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Kaptur's campaign says she is working to bring jobs home, end tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas and use tariffs to protect Ohio factories. Merrin's campaign calls for fiscal responsibility and says he led efforts to cut Ohio's state income tax.

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What each campaign says.

Marcy Kaptur

Her campaign says unfair trade agreements and tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas have hurt Northwest Ohio, and that she is working to bring jobs home, end those tax breaks, and use tariffs to protect Ohio-based factories.

Derek Merrin

His campaign says he would demand fiscal responsibility and bolster Northwest Ohio's economy, and describes him as having led efforts to cut Ohio's state income tax while in the legislature.

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  1. Marcy's Prioritieshttps://marcykaptur.com/priorities/

    Marcy Kaptur for Congress · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Marcy Kaptur: campaign position

  2. Campaign home page, including the About sectionhttps://derekmerrin.com/

    Derek Merrin for Congress · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source and the whole of the campaign's site: it is one page whose only internal link is a privacy policy. Positions and record claims are attributed, not independently verified facts. The domain merrinforcongress.com is a registrar parking page and is not the campaign's site.

    candidate statement

    For: Derek Merrin: campaign position

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