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2026 candidates we're tracking in OH-5
Bob Latta
Top priorities
- Improving access to broadband capabilities in rural areas
- Reducing government spending
- Maintaining a strong national defense
Per the campaign site.
About Bob Latta
Latta holds a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University and a law degree from the University of Toledo, and has represented Ohio's 5th District in Congress since 2007, per the official House biography. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chairs its Subcommittee on Energy, per the official House biography.
Brian A. Shaver
Top priorities
- Campaign finance limits
- Term limits
- Stronger checks and balances
Per the campaign site.
About Brian A. Shaver
Shaver is president of the Fostoria City Council and teaches social studies at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School, per the campaign site. A lifelong Northwest Ohioan born and raised in Fostoria, Shaver lives on a small family farm, per the campaign site.
Michael J. Veloff
Top priorities
- Guns For Thots: Provide guns and training for women who have experienced violence, recycling gun buyback firearms for this purpose.
- Tuesdays should be optional.
Per the campaign site.
About Michael J. Veloff
Michael J. Veloff holds a certified Libertarian petition line, per the Wood and Lorain county certified lists. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
About this race
Ohio's 5th 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.