The Truth About Recent Comments From Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).

Marcy Kaptur voted 4 TIMES to allow biological men in girls’ sports.

In a recent ad, Marcy Kaptur says “boys should not play in girls’ sports.”

Kaptur voted 4 times to allow men to play girls’ sports, and even voted to allow males in girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.

On February 25, 2021, and May 17, 2019, Kaptur voted for the Equality Act, making it unlawful to differentiate among girls and women in sports on the basis of sex for any purpose.

In 2023 and 2025, Kaptur voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.

Citations: H.R. 5, Roll Call Vote #39, 2/25/21; H.R. 5, Roll Call Vote #217, 5/17/19; H.R. 734, Roll Call Vote, #192, 4/20/23; H.R. 28, Roll Call Vote #12, 1/14/25

Marcy Kaptur is one of Congress' LEAST effective members

Marcy Kaptur is an effective leader for Ohio.

Marcy Kaptur was elected to Congress in 1982 and has since been rated one of the least effective Members of Congress.

​​Over the last 20 years, Marcy Kaptur passed only two bills into law—one about a commemorative coin and one about remaining a courthouse.

In 2022, Kaptur passed H.R. 1057, the “Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act,” directing the Treasury Department to mint and issue silver coins commemorating the National World War II Memorial.

In 2008, Kaptur passed H.R. 3712, which renamed a federal courthouse in Toledo.

In the current 118th Congress, Kaptur was rated the 130 most effective Democrat House member out of 220 – putting her in the bottom half 41 percent of Democrats. 

During the 117th Congress, Kaptur was rated the 160 most effective Democrat House member out of 232 — putting her in the bottom 31 percent of Democrats.

Citations: H.R. 1057, Signed Into Law 8/3/22; H.R. 3712, Signed Into Law 7/23/08; Center for Effective Lawmaking, www.thelawmakers.org, Accessed 7/21/26

Marcy Kaptur puts special interest groups over Ohio families.

Marcy Kaptur puts Ohio families and taxpayers first.

Marcy Kaptur steered millions in taxpayer dollars to a defense contractor and clients of a lobbying firm, then received tens of thousands in contributions from the company’s owners and lobbyists and used their money to fund TV ads.

Citations: Despite New Rules, For-Profit Defense Contractors Still Push for Earmarks,” The New York Times, Accessed 7/18/24; Eric Lipton and Ron Nixon, “Companies Find Ways to Bypass Ban On Earmarks,” The New York Times, 7/4/10; Sabrina Eaton, “Ohio lawmakers secure earmarks, draw criticism,” Plain Dealer, 6/8/08; David D. Kirkpatrick, “U.S. Raids a Lobbying Firm With Ties to a Congressman,” The New York Times, 2/10/09; Susan Crabtree, “GOPers Target Dems’ Earmarks To Clients Of Firm Probed By FBI,” The Hill, 5/12/09; John Bresnahan, “Lawmakers Targeted In Ethics Probe,” Politico, 10/30/09; Jack Torry, “Rep. Kaptur's Earmarks Part Of Ethics Probe,” Columbus Dispatch, 10/31/09; Susan Crabtree, “Kaptur Wants The Full Story On Ethics Leak,” The Hill, 11/6/09; Sabrina Eaton, “Ethics Committee clears Rep. Marcy Kaptur in lobbying probe,” Plain Dealer, 2/26/10; John Bresnahan, “PMA Group Founder Indicted,” Politico, 8/6/10; Center for Responsive Politics, Accessed 10/24/23

Marcy Kaptur is soft on crime and votes to give illegal immigrants free healthcare and handouts.

Marcy Kaptur will keep our communities safe.

Marcy Kaptur voted against tougher penalties for people who illegally reenter the U.S. and are convicted of a felony. 

Kaptur voted against mandatory minimums for violent criminal illegals.

Kaptur voted against kicking 1.4 million illegal immigrants off Medicaid.

And she voted against barring federally funded schools from housing undocumented immigrants and against a bill that would have pushed states to stop paying for certain immigrants’ healthcare coverage.

Citations: H.R. 3486, Roll Call Vote #264, 9/11/25; H.R. 1, Roll Call Vote #145, 5/22/25; Congressional Budget Office, “Letter to Ranking Member Wyden, Ranking Member Pallone, and Ranking Member Neal,” Congressional Budget Office, 6/4/25; H.R. 3941, Roll Call Vote #340, 7/19/23; H. Res. 461, Roll Call Vote #286, 6/22/23

Marcy Kaptur makes life more affordable for illegal immigrants while hardworking Ohio families suffer.

Marcy Kaptur is making life more affordable for Ohio families.

While Ohio housing is unaffordable—among the cities with the highest home price increases in the nation between 2025 and 2026—Marcy Kaptur voted to allow our tax dollars to fund free housing for illegals.

Citations: "Map Reveals Top 10 Cities Where Home Prices Increased Most,” Newsweek, 4/10/26; H.R. 3941, Roll Call Vote #340, 7/19/23; H. Res. 461, Roll Call Vote #286, 6/22/23; Troy Closson, Liset Cruz and Wesley Parnell, “A School Sheltered Migrants In A Storm. The Hate Calls Poured In.,” The New York Times, 1/10/24