U.S. House · Ohio's 6th District

Eastern Ohio, including the Mahoning Valley and Ohio River counties

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 14 claims re-checked against their sources · 4 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Fixed Elizabeth Kirtley 'Abolish ICE' quote: source capitalizes it 'Abolish Ice' (not all-caps ICE) and uses a semicolon in 'is a right; not a privilege', not a comma.
  • Fixed two fabricated quotes that spliced a campaign-website section heading and body text into one sentence with an added period ('Abolish Ice. Due Process is a right...' and 'Codify Roe. Life, Liberty...'); the source has the headings and body text as separate elements, so the quote fields now start from the actual sentence only.
  • Corrected paraphrase of Kirtley's abortion priority: her site says the choice is between a woman, her doctor, and her God, not her 'faith'.
  • Removed unsupported quotation marks around 'fair and safe voting', which paraphrases but does not verbatim match the source's 'Fair & Safe Voting in All Elections'.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEMichael Rulli
R
Elizabeth Kirtley
D
Protect legal access to abortion—Supports[3]
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsSupports[4][5][6][7]votesOpposes[3]
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsOpposes[5][6][7]votes—
Expand public health coverageOpposes[5][6][7][8]votes—
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsOpposes[5][6][7]votes—
Broad tariffs on imported goodsSupports[9]votes—

The candidates, in full

Michael Rulli

RINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2024)

Incumbent; defeated Jullie Kelley in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary

Rulli is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th District, elected in a 2024 special election. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and as a Leetonia, Ohio school board member.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • NoWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • NoResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • NoBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • Didn't voteEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • YesRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Health; Oversight and Investigations; Energy subcommittees) in the 119th Congress (2025-2026).[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[4][5][6][7]

  • OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[5][6][7][8]

  • OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[5][6][7]

  • OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[5][6][7]

  • SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[9]

Background

  • Born in Mahoning County, Ohio; graduated from Poland Seminary High School and earned a degree from Emerson College.[2]
  • Worked as director of operations with Rulli Bros. Markets; served as a Leetonia, Ohio school board member and in the Ohio State Senate before being elected to Congress.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $1.1M · spent $913K · $270K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Elizabeth Kirtley

D

Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary in a six-candidate field

Kirtley is the Democratic nominee, running on a platform centered on due process, abolishing ICE, codifying Roe v. Wade, and protecting constitutional rights.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Campaign website calls for codifying Roe v. Wade to protect abortion access.[3]

    “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness includes a Woman's Right to Choose.”
  • OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Campaign website calls to abolish ICE and emphasizes due-process rights.[3]

    “Due Process is a right; not a privilege.”

In their words — priorities

  • Campaign website calls to 'Abolish Ice,' saying due process 'is a right; not a privilege' and that constitutional freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion should not be prohibited.[3]
  • Campaign website calls for codifying Roe v. Wade, saying abortion access is a matter between a woman, her doctor, and her God.[3]
  • Campaign website calls for fair and safe voting in which every American has one equal vote, and for accountability from national news organizations.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $1,132 · spent $63 · $1,069 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Research notes & limits

Federal key votes and FEC totals for Rulli are added separately by script. No independent biography was available for Kirtley beyond her campaign website's issue statements quoted by Ballotpedia.

Sources · 9

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Michael Rulli · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Elizabeth Kirtley · Ballotpedia (candidate campaign website, as quoted) · 2026-05-01 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  5. 5.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  6. 6.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record