Ohio US Representative, District 4
Your representative and federal lawmaker in the US House of Representatives.
Full office description
- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Ohio currently has 15 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Ohio, and have been a citizen of the United States for 7 years. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
How this impacts you
Taxes — All bills having to do with the budget must originate in the US House of Representatives. This means the House has a huge effect on federal government spending and how tax dollars are spent.
Environment — The House passes bills that set levels of government funding for public task forces, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 which includes money for the Ohio's Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force.
Election results
WINNER
Jim Jordan
68.5%
268,510 votes
Tamie Wilson
31.5%
123,693 votes