U.S. House, Ohio District 14
Maria Jukic (D) vs. Dave Joyce (R, incumbent). Two sets of recorded votes by Dave Joyce are worth a look before you decide.
The war in Iran
Since fighting with Iran began on February 28, 2026, 18 American service members have been killed and more than 750 wounded, according to the Pentagon’s casualty reporting system. Oil topped $100 a barrel in July, and costs for consumers have risen with it. Polls show most Americans oppose the war. Congress never voted to authorize it.
Twice this year, the House of Representatives passed resolutions directing the President to bring American forces home. Both times, Congressman Dave Joyce voted no.
See the two war powers votes
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 lets Congress direct the President to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities it never authorized. The House passed two such resolutions in 2026. Both were concurrent resolutions, which do not go to the President for signature, and the administration has treated them as nonbinding.
June 3, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 86. Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Passed 215–208 (Roll Call 199). Four Republicans voted yes: Barrett, Davidson of Ohio, Fitzpatrick and Massie. The Senate agreed on June 23, 50–48, completing congressional action. The President denounced the vote. Rep. Joyce voted nay.
July 23, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 89. A second resolution to the same effect. Passed 214–208 (Roll Call 282), with the same four Republicans voting yes. Later that day, the Senate fell two votes short, 47–49, of advancing a joint resolution — the kind that can carry the force of law. Rep. Joyce voted nay.
Both roll calls are public at the Office of the Clerk: Roll Call 199 and Roll Call 282.
The War Powers Resolution exists because the Constitution gives the decision to go to war to Congress, not to any president of any party. Twice the House used that authority. Twice our congressman voted against using it. Ask him why.
Health care and food assistance
Congressman Joyce voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cut federal SNAP funding by $186 billion through 2034 — the largest cut in the program’s history, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — along with deep cuts to Medicaid. Only two Republicans in the entire House voted against it. He was not one of them.
See the One Big Beautiful Bill Act vote
July 3, 2025 — H.R. 1, on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment. Agreed to 218–214 (Roll Call 190). Republicans voted 218 to 2 in favor; Democrats voted 0 to 212 against. Rep. Joyce voted aye.
KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization, estimated the law cuts about $1.1 trillion in federal health care funding over ten years, including $37 billion in Ohio, and that about 270,000 Ohioans would lose Medicaid coverage by 2034. A University of North Carolina analysis listed 11 Ohio rural hospitals at risk of closing or cutting services.
The following month he came to Lordstown, inside Ohio District 14, to promote the bill. Speaking to reporters, he said anyone who loses Medicaid or SNAP under the law “shouldn’t be on those programs to begin with.” He called an estimate that 490,000 Ohioans would lose health coverage “false facts.”
Why it matters
These are recorded votes and on-the-record statements, made by a seven-term incumbent seeking an eighth term. You do not have to take anyone’s characterization of them. Look them up, and then decide whether they represent you.
Sources for this page
Last checked: September 2026
Casualties. Pentagon Defense Casualty Analysis System, as reported in The Washington Post, August 21, 2026 (18 killed, 756 wounded).
The war and public opinion. NPR, July 23, 2026 (start of fighting in February; no congressional authorization); NBC News, July 23, 2026 (majority of Americans oppose the war); CNBC, July 23, 2026 (oil above $100 a barrel).
War powers votes. House: Roll Call 199, Roll Call 282. Senate, June 23: NPR, June 23, 2026 (50–48 vote; not sent to the President; the President’s response). Senate, July 23: Roll Call, July 23, 2026 (47–49 vote on the joint resolution).
One Big Beautiful Bill Act. House: Roll Call 190. SNAP cut: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Congressional Budget Office estimate). Medicaid, Ohio coverage and rural hospitals: Spectrum News, July 17, 2025 (KFF and University of North Carolina analyses).
Lordstown remarks. David Skolnick, “Rep. Joyce touts Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Tribune Chronicle, August 27, 2025.
Incumbency. Tribune Chronicle, April 11, 2026 (Joyce seeking an eighth term).