Troy in the News

Rep. Troy Balderson (R - 12th Congressional District) sits down with Curtis Jackson to talk about Balderson's first 100 days in office, the possibility of an infrastructure bill in Washington, the rise of anti-semitism in the US, and more. Click here to view full interview. Read more »

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to bolster security measures for synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks. The bill aims to authorize a grant program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help nonprofit organizations pay for security equipment, personnel and… Read more »

More than 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members, many of them farmers, visited Capitol Hill to speak with their district representatives, March 12-14, as part of the 73rd Ohio County Farm Bureau Presidents’ Trip to Washington, D.C. Every year Ohio Farm Bureau (OFB) takes Ohio County Farm Bureau presidents and vice presidents, along with a group of media, on a three-day trip to advocate to… Read more »

The House voted Thursday for a revised version of the Violence Against Women Act, overcoming opposition from the National Rifle Association to a provision of the bill expanding gun control. The vote was 263-158 for the Democratic-crafted legislation that would authorize hundreds of millions of dollars in annual grants to programs for victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse and… Read more »

Congressman Troy Balderson, like many community leaders and politicians before him, left the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center campus in amazement following a tour of five growing companies on the campus. The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority, which manages the campus, gave a quick look inside Bionetics, Hexagon… Read more »

The entire Republican delegation from Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Department of Justice to monitor anti-Semitic attacks, something the department already does. The April 1 letter, initiated by Troy Balderson and signed by all 17 Republican members from the state notes the massacre of 11 Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh in October; attacks on Jewish student… Read more »

Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice requesting the department’s assistance in identifying the scope of the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States. Specifically, the letter requests the department track a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the country. “What’s most disturbing about the rise in anti-Semitism across the… Read more »

Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice requesting the department’s assistance in identifying the scope of the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States. Specifically, the letter requests the department track a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the country. “What’s most disturbing about the rise in anti-Semitism across the… Read more »

This March, volunteer and professional leaders from Ohio’s Jewish federations, including Cincinnati, took to Capitol Hill to advocate for increased security funding for faith based and cause based nonprofits at high risk of terror attack.  “There’s no nice way to say this. A lot of violent people out there hate Jews and want to murder us,” said Howie Beigelman, Executive Director of… Read more »

The first session of the 116th Congress has been in full-swing since the end of January, and my colleagues and I have been busy at work in committee hearings, at bill markups, and of course, voting on important issues that impact Ohioans. In my first full term as the Representative for Ohio’s 12th District, I’m eager to include central Ohio’s priorities in Congress’ work this year. In… Read more »