Candidate for U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8
Warren Davidson
RepublicanIncumbent
Warren Davidson is a Republican who has represented the 8th District since a 2016 special election to succeed former Speaker John Boehner. He is an Army veteran and former manufacturing business owner who chairs a Financial Services subcommittee on national security and illicit finance. His campaign emphasizes individual freedom, sound money, limited government spending and border security.
- Current or most recent role
- U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8
- Hometown
- Troy
- Campaign website
- davidsonforcongress.com
Why they say you should vote for them
The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.
- Campaigns under the message "Defend your freedom."[2]
- Says deficits destroy the value of money and that federal regulation must be pruned back.[3]
- Says sound money is essential to freedom; supports auditing the Federal Reserve and opposes a central bank digital currency.[3]
- Says the military exists to win the nation's wars and the U.S. need not join every war it is invited to.[3]
Background
- U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8; Chairman, Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security & Illicit Finance; member, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives · 2016–present[1],[5]
- Owner and operator of manufacturing companies (about 15 years), Ohio manufacturing businesses[1],[4]
- Trustee, Concord Township (Miami County) Board of Trustees · 2004–2005[5]
- Enlisted soldier, then infantry officer in The Old Guard, 75th Ranger Regiment and 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army · 1988–2000[1],[5]
Education
Where they stand
- TaxesSays he opposes the income tax as an invasion of privacy and favors taxing consumption, with exclusions for necessities.[3]
- ImmigrationSupports walls, fences and other border infrastructure; says children of two non-citizen parents should not be citizens at birth; would withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions.[3]
- AbortionSays human life begins at conception and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers.[3]
- GunsOpposes red flag laws, magazine bans and suppressor limits; supports national concealed carry reciprocity.[3]
- Health CareSupports ending the antitrust exemption for health insurers, opening HSAs to all, most-favored-nation drug pricing and block-granting Medicaid per citizen.[3]
- Social Security & MedicareOpposes Social Security benefit cuts or means-testing for current recipients; supports reforms for future beneficiaries such as a higher retirement age for younger workers.[3]
Voting record
A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.
| Measure | Vote | Date |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final passage) Budget reconciliation law extending 2017 individual tax cuts, adding new tax deductions, changing Medicaid and SNAP rules and funding, and increasing border and defense spending; passed 218–214. (U.S. House) | Yes[6] | Jul 3, 2025 |
| H.R. 1968 – Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Funded the federal government through Sept. 30, 2025 at roughly prior-year levels; passed 217–213. (U.S. House) | Yes[7] | Mar 11, 2025 |
| H.R. 5371 – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (Senate amendment) Ended the fall 2025 government shutdown with stopgap funding for most agencies and full-year funding for several appropriations bills; passed 222–209. (U.S. House) | Yes[8] | Nov 12, 2025 |
| S. 5 – Laken Riley Act Requires federal immigration detention of noncitizens charged with or arrested for theft-related and certain other crimes; passed 263–156. (U.S. House) | Yes[9] | Jan 22, 2025 |
| S. 1071 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Annual defense policy and programs authorization for fiscal year 2026; passed 312–112. (U.S. House) | No[10] | Dec 10, 2025 |
| H.R. 7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD and other agencies with short-term DHS funding, ending a four-day partial shutdown; passed 217–214. (U.S. House) | Yes[11] | Feb 3, 2026 |
In their words
Sources
- About | Congressman Warren Davidson, Office of Rep. Warren Davidson (davidson.house.gov)
- Warren Davidson for Congress (campaign website), Davidson for Congress
- Issues, Davidson for Congress
- About Warren, Davidson for Congress
- Warren Davidson, Wikipedia
- Roll Call 190 – H.R. 1, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, July 3, 2025
- Roll Call 70 – H.R. 1968, On Passage, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, March 11, 2025
- Roll Call 285 – H.R. 5371, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, November 12, 2025
- Roll Call 23 – S. 5, On Passage, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, January 22, 2025
- Roll Call 320 – S. 1071, On Passage, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, December 10, 2025
- Roll Call 53 – H.R. 7148, On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 3, 2026
Photo: Official portrait, U.S. House of Representatives (Public domain (U.S. government work)).
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Also running for U.S. Representative, Ohio District 8
- Vanessa Enoch (Democratic)