Troy Balderson’s Record
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Health care |
Reduced access to Medicaid and protections, especially hurting rural families and those battling addiction. |
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Energy & infrastructure |
Blocked rural-focused clean energy support that could have improved local grid resilience and lowered costs.
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Representation |
Lack of meaningful contact—closed offices, no town halls, calls unanswered—leaves constituents feeling ignored. |
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Political tone |
Statements casting suburban/urban areas as unwelcome suggest a divisive approach, even among rural voters. |
In Congress, Balderson voted against the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a bill designed to provide grants and technical support for rural electric cooperatives to adopt renewable energy and resilience projects
Congressman Balderson votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill
The (OBBB) impacts on Ohioans
Medicaid and disability services
- In Ohio, over 1.7 million residents with disabilities, including many in CD‑12, rely on Medicaid waiver services. Disability advocates warn thousands could lose essential services like in-home care and adaptive equipment spectrumnews1.com.
- The bill contains sweeping Medicaid reforms—including work requirements (80 hrs/month), stricter eligibility, reduced provider reimbursements, and added co-pays—all poised to push many off coverage local12.com+7en.wikipedia.org+7communitysolutions.com+7spectrumnews1.com+1communitysolutions.com+1.
SNAP (Food Stamps)
- Cost-shifts would require Ohio to cover 75% of administrative costs and potentially 5–25% of benefit costs—ending half-century of fully federal-funded SNAP communitysolutions.com+1communitysolutions.com+1.
- Over $416 million in SNAP expenses would be shifted to Ohio taxpayers starting in 2026 communitysolutions.com.
Clean Energy & Local Economy
- Slashing or rolling back Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy credits could threaten 17,000 direct manufacturing jobs in Ohio, with broader ripple effects across CD‑12 and beyond wcpo.com+12ohiocapitaljournal.com+12communitysolutions.com+12.
- Solar, wind, and EV sectors in the region could slow hiring or lose current jobs if support fades .
Ohio State Senator Tim Schaffer on the record
Elections
- Voted in favor of banning ranked-choice voting in Ohio (May 14, 2025) justfacts.votesmart.org.
Impact: Limits electoral system changes to traditional vote counting; aligning with voter concerns about ballot complexity.
Child Labor Laws
- Co-sponsored a resolution urging Congress to relax child labor rules—allowing 14‑ and 15‑year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights trackbill.comsearch-prod.lis.state.oh.us.