U.S. House · Ohio's 7th District
Brian Poindexter
CandidateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Ohio's 7th District
- Result
- Brian Poindexter, projected winner
- Opponent
- Max Miller (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did5 statements · 0 votes
I support expanding access to unions and raising the minimum wage.
Raise the minimum wage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 7
2026-11-03
| Max Miller R | incumbent |
| Brian Poindexter D | challenger |
Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 37.0% in an eight-candidate field
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I support expanding access to unions and raising the minimum wage.
In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) he says he supports expanding access to unions and raising the minimum wage.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I support working towards universal health care over time.
In a September 2026 Akron Beacon Journal Q&A he said he supports undoing the health care cuts in the 2025 budget law and working toward universal health care over time.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I oppose the blanket tariffs that are making everything more expensive.
In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) he says he opposes blanket tariffs while saying targeted tariffs can be a tool.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
end the tax cuts for the wealthy
In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) he says he wants to end the tax cuts for the wealthy.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
In 2024, Ohio voted to protect a woman's right to make her own decisions about reproductive health care. I support that law, and I will oppose any bills that would threaten women or doctors with jail time.
In a September 2026 Akron Beacon Journal Q&A he said he supports Ohio's 2024 reproductive-rights amendment and would oppose bills that threaten women or doctors with jail time.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Brian Poindexter, a Democrat, won the election for Ohio's 7th District on November 3, 2026, defeating Republican Rep. Max Miller, according to unofficial results, and will take office on January 3, 2027. A union ironworker and apprenticeship instructor for Ironworkers Local 17, he was elected to the Brook Park City Council in 2017 and won a crowded Democratic primary on May 5, 2026.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Poindexter graduated from John Marshall High School and earned an associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College.[1] He describes his father as a union machinist and says he started working in a machine shop at 15.[1] He has worked as a union ironworker and, by his own account, spent about 20 years as an ironworker and apprenticeship instructor. As of 2026 he is an apprenticeship instructor for Ironworkers Local 17, according to the Ohio Capital Journal.[1][5]
Poindexter was elected to the Brook Park City Council in 2017 and has served as an at-large member.[1] He won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 37.0% of the vote, ahead of Ed FitzGerald (21.6%) and other candidates, and faced Republican Rep. Max Miller in the November general election.[1][5] He described his campaign as centered on workers' wages, health care costs and ending corporate money in politics.[1] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 54.9% of the vote to Max Miller's 45.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign website says the economy should be 'built from the foundation up' by workers, criticizing policies he says protect corporate profits over wages.[6]
- Campaign website supports the right to organize and says unions 'raise standards not just for their members, but for entire industries.'[6]
- Campaign website says healthcare 'shouldn't disappear when a job does' and calls for healthcare that is portable and not tied to employment.[6]
Campaign money$603K raised · 73% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $440K
- PACs & committees $162K
- Own money & loans $1,421
Largest committee contributions
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
- UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW PAC$10K
- Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IPAL) PAC$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers PAC$10K
- Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee PAC$7,683
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee PAC$7,500
- National Elevator Constructors PAC/ Intn'l Union of Elevator Constructors (NEC PAC) PAC$7,500
- Mckenzie River PAC PAC$6,000
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC PAC$5,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/brian-poindexter
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Brian Poindexter · Ballotpedia (candidate campaign website, as quoted) · 2026-04-24 Candidate's own words
- 2.Ohio U.S. House District 7 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Brian Poindexter · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 4.7th district candidates talk tariffs, health care and abortion (Akron Beacon Journal candidate Q&A) · Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News · 2026-10-03 News report
- 5.Brian Poindexter wants to win on his own terms · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-08-26 News report
- 6.Brian Poindexter · Ballotpedia (candidate campaign website, as quoted) · 2026-04-24 Candidate's own words