Marcy Kaptur Voted for a Tax Increase Measure Under Every President Since Ronald Reagan

40-year career politician Marcy Kaptur has “voted in favor of tax increase measures under every president since Ronald Reagan.”

“For 40 years, out of touch Democrat Marcy Kaptur has voted to increase taxes on hardworking Ohioans. Kaptur’s radical agenda of ever-increasing taxes is one of many reasons she will lose her seat this fall.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon

Read more from Ohio.News here or see excerpts below:

Ohio moves up in economic outlook ranking, even as Kaptur votes against tax cuts at the federal level
T.A. DeFeo
Ohio.News
April 16, 2026

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Regarding their federal tax burden, Ohioans haven’t necessarily found an ally in Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who last year voted against the Working Families Tax Cuts.

It’s not the first tax hike she has supported. Critics note that Kaptur, who has been in office since 1983, has voted in favor of tax increase measures under every president since Ronald Reagan. That includes a vote against the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 under President Barack Obama, which extended the 2001 and 2003 President George W. Bush tax cuts through 2012.

Now, the National Republican Congressional Committee has launched a paid ad campaign targeting Kaptur for voting for the largest tax hike since World War II.

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