Steven Kraus

Steven Kraus is an independent write-in candidate for Ohio House District 89 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] He previously represented the district as a Republican from 2014 to 2015.[1]

Kraus is a real estate agent and auctioneer who attended Sandusky High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Troy State University, and served in the U.S. Air Force, according to Ballotpedia.[1] He lost the March 2012 Republican primary for Ohio's 9th Congressional District to Samuel Wurzelbacher, 48.6 percent to 51.4 percent.[1]

Kraus won the Ohio House District 89 seat in the November 2014 general election, defeating incumbent Chris Redfern, and left office on July 27, 2015.[1] In 2015 he served on the Agriculture and Rural Development; Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety; and Economic and Workforce Development committees.[1] He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 9th Congressional District in 2018 and lost to Marcy Kaptur, 67.8 percent to 32.2 percent.[1] In the March 19, 2024 Republican primary for House District 89, he received 34.8 percent of the vote to incumbent D.J. Swearingen's 65.2 percent.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.