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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 4.3% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+47 (most Republican district in Ohio)
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Transportation: 80.8% drive alone to work; 0.2% use public transit; 28.3-minute mean commute
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 41.2 years (vs. 38.5 nationally); largest cohort: 60-69 at 13.4%
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 92.8%, Two or More Races 2.5%, Black 1.9%, Hispanic 1.65%
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 21.2% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 10.5% lack a high school diploma
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 72.9% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $195,000; median rent $896
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 10.5% (LegisLetter) / 15% (Data USA Census ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $66,384 (vs. $78,538 national median)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 787,099
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 (2023) — Require 60% voter approval for constitutional amendments (2023) — failed, margin 57.0% No — 43.0% Yes
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 2 (2023) — Legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana for adults 21+ (2023) — passed, margin 57% Yes — 43% No
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 (2024) — Redistricting Commission Amendment; would create a citizen-led redistricting commission (2024) — failed, margin 53.4% No — 46.6% Yes
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting — soybeans, corn, livestock) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (Retail Trade — including Kroger, major regional grocery chain) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (Manufacturing — automotive parts, chemicals, industrial equipment) (share 0)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Eaton Corporation (power management company with Ohio roots) (85000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Parker Hannifin (aerospace and industrial manufacturing with Ohio operations) (55000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kroger Co. (Cincinnati headquarters — major regional employer) (420000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati headquarters — large employer drawing from southern Ohio counties) (26000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mercy Health (Cincinnati area hospitals and clinics serving southern Ohio) (7000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District is the most Republican district in Ohio (R+47 Cook PVI), stretching across 16 counties in southern Ohio from the Cincinnati suburbs eastward to Marietta along the Ohio River. The district is home to approximately 787,000 constituents and is 92.8% White, overwhelmingly rural and suburban. Median household income is $66,384 — below the national median — with a poverty rate of 10.5-15%. Only 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, significantly below the national average, and 10.5% lack a high school diploma. The median age is 41.2, and 72.9% own their homes (median home value $195,000). The economy is anchored by agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation. The district is heavily car-dependent (80.8% drive alone), with a 28.3-minute average commute. Trump won the district by a wide margin in 2020. Taylor succeeded retiring Rep. Brad Wenstrup in 2025 after winning a crowded 11-candidate Republican primary.
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Voted sponsored on H.R. ___ / Regulation Decimation Act (Would require federal agencies to cut 10 regulations for every new one enacted) on 2025-09-15: Taylor touted this bill on his social media as part of his deregulatory agenda, fitting his 'America First' platform and small business background.
Date: 2025-09-15
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted co-sponsored on H.R. 7678 (119th Congress) (Prohibit federal funding of state firearm ownership databases) on 2026-02-25: Aligned with Taylor's 'rock-ribbed conservative' identity and his support for the Second Amendment. His district includes many rural counties with strong gun rights sentiment.
Date: 2026-02-25
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted sponsored on H.R. ___ / SNAP Fraud Reporting Act (Would require states to report SNAP fraud data for the past five years) on 2026-03-19: Taylor introduced this bill targeting SNAP fraud while having voted for the BBB which cut SNAP funding. The contradiction between his anti-fraud rhetoric and his vote for cuts was not addressed.
Date: 2026-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted sponsored on H.R. 2474 (Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act — Would increase broadband access for rural Appalachian communities through satellite technology) on 2026-03-24: Passed the House. His district has only 21.2% bachelor's degree attainment and significant rural areas that lack broadband access, making this bill directly relevant to his constituents.
Date: 2026-03-24
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted sponsored on H.R. ___ / USA CAR Act (United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act — Would allow tax deduction for auto loan interest on American-made vehicles) on 2025-04-23: Provisions of this bill were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill provides tax credits for American-made vehicle purchases. Taylor partnered with Sen. Bernie Moreno on this legislation.
Date: 2025-04-23
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted sponsored on H.R. 1958 (Deporting Fraudsters Act — Would require deportation of non-citizens who commit public benefits fraud) on 2025-03-06: Taylor's first major standalone bill, fitting his 'America First' immigration platform. The bill received a Senate companion from Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, and Lee. Aligns with Trump's hardline immigration agenda.
Date: 2025-03-06
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted sponsored on H.R. 3427 (Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act — Taylor's bill to connect rural communities with water resource programs) on 2025-09-15: Passed the House by voice vote. This bill aligns with Taylor's committee assignment and his district's rural infrastructure needs. However, his family concrete business does work for state transportation projects, creating a potential conflict of interest.
Date: 2025-09-15
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (Final Passage, July 2025) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Final passage after Senate amendments; signed into law by President Trump) on 2025-07-03: Taylor celebrated the bill as 'the largest tax cuts for families in American history' and noted his USA CAR Act provisions were included. Passed 218-214. His district's median household income of $66,384 is below the national median, meaning the tax cuts disproportionately benefit higher-income earners.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 6938 (119th Congress) (Government funding bill — Continuing resolution to keep the federal government open) on 2025-03-11: Taylor voted with all Republicans to pass the continuing resolution, stating it would 'clear a path to accomplish President Trump's agenda of lowering costs, securing the border, and cutting taxes.'
Date: 2025-03-11
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 14 / H.R. 1 (119th Congress) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — $4.5 trillion reconciliation package with hundreds of billions in Medicaid and SNAP cuts, permanent extension of 2017 tax cuts, border security, and energy provisions) on 2025-05-22: Passed 218-214. Taylor voted yes and claimed the bill would 'defend Medicaid' and 'protect SNAP,' directly contradicting independent projections. His district has a poverty rate of 10.5-15% and is one of the poorest in Ohio, meaning constituents are disproportionately dependent on these programs.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[platform] Taylor serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chairs the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, which oversees federal transportation and water infrastructure funding.
Date: 2025-01-08
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] Taylor owns Sardinia Ready Mix Inc., which does concrete work for the Ohio Department of Transportation on roads and bridges.
Date: 2025-02-10
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] Signal Ohio reported that Taylor is 'among the top 10% of congressmen by trading volume,' executing 134 trades of $1,000 or more in his first 14 months. His trading includes companies with business before his Transportation and Infrastructure Committee like Parker Hannifin and Eaton Corp. He did not respond to questions about whether he would support banning congressional stock trading.
Date: 2026-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[platform] Taylor campaigned as a 'political outsider' and 'businessman who is running to fight for hardworking Ohio families, not the special interests or the Columbus or D.C. establishment.'
Date: 2024-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] The One Big Beautiful Bill Act directed $880 billion in spending cuts from the Energy and Commerce Committee, with independent analyses projecting that roughly 13.8 million Americans would lose Medicaid coverage and SNAP benefits would be cut or restricted. The CWA union scorecard stated the bill 'imposes deep and damaging cuts to vital programs like Medicaid.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] In his May 22, 2025 press release supporting the One Big Beautiful Bill, Taylor stated Republicans 'are the ones making the Trump tax cuts permanent, defending Medicaid, and protecting SNAP.' He claimed the bill would 'cut rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in critical government programs so they are protected for vulnerable Americans who need them for generations to come.'
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor serves as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment under the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and also serves on the House Agriculture Committee and the Committee on House Administration.
Date: 2025-09-15
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Ohio Gun Collectors Assn PAC contributed $500 to Taylor in the 2023-2024 cycle. Taylor has a 92% rating from the NRA and campaigned on protecting the Second Amendment.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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When contacted by Signal Ohio about his stock trading activity, Taylor did not respond to phone calls and emails. He also did not respond to questions about whether he would support a proposal to prohibit members of Congress from buying or selling securities.
Date: 2026-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor's family business, Sardinia Ready Mix Inc., does concrete work for the Ohio Department of Transportation, including roads and bridges. Taylor personally described this work in a C-SPAN interview. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Taylor sits on the committee that oversees federal transportation infrastructure funding.
Date: 2025-02-10
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor's stock portfolio includes companies with business before his committees, including Parker Hannifin and Eaton Corp (both relevant to Transportation and Infrastructure), as well as Ohio-based companies like American Electric Power, Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Marathon Petroleum, and RPM International. He also trades tech stocks including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Date: 2026-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor has made at least 134 stock trades of $1,000 or more in his first 14 months in Congress (January 2025 through March 2026), making him the 43rd biggest trader by volume in Congress — approximately the top 8%. His total trading volume in 2026 alone was between $100,000 and $1 million.
Date: 2026-03-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor disclosed $183.3K of fundraising in Q2 2025 (62.5% from individual donors) and $106.4K in Q4 2025 (73.6% from individual donors). He had $347.8K cash on hand as of mid-2025.
Date: 2025-07-18
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor's estimated net worth is $16.6 million as of mid-2025, ranking 65th highest in Congress. His wealth stems from his ownership of Sardinia Ready Mix Inc., a family concrete business in Brown County, Ohio, which provides concrete for Ohio Department of Transportation road and bridge projects.
Date: 2025-07-18
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor's top contributing industries in the 2024 cycle were Retired ($29,483), Lawyers/Law Firms ($20,242), Automotive ($17,468), and Leadership PACs ($16,000). Air Transport Services Group PAC contributed $4,000.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Taylor raised $2,281,591 in the 2024 election cycle, spending $2,281,591 to win Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. His Democratic opponent Samantha Meadows raised only $157,821.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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David J. Taylor filed filing with the SEC on 2013-01-18. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2013-01-18
Added: 23 Apr 2026
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