Joyce Beatty

Democratic U.S. Representative for Ohio's 3rd District — the Columbus seat — since 2013.

Key facts

• Represents a district contained entirely within Franklin County, taking in most of the city of Columbus; re-elected 2024 with about 70.7%.
• Former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee.
• 2026: faces Republican Cleophus Dulaney. Safe Democratic — she won her May primary over a challenger and is not seriously threatened in November.

Connections

• Her seat is the Democratic "vote sink" the 2025 remap relies on: packing Columbus Democrats into OH-3 keeps neighboring seats like OH-15 Republican. See Gerrymandering and Columbus 2026 Elections.

Sources

• Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Ohio's 15th Congressional District — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• OH-15 2026 race rating — Cook Political Report (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• These are Ohio's new congressional districts — News 5 Cleveland (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map, further GOP advantage — Ohio Capital Journal (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Michele Reynolds — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Christine Cockley — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Michael Stinziano — Ballotpedia (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Meet Your Commissioners — Franklin County — Franklin County, Ohio (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Magistrate Kelly Green — Ohio Association of Magistrates (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Columbus voters easily pass community crisis-response amendment (Issue 5) — WOSU (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• LinkUS sales-tax levy increase passes (Issue 47) — WOSU (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• 2026 General Election Candidates (Franklin County, revised June 16, 2026) — Franklin County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• May 5, 2026 Primary Election Certified Candidates (Franklin County) — Franklin County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)
• Election Info — Franklin County Board of Elections — Franklin County Board of Elections (retrieved 2026-07-05)