Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

David J. Taylor

Official portrait of David J. Taylor
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Ohio’s 2nd district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Amelia, OH
Born
1969
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
TAYLOR, DAVID
Next election
Primary March 19, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the current district highlighted

Ohio, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Ohio District 2Open seatWon the general election (73.56%)

FEC candidate ID H4OH02248 · Principal campaign committee: DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Ohio District 2$1,768,914.66General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Ohio District 2$2,299,491.25Won the general election (73.56%)
Total raised$2,299,491.25
Total spent$2,171,683.51
Cash on hand$127,807.74
Debts owed by the campaign$1,707,300.00
Loans from the candidate$1,725,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $346,814.85PACs and other committees: $214,850.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,726,326.40Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $11,500.00
  • Individual contributions$346,814.8515%
  • PACs and other committees$214,850.009%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,726,326.4075%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$11,500.001%

Self-funding: $1,726,326.40 (75% of money raised): $1,326.40 given and $1,725,000.00 lent by the candidate. $17,700.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

78 committees reported giving $209,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 78 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting David Taylor$3,958.50
  • Independent expenditures opposing David Taylor$1,383.58

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 2, 2024 · 16 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
David Taylor (R)$2,299,491.25$127,807.742024-12-31
Larry Kidd (R)$1,716,312.58$870.862024-12-31
Tim O'Hara (R)$1,447,610.38$0.002024-12-31
Niraj Jaimini Antani (R)$756,549.98$0.002024-12-31
Brad Wenstrup (R)$673,650.89$459,417.852024-12-31
Thomas Hwang (R)$254,000.00$0.002024-12-27
Tom Hwang (R)$254,000.00$0.002024-12-27
Shane Wilkin (R)$202,778.55−$370.002024-06-30
Ron Hood (R)$201,363.96$2,392.142024-12-31
Phil Heimlich (R)$166,961.28−$3,586.222024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Cook Political ReportSolid RMarch 5, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 1, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RFebruary 28, 2024
  • Elections DailySafe RFebruary 5, 2024
  • CNalysisSolid RMarch 12, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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