Representative · Ohio's 3rd district

Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty is a Democratic representative for Ohio's 3rd district, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 38, and cast 437 of 444 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2013
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6755.6%38 of 675 · rank 65 of 43998%437 of 444 · rank 210 of 439240 became law17%76 of 437
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.8%34 of 1,222 · rank 192 of 44299%820 of 825 · rank 34 of 442310 became law15%56 of 362
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.4%4 of 997 · rank 343 of 443100%569 of 570 · rank 40 of 443280 became law6%26 of 420

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.44+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  2. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  3. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  4. H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.Yea
    Feb 12, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 233–185· Against party
  5. H.Res. 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.Yea
    Jun 9, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 280–113· Against party
  6. H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Yea
    May 1, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 246–164· Against party
  7. H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests ActYea
    Jan 23, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 279–141· Against party
  8. H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
    Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

83 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced7793%
  2. Reported by committee11.2%
  3. Passed one chamber56.0%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector31
  2. Health13
  3. Education7
  4. Armed Forces and National Security6
  5. Government Operations and Politics6
  6. Housing and Community Development6
  7. Labor and Employment4
  8. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues2

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10646 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  2. H.R. 10358 RETURN Act
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Sep 14, 2026
  3. H.R. 9896 WINGS Act of 2026
    Introduced· Education· Jul 23, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1325 Expressing support for May 2026 as "American Stroke Month" and encouraging all to learn the warning signs of stroke, understand their personal risk factors, and take action to improve stroke prevention, response, and recovery in our communities.
    Introduced· Health· May 29, 2026
  5. H.R. 3709 Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act
    Passed one chamber· Finance and Financial Sector· May 13, 2026
  6. H.J.Res. 161 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2012-04: Lending discrimination (April 18, 2012)".
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Apr 30, 2026
  7. H.R. 8038 DPA Private-Sector Outreach Act of 2026
    Introduced· Commerce· Mar 24, 2026
  8. H.Res. 1107 Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff.
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Mar 5, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Ohio's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$607.2M
Per resident
$772
Rank in Ohio
6 of 15
Contract actions
13K
New awards: 11.2K

By fiscal year

  1. 441.3MFY2017
  2. 495MFY2018
  3. 701.7MFY2019
  4. 778.6MFY2020
  5. 1BFY2021
  6. 590MFY2022
  7. 663.9MFY2023
  8. 668.4MFY2024
  9. 687.8MFY2025
  10. 607.2MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$104.3M17%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Defense Logistics Agency$96.1M16%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Air Force$74.7M12%
    Department of Defense
  4. National Science Foundation$48.1M7.9%
  5. U.S. Special Operations Command$32.7M5.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Army$32.1M5.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$31.9M5.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of Veterans Affairs$21.3M3.5%

Top recipients

  1. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$258.8M43%
    197 awards
  2. DAVENPORT AVIATION INC$112.5M19%
    4 awards
  3. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY$22.3M3.7%
    14 awards
  4. THE JANZ CORP$18.3M3.0%
    210 awards
  5. FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC$16.3M2.7%
    36 awards
  6. E-VAC MAGNETICS LLC$12.9M2.1%
    1 award
  7. NOVEON MAGNETICS INC$12.9M2.1%
    1 award
  8. INVIRSA, INC.$11.5M1.9%
    1 award
  9. DNO INC$10.5M1.7%
    388 awards
  10. LICKING-KNOX GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC.$9.4M1.5%
    4 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$2.8M
From committees
$973K
245 committees
From contractor PACs
$190K
44 PACs · 20% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government$10KAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5M
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
fair isaac corporationfair isaac corporation political action committee (fico pac)$10KFAIR ISAAC CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization-$698
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee$8,000U.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization$8M
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$7,500MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
fedex corporationfedex corporation political action committee$7,000FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$407.8M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$7,000CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$5,000NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.2M$973K$190K44 PACs · 20% of committee money
2024$1.8M$1.3M$250K57 PACs · 20% of committee money
2022$2.2M$1.5M$320.6K72 PACs · 21% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Ohio's 3rd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
beatty.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4324
Office
2079 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.