Davidson seeks reelection in Ohio's 8th District

Rep. Warren Davidson, a Republican representing Ohio's 8th Congressional District since 2016, is certified for the ballot in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, according to BallotReady election data. He faces Democrat Vanessa Enoch.

The district includes parts of Butler County, covering portions of the West Chester Township and Liberty Township area.

Candidate information

Party: Republican
Office sought: U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio 8th Congressional District
Education: Bachelor's degree in American history, United States Military Academy at West Point (1995), where he also studied mechanical engineering, according to his congressional biography; master of business administration, University of Notre Dame (2005)
Family: Davidson and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 30 years and have two adult children, according to his congressional biography

Experience and public service

Davidson enlisted in the Army after high school as an infantryman, according to his congressional biography. He served with the 3rd Infantry Division in Germany, where he said he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. After West Point, he served as an infantry officer from 1995 to 2000, according to BallotReady profile data.

He later worked as director of operations at West Troy from 2000 to 2002 and founded Yasotay, where he worked as an entrepreneur and investor from 2002 to 2016, according to BallotReady.

Davidson won a special election in June 2016 to fill the vacancy left by Speaker John Boehner, according to Legis1. He also served as a trustee in Concord Township. In Congress, he sits on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He chairs the Financial Services subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions.

On the issues

The following positions come from Davidson's campaign website and BallotReady candidate responses.

Taxes and budget: Davidson said he opposes the income tax, calling it "an invasion of privacy." He said he favors taxing consumption with exclusions for food, clothing, shelter and healthcare. He said he supports eliminating the distinction between mandatory and discretionary spending so Congress must vote on all spending annually. He also said he would convert means-tested programs into federal block grants to states on a per-citizen basis.

Healthcare: Davidson said he supports requiring providers and pharmacies to publicly disclose all net prices they accept as full payment. He said he wants to require one bill per visit to eliminate surprise billing, make health savings accounts available to all people, end the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies and eliminate pharmacy gag rules. He said he would block-grant federal Medicaid on a per-citizen basis.

Immigration: Davidson said he supports construction of a border wall and mandatory E-Verify for employers. He said state and federal funds should be denied to sanctuary cities not in compliance with immigration laws.

Guns: Davidson said the Second Amendment must always protect an individual American citizen's right to keep and bear arms. He said he opposes red flag laws, expanded restrictions on lawful transfers and magazine bans.

Abortion: Davidson said he believes human life begins at conception and opposes abortion. He said abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds. He said he supports the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.