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December 23, 2025
Sandusky, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced Alexander Preston of Perkins High School in Erie County as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge from Ohio’s 9th Congressional District for his app “Light Teachings.” Congresswoman Kaptur received a total of 16 applications this year from six schools in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District including: Bryan High School, Sandusky High School, Perkins High School, Tinora High School, Sylvania Northview High School and Sylvania Southview High Scho

December 22, 2025

Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the delivery of $4.9 Million in federal funding through the FY24 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs to fire departments across Northwest Ohio, marking a higher level of funding than the previous year and providing critical resources that directly enhance firefighter and public safety.


December 19, 2025

Washington DC – Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Bill Huizenga (MI-04), Frank Mrvan (IN-01), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Randy Weber (TX-14), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led the bipartisan introduction of the Securing Smart Investments in our Ports Act. This legislation strengthens the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) by ensuring federal investments are distributed more evenly across regional port systems nationwide.


December 18, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05), led a broad bipartisan coalition of House Members to introduce the Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025, comprehensive legislation that translates ongoing negotiations into decisive congressional action and advances the bill toward House Floor consideration in January.
Co-leads on the bill include Repre
Issues: Trade

December 17, 2025

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Shontel M.


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January 16, 2019
Northeast Ohio politicians are mourning the death of murdered Polish mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who was stabbed at a charity concert on Sunday. Adamowicz was mayor of Gdansk, a sister city to Cleveland.

January 16, 2019

U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat who is co-chairwoman of the congressional Poland Caucus, called on Tuesday for a thorough investigation into the murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz. In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, Kaptur expressed condolences and noted that Gdańsk is a longtime sister city of Cleveland in her home state.


January 10, 2019

More than 60 House Democrats are urging leadership to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the new Congress. The Democrats said Congress should dedicate more funding and staff to addressing the crisis, which killed 47,600 people in 2017. "Despite previous Congressional efforts to provide more resources to combat the opioid crisis to states and communities across this nation, there is much more to do," said Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio,), who led the letter, along with Reps.

Issues: Health Care

December 7, 2018

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) has sent a letter with four colleagues to President Donald Trump, formally asking him to visit the communities impacted by General Motors' decision to idle several North America plants.