U.S. House of Representatives · 14th District

David P. Joyce

Vote for 1; 2-year term. All of Ashtabula County is in OH-14.

Party: Republican · Incumbent

Background

David Joyce’s official House biography says he earned a law degree from the University of Dayton, worked as a public defender, served nearly 25 years as Geauga County Prosecutor, and was elected to Congress in 2012. It lists him on the House Appropriations and Homeland Security committees and as chair of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee. The biography lists Bainbridge Township as his residence. Official U.S. House biography Evidence type: official record · Official House biography supports the office history, committee roles, education, and listed residence.

Campaign statements and positions

• Advocates for federal investment in the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; his office says he introduced a 2025 reauthorization bill. Great Lakes position · 2025 Great Lakes bill release Evidence type: candidate statement · These are positions and actions described by Joyce’s official House office; the pages document his statements, not independent proof of policy outcomes.
• Supports an opioid response combining prevention, education, treatment, enforcement against illegal distribution, and resources for first responders. Opioid Crisis position Evidence type: candidate statement · The House office describes this as his approach to the opioid crisis; these are his stated priorities.
• Supports state autonomy on cannabis policy and access to banking for state-legal cannabis businesses; his office describes the STATES 2.0 and SAFE Banking bills. STATES 2.0 Act release · SAFE Banking Act release Evidence type: candidate statement · The House office describes his positions and bills. Bill introductions do not show enactment or establish that a policy would have its promised effects.

Voting record

• Introduced the STATES 2.0 Act in April 2025 and the SAFE Banking Act of 2026. STATES 2.0 Act release · SAFE Banking Act release Evidence type: official record · Joyce’s official House office announced both introductions; the press release is a member-office source.
• Sponsored H.R. 284, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025, introduced January 9, 2025. Great Lakes bill release Evidence type: official record · Official House office release identifies Joyce among the bill’s introducers and gives the introduction date.
• Voted NO on passage of the MORE Act (H.R. 3617) on April 1, 2022. House Clerk roll call 107 Evidence type: official record · House Clerk roll call records Joyce voting no on passage of H.R. 3617.
• Voted YEA on passage of S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, on July 17, 2025. House Clerk roll call 200 Evidence type: official record · House Clerk roll call records Joyce voting yea on passage of S. 1582.
• Voted YEA on the Ukraine (H.R. 8035), Israel (H.R. 8034), and Indo-Pacific (H.R. 8036) supplemental appropriations bills on April 20, 2024. H.R. 8035 roll call 151 · H.R. 8034 roll call 152 · H.R. 8036 roll call 146 Evidence type: official record · The three House Clerk roll calls show Joyce voting yea on passage of each named bill.

Promise and record

The record includes bills supporting state autonomy and banking access for cannabis alongside a NO vote on the broader MORE Act. Because these are different policy approaches, this guide does not reduce them to a simple match or mismatch score. STATES 2.0 Act release · SAFE Banking Act release · House Clerk roll call 107 Evidence type: editorial summary · This is a limited comparison of sourced bill actions and a recorded vote. The guide does not infer a single overall position or score.

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