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Troy Balderson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district |
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| Assumed office September 5, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Tiberi |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 20th district |
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| In office July 13, 2011 – September 5, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Brian Hill |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 94th district |
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| In office January 5, 2009 – July 13, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Aslanides |
| Succeeded by | Brian Hill |
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William Troy Balderson
January 16, 1962 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Angela Mattingly
(m. 1985; div. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
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Troy Balderson is an American politician and businessman. He represents Ohio's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been a U.S. Representative since 2018. Before that, he was a state senator in Ohio from 2011 to 2018. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Troy Balderson is a member of the Republican Party. He was born on January 16, 1962.
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Early Life and Education
Troy Balderson grew up in southeastern Ohio. He finished high school in Zanesville in 1980. After high school, he went to Muskingum College and Ohio State University. He did not finish college. He still lives in Zanesville, Ohio.
Early Career and Family Business
Troy Balderson started working at his family's car business. It was called Balderson Motor Sales. He worked there as a mechanic while he was in college. From 1987 to 2008, he was a vice president and general manager. He was the third generation of his family to run the business. His father had managed it for 50 years. The car company closed in February 2018.
Serving in the Ohio Government
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2008, Troy Balderson decided to run for the Ohio House of Representatives. He wanted to represent the 94th Ohio House District. He won the Republican primary election. Then, he won the general election in November.
He ran for reelection in 2010 and won without anyone running against him. While in the Ohio House, he was part of the House Finance Committee. He also led the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Ohio State Senate
In 2011, the state senator for the 20th Senate District, Jimmy Stewart, decided to leave his job. Troy Balderson was chosen to fill the empty Senate seat. He officially started his new role on July 13, 2011.
In 2012, Balderson won a full four-year term in the Senate. He defeated Teresa Scarmack in the election. In 2014, he helped lead a special committee. This committee looked at Ohio's rules for clean energy. He also led the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
He ran for reelection again in 2016 and won. Because of term limits, he could not run for the Senate again in 2020. He then decided to run for the U.S. Congress.
Important Committees
While in the Ohio Senate, Troy Balderson was on several important committees:
- Energy and Natural Resources (he was the leader)
- Finance
- Government Oversight & Reform
- Public Utilities
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections for Congress
2018 Special Election
In 2018, there was a special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district. This election happened because the previous representative, Pat Tiberi, resigned. Troy Balderson became the Republican candidate. He won the primary election by a very small number of votes.
In the special election in August, Balderson ran against Danny O'Connor, a Democrat. The results were very close on election night. After all the votes were counted, Balderson was officially declared the winner. He won by about 1,680 votes. He was sworn into office on September 5, 2018.
2018 General Election
Later in November 2018, Balderson ran against Danny O'Connor again. This was for the regular general election. Balderson won this election with 51.6% of the votes.
2020 Election
Troy Balderson ran for reelection in 2020. He won against the Democratic candidate, Alaina Shearer. He received 55.2% of the votes.
2022 Election
In 2022, Balderson was reelected to Congress. He won with 69.3% of the vote against Amy Rippel-Elton.
2024 Election
Troy Balderson was reelected again in 2024. He won with 68.5% of the vote against Jerrad Christian.
His Work in Congress
In July 2022, Troy Balderson voted against a bill called the Respect for Marriage Act. This bill aimed to protect the right to same-sex marriage across the country. He also voted to support Israel after an attack in 2023.
Committees in Congress
Troy Balderson is part of these committees in the U.S. House of Representatives:
- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Research and Technology
- Committee on Small Business
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access
Groups He Belongs To
Troy Balderson is a member of several groups in Congress, including:
- Republican Governance Group
- Republican Study Committee
- Republican Main Street Partnership
- Congressional Western Caucus
- House Automotive Caucus
- Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
- Congressional Rural Caucus
- Congressional Small Business Caucus
- Beef Caucus
- Taiwan Caucus
- Travel & Tourism Caucus
- Congressional Second Amendment Caucus
- Manufacturing Caucus
- Veterans Education Caucus
Personal Life
Troy Balderson has a son with his ex-wife, Angela. They divorced in 2014.
