Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Representative for Ohio’s 9^th District

pronounced MAHR-see // KAP-ter

Kaptur is the representative for Ohio’s 9^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 1983. Kaptur is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 78 years old.

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Earmarks

Kaptur proposed $34 million in earmarks for fiscal year 2024, including:

$4 million to East Toledo Family Center for “East Toledo Family Center - Community Center Expansion”
$3.7 million to University of Toledo for “ARS Greenhouse Research Facility on Controlled Environment Agriculture; Toledo, OH”
$3.2 million to Board of Ottawa County Commissioners for “Portage-Catawba Island Wastewater Infrastructure, Ottawa County, Ohio”

View all requests and justifications on Kaptur’s website »

View analysis and download spreadsheet from Demand Progress Education Fund »

These are earmark requests which may or may not survive the legislative process to becoming law. Most representatives from both parties requested earmarks for fiscal year 2024. Across representatives who requested earmarks, the median total amount requested for this fiscal year was $39 million.

Earmarks are federal expenditures, tax benefits, or tariff benefits requested by a legislator for a specific entity. Rather than being distributed through a formula or competitive process administered by the executive branch, earmarks may direct spending where it is most needed for the legislator's district. All earmark requests in the House of Representatives are published online for the public to review. We don’t have earmark requests for senators. The fiscal year begins on October 1 of the prior calendar year. Source: Appropriations.house.gov. Background: Earmark Disclosure Rules in the House

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Kaptur is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Kaptur has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Aug 16, 2024. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Marcy Kaptur sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee Ranking Member
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Defense subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

Kaptur was the primary sponsor of 11 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 11 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Kaptur sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (26%) Health (15%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Commerce (12%) Economics and Public Finance (9%) Housing and Community Development (9%) Environmental Protection (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Kaptur recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Kaptur voted Yea

H.Res. 1160: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in …

Passed 316/94 on Apr 19, 2024.

Kaptur voted Nay

H.R. 1093: To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities …

Passed 393/4 on Mar 22, 2023.

Kaptur voted Yea

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Passed 329/101 on Jul 14, 2022.

Kaptur voted Yea

H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017

Passed 229/177 on May 19, 2017.

H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe …

Kaptur voted No

H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

Passed 312/119 on Jul 15, 2015.

Kaptur voted Yea

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December …

Kaptur voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Kaptur voted Nay

H.R. 254 (113th): Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

Passed 400/4 on Apr 9, 2013.

Kaptur voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Kaptur voted Nay

H.Res. 637 (110th): Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2669) to provide for reconciliation …

Passed 220/185 on Sep 7, 2007.

Kaptur voted Nay

H.Res. 437 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2317) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to …

Passed 224/197 on May 24, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1983 to Jul 2024, Kaptur missed 1,213 of 24,817 roll call votes, which is 4.9%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1983 Jan-Mar	43	7	16.3%	89^th
1983 Apr-Jun	182	4	2.2%	33^rd
1983 Jul-Sep	130	4	3.1%	67^th
1983 Oct-Nov	143	7	4.9%	67^th
1984 Jan-Mar	53	4	7.5%	78^th
1984 Apr-Jun	223	34	15.2%	78^th
1984 Jul-Sep	96	4	4.2%	56^th
1984 Oct-Oct	36	6	16.7%	89^th
1985 Jan-Mar	36	3	8.3%	56^th
1985 Apr-Jun	154	2	1.3%	11^th
1985 Jul-Sep	101	10	9.9%	89^th
1985 Oct-Dec	148	13	8.8%	89^th
1986 Jan-Mar	61	6	9.8%	67^th
1986 Apr-Jun	128	6	4.7%	78^th
1986 Jul-Sep	202	15	7.4%	78^th
1986 Oct-Oct	60	24	40.0%	89^th
1987 Jan-Mar	39	0	0.0%	0^th
1987 Apr-Jun	187	10	5.3%	75^th
1987 Jul-Sep	95	6	6.3%	67^th
1987 Oct-Dec	167	33	19.8%	92^nd
1988 Feb-Mar	49	3	6.1%	67^th
1988 Apr-Jun	161	2	1.2%	0^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	8	5.3%	92^nd
1988 Oct-Oct	89	38	42.7%	92^nd
1989 Jan-Mar	14	1	7.1%	50^th
1989 Apr-Jun	105	4	3.8%	57^th
1989 Jul-Sep	128	2	1.6%	43^rd
1989 Oct-Nov	121	10	8.3%	86^th
1990 Jan-Mar	60	1	1.7%	36^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	4	2.7%	43^rd
1990 Jul-Sep	183	14	7.7%	86^th
1990 Oct-Oct	143	8	5.6%	64^th
1991 Jan-Mar	62	1	1.6%	22^nd
1991 Apr-Jun	139	8	5.8%	67^th
1991 Jul-Sep	81	5	6.2%	67^th
1991 Oct-Nov	162	16	9.9%	89^th
1992 Jan-Mar	66	0	0.0%	0^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	3	1.6%	33^rd
1992 Jul-Sep	196	12	6.1%	72^nd
1992 Oct-Oct	41	6	14.6%	94^th
1993 Jan-Mar	127	5	3.9%	72^nd
1993 Apr-Jun	190	13	6.8%	60^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	11	6.7%	93^rd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	7	5.2%	83^rd
1994 Jan-Mar	95	5	5.3%	80^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	16	7.3%	94^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	6	4.2%	65^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	2	3.9%	77^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	5	1.8%	53^rd
1995 Apr-Jun	189	9	4.8%	65^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	13	5.6%	91^st
1995 Oct-Dec	185	14	7.6%	88^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	4	3.6%	44^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	15	8.2%	88^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	7	4.3%	67^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	36	50.7%	98^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	10	5.7%	88^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	6	2.6%	56^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	3	1.8%	56^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	23^rd
1998 Apr-Jun	185	15	8.1%	89^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	12	6.0%	82^nd
1998 Oct-Dec	74	5	6.8%	82^nd
1999 Jan-Mar	77	4	5.2%	78^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	5	2.7%	53^rd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	7	3.4%	84^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	5	3.4%	67^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	7	7.4%	71^st
2000 Apr-Jun	277	17	6.1%	84^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	2	1.5%	47^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	22	21.8%	86^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	63^rd
2001 Apr-Jun	135	24	17.8%	98^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	1	0.7%	31^st
2001 Oct-Dec	153	9	5.9%	84^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	1	1.3%	32^nd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	9	4.4%	75^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	19	13.5%	95^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	40^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	4	4.3%	81^st
2003 Apr-Jun	239	5	2.1%	56^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	2	1.0%	29^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	18	11.9%	88^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	1	1.0%	21^st
2004 Apr-Jun	221	7	3.2%	60^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	11	6.8%	82^nd
2004 Oct-Dec	58	19	32.8%	99^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	45^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	8	2.9%	56^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	7	4.8%	84^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	3	1.8%	39^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	1	1.2%	38^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	11	4.0%	80^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	5	3.1%	65^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	3	11.1%	76^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	4	1.9%	57^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	9	2.3%	67^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	55^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	17	6.5%	81^st
2008 Jan-Mar	149	3	2.0%	35^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	19	5.9%	79^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	11	5.4%	76^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	62^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	21	6.9%	90^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	6	2.2%	60^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	9	3.7%	64^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	13	6.7%	85^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	7	3.2%	54^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	4	2.6%	66^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	3	3.0%	46^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	4	1.9%	64^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	4	1.4%	52^nd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	5	2.0%	61^st
2011 Oct-Dec	208	19	9.1%	89^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	23	15.2%	96^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	18	6.0%	79^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	4	2.6%	61^st
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	40^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	9	4.2%	76^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	6	3.0%	75^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	7	5.1%	76^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	3	2.0%	53^rd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	12	5.5%	79^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	50^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	16	11.1%	92^nd
2015 Apr-Jun	244	14	5.7%	86^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	10	7.2%	85^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	2	1.1%	55^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	7	5.1%	64^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	3	1.5%	40^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	12	5.2%	89^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	1	2.1%	67^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	5	2.4%	68^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	3	1.5%	70^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	4	2.4%	57^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	4	3.1%	59^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	2	1.1%	28^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	2	2.0%	57^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	3	3.5%	70^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	2	1.5%	52^nd
2019 Apr-Jun	294	12	4.1%	83^rd
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	3	2.1%	62^nd
2020 Jan-Mar	102	3	2.9%	61^st
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	8	10.0%	92^nd
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	42^nd
2021 Jul-Sep	108	2	1.9%	65^th
2021 Oct-Dec	137	4	2.9%	86^th
2022 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-Jun	197	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jul-Sep	178	4	2.2%	83^rd
2022 Nov-Dec	72	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Jan-Mar	182	2	1.1%	62^nd
2023 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	36^th
2023 Jul-Sep	224	15	6.7%	94^th
2023 Oct-Dec	211	3	1.4%	48^th
2024 Jan-Mar	104	1	1.0%	28^th
2024 Apr-Jun	231	2	0.9%	33^rd
2024 Jul-Jul	65	1	1.5%	37^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Earmarks

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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