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William Troy Balderson (born January 16, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district from 2011 until his election to Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011.




Early life and education


Born and raised in southeastern Ohio, Balderson graduated from Zanesville High School in 1980 and attended both Muskingum College and the Ohio State University, but did not graduate. He lives in Zanesville.




Early career


Balderson started working for his family's car business, Balderson Motor Sales, as a mechanic while a college student. He was vice president and general manager of the company from 1987 to 2008, the third generation of his family to run the business; his father had been in charge for a half-century. In financial disclosure statements, Balderson said he had no income from the car company since 2008; the company closed in February 2018.




= Ohio General Assembly

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House

When incumbent Jim Aslanides became term-limited, Balderson sought the Republican nomination for state representative of the 94th Ohio House District. He won the March 2008 primary with 67.6% of the vote. In the November general election, Balderson won with 54.01% of the vote.
Balderson ran unopposed for reelection in 2010. While a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, he was on the House Finance Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. In early 2010, Balderson proposed legislation that would subject Ohio Medicaid recipients to random drug tests in order to receive state benefits.



Senate

In late May 2011, State Senator Jimmy Stewart announced that he planned to resign his seat in the 20th Senate District as of June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Stewart continued his service as majority floor leader until he resigned.
On July 12, 2011, Senate President Tom Niehaus announced that Balderson would be appointed to the vacant Senate seat. He was sworn into office on July 13, 2011. On November 6, 2012, Balderson won a full four-year Senate term, defeating Democrat Teresa Scarmack with 59.79% of the vote.
Balderson was selected in 2014 as co-chair of a special legislative committee to review Ohio's renewable energy and energy efficiency regulations, and chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
In 2016, Balderson ran unopposed for reelection. Because of term limits, he was ineligible to run again in 2020. He decided to run for Congress, to represent Ohio's 12th congressional district.



Committee assignments

Energy and Natural Resources (chair)
Finance
Government Oversight & Reform
Public Utilities
Finance Subcommittee on Primary & Secondary Education
Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review




U.S. House of Representatives






= Elections

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2018 special


Balderson was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 12th congressional district in an August 7, 2018 special election triggered by the January 2018 resignation of Representative Pat Tiberi. He narrowly won the May Republican primary, with 20,101 votes (29.2%) to second-place finisher Melanie Leneghan's 19,437. Leneghan sued, asking to be declared the winner because of voting irregularities. The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed her suit in August 2018.
In the August election, Balderson faced Democratic nominee Danny O'Connor. On election night, the results were too close to call; Balderson was officially certified as the winner on August 24. After the remaining absentee and provisional ballots were counted, Balderson won by 1,680 votes (0.8%), and was sworn into office on September 5.



2018 general


In the November general election, Balderson defeated O'Connor in a rematch of the district's August special election, with 51.6% of the vote to O'Connor's 47.1%.



2020


Balderson sought reelection and defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Alaina Shearer, with 55.2% of the vote to Shearer's 41.8%.




= Tenure

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On July 19, 2022, Balderson voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would protect the right to gay marriage at a federal level.
Balderson voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.




= Committee assignments

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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




= Caucus memberships

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Republican Governance Group
Republican Study Committee
Republican Main Street Partnership
House Automotive Caucus
Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
General Aviation Caucus
Air Cargo Caucus
Suburban Caucus
Vision Caucus
CTE Caucus
Apprenticeship Caucus
Smart Cities Caucus
Community Health Centers Caucus
Beef Caucus
Taiwan Caucus
Travel & Tourism Caucus
Congressional Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus
Congressional Grid Innovation Caucus
Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Second Amendment Caucus
Congressional Small Business Caucus
Auto Performance & Motorsports Caucus
Congressional Motorsports Caucus
Community College Caucus
Auto Care Caucus
Army Caucus
Boating Caucus
ALS Caucus
Civility & Respect Caucus
Manufacturing Caucus
Congressional Study Group on Japan (FMC)
Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
Franchise Caucus
Veterans Education Caucus
USO Caucus
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus
Congressional Agritourism Caucus
Macedonian American Caucus
Women in STEM Caucus
Congenital Heart Disease Congressional Caucus
Cut Flower Caucus
Congressional Telehealth Caucus
Congressional Critical Materials Caucus
Defense Industrial Base Caucus




Personal life


Balderson and his ex-wife Angela have a son. They divorced in 2014.




Electoral history






References






External links



Congressional website
Campaign website

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Appearances on C-SPAN

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