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2026 candidates we're tracking in OH-4
Jim Jordan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Government Oversight and Accountability
- Fiscal Conservatism and Limited Government
- Pro-life Legislation
About Jim Jordan
Jordan was a four-time state wrestling champion at Graham High School and a two-time NCAA wrestling champion at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics, and later earned a master's degree in education from Ohio State University and a law degree from Capital University, per the official House biography. He has represented Ohio's 4th District in Congress and chairs the House Judiciary Committee, per the official House biography.
Joshua D. Kolasinski
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Infrastructure investment, per Lima News
- Opposing for-profit incarceration, per Lima News
- Opposing school voucher programs that divert funding from public schools, per Lima News
About Joshua D. Kolasinski
Kolasinski runs a small business that installs, tests and repairs medical equipment, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he has lived in Delaware, Ohio since 2012 with his wife, a nursing instructor, and their three children, and is running as a Democrat.
Tracey L. Tackett
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Representing the district rather than a party
- Solving problems through compromise and openness to new ideas
About Tracey L. Tackett
Tackett is a Springfield city commissioner elected in 2023 and the city's assistant mayor, and has owned and operated the Sip and Dipity Paint Bar for 12 years, per her campaign site. She holds degrees from Wittenberg University and Ohio State and is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot with no party designation after election officials validated her petition in July, per the Springfield News-Sun and the Delaware, Richland and Clark county boards of elections' certified candidate lists.
About this race
Ohio's 4th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Ohio primary is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.