investments in solar, wind, geo-thermal, and biofuels to secure American energy independence, create local manufacturing jobs, and bring down emissions to combat climate change.

• Affordable Housing & Neighborhood Renewal: Drawing on her background as an urban planner, Marcy views housing as a core pillar of infrastructure. She has championed weatherization programs to cut energy bills for residents and introduced the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act to rehabilitate older housing stock, reduce lead dangers in legacy homes, and revive neighborhoods affected by disinvestment.

• Protecting Women’s Reproductive Rights: Marcy strongly believes that a woman’s healthcare choices should be made between her and her doctor, not by politicians.She actively opposes a national abortion ban and fights against the criminalization of reproductive healthcare.

Her position on key issues

• Healthcare Access and Lower Costs: Marcy is dedicated to ensuring access to quality healthcare for all Americans. She focuses heavily on holding corporate interests accountable by reducing the soaring costs of prescription drugs.

• Securing Retirement Dignity: Having spent her career fighting for the middle class, Marcy firmly opposes any cuts or privatization efforts targeting Social Security and Medicare. She believes working people who paid into these systems deserve to have their benefits fully protected.

• Protecting the Great Lakes Environment: Marcy uses her platform to secure vital federal investments, including funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, to restore the Great Lakes environment, clean up legacy industrial sites, and create safe spaces for new economic development.

• Safeguarding Essential Nutrition Benefits: Marcy stands firm against efforts to reduce food access for families, consistently fighting to protect critical programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from budget cuts and government shutdowns.

To learn more about Marcy, visit her website: https://marcykaptur.com