Brian Shaver

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Builds his platform on three themes: affordability, accountability and availability.[1]
• Says Congress's lack of accountability is to blame for the affordability crisis and that lawmakers need to follow the Constitution.[1],[2]
• Is holding a district-wide "Tacos and Transparency" listening tour, saying representatives must put people before party and stay accountable to their communities.[3]
• Says that as a teacher he leaves his personal and religious views "at the schoolhouse door," which he says positions him to serve all residents.[2]

Background

• President (council member), Fostoria City Council · current[2],[4]
• Social studies teacher, Fostoria Junior/Senior High School · current[2],[4]
• President, local teachers' union, Fostoria City Schools · past eight years[2]

Education

• Degree in history and secondary education, Bluffton University[2]
• Master's in educational leadership (2023)[2]
• Doctoral studies (in progress), Bowling Green State University[2]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Calls health care "a fundamental right" and supports lowering costs for insurance and prescriptions.[5]
• Taxes
  Says the wealthiest Americans should pay the same tax rate as everyone else without loopholes.[5]
• Abortion
  Says, "I have no desire to tell a woman what to do with her body," and that health decisions belong to patients and doctors.[5]
• Guns
  Supports the Second Amendment along with background checks and safe-storage requirements.[5]
• Immigration
  Supports a "fair, humane" immigration system and opposes deportations without hearings.[5]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports congressional term limits through an Article V amendment, strict campaign finance rules and ending insider trading by members of Congress.[2],[5]

Voting record

Brian Shaver has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words