U.S. House of Representatives
District: 14th District
Vote for 1; 2-year term. All of Ashtabula County is in OH-14.
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOECandidates (2)
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| Compare | David P. Joyce Republican Incumbent | Maria Jukic Democrat |
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| 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. | The City of Euclid says Jukic served four years on City Council representing Ward 7. Her campaign biography describes a Cleveland Clinic healthcare-administration career and legal background; those career details are candidate-reported here. City of Euclid notice · Campaign biography · Cleveland Clinic Arts and Medicine Evidence type: editorial summary · Euclid independently confirms her four years in Ward 7. The healthcare and legal background details are from her campaign biography; Cleveland Clinic independently lists her as a JD in its Arts and Medicine materials. |
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David P. Joyce Republican Incumbent
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View David P. Joyce’s candidate profile and sources
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 Promises & 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.
Stated Views on Ballot Issues
No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.
Promise vs. 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.
- Official U.S. House biography
- Official U.S. House Great Lakes position
- Official U.S. House opioid position
- Official U.S. House release: STATES 2.0 Act
- Official U.S. House release: SAFE Banking Act
- Official U.S. House release: Great Lakes bill
- House Clerk roll call 107: MORE Act
- House Clerk roll call 200: GENIUS Act
- House Clerk roll call 151: Ukraine supplemental
- House Clerk roll call 152: Israel supplemental
- House Clerk roll call 146: Indo-Pacific supplemental
Maria Jukic Democrat
View Maria Jukic’s candidate profile and sources
Background
The City of Euclid says Jukic served four years on City Council representing Ward 7. Her campaign biography describes a Cleveland Clinic healthcare-administration career and legal background; those career details are candidate-reported here. City of Euclid notice · Campaign biography · Cleveland Clinic Arts and Medicine Evidence type: editorial summary · Euclid independently confirms her four years in Ward 7. The healthcare and legal background details are from her campaign biography; Cleveland Clinic independently lists her as a JD in its Arts and Medicine materials.
Campaign Promises & Positions
- Would lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 62; supports Medicare drug-price negotiation, insulin cost caps, and stronger limits on healthcare monopolies. Healthcare plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Campaign platform statement; this records what Jukic says she would pursue and does not assess the claims about healthcare costs or outcomes.
- Opposes Social Security benefit cuts and privatization; supports lifting or eliminating the payroll-tax income cap. Social Security plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Campaign platform statement, including opposition to benefit cuts and support for lifting or eliminating the payroll-tax cap.
- Supports working-family tax relief, closing the carried-interest tax provision, and raising the federal minimum wage. Tax policy plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Campaign platform statement. These are policy positions, not independently verified forecasts or outcomes.
- Supports Lake Erie protections, water-quality investment, and practical conservation programs with farmers to reduce runoff. Environment plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Campaign platform statement about protecting Lake Erie and supporting farmer conservation practices.
Voting Record
- This guide has not compiled a sourced roll-call summary of Jukic’s Euclid City Council votes. Claim-level source check pending. The campaign and city sources establish her council service, but a complete individual vote history has not been assembled for this profile.
Stated Views on Ballot Issues
No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.
Promise vs. Record
Her listed policy positions are campaign statements. This guide has not assembled a comparable council voting record, so it does not assign a position-to-record match score. Campaign biography · City of Euclid notice Evidence type: editorial summary · The guide lists campaign statements and clearly records that a comparable local voting history is not assembled; no match or mismatch is inferred.