Democrat · Ohio's 1st District · 2026
Greg Landsman
Landsman was a public high school teacher before politics.
Biography
Teaching runs in Greg Landsman's family: both parents were teachers, and he became one too.1 He grew up in Greater Cincinnati and attended public schools before studying economics and political science at Ohio University.2 He and his wife, Sarah, live in Cincinnati with their two children.1
After working as a public high school teacher, Landsman earned a master's degree in theology at Harvard.2 He directed Ohio's faith and community initiatives under Governor Ted Strickland, helping religious organizations provide education and food programs.2 He subsequently worked at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and led the Strive Partnership's education advocacy.2
Landsman helped lead the Preschool Promise campaign, approved by Cincinnati voters in 2016 to expand access to early education.3 He then served five years on Cincinnati City Council before entering Congress in 2023.1 He helped organize the bipartisan effort to force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which became law in January 2025 and removed two benefit reductions affecting public retirees.4
He is a cofounder of the Lowering Costs Caucus.1 His current proposals include requiring data center developers to cover their electricity costs and disclose projects more openly.5 He also advocates restoring health care funding, tackling corporate consolidation and ending the war in Iran.5 His November opponents are Republican Eric Conroy and Libertarian Nathan Weise.6
Record and controversies
Private council deliberations
In a 2019 civil settlement, Landsman and four other Cincinnati council members admitted conducting public business through private texts and emails in violation of Ohio's Open Meetings Act.7 Landsman said it had been a mistake, expressed regret and said he had reimbursed the city $200 for his share of the $1,000 meetings fine.7 The larger settlement also included attorney fees and a separate penalty for another member's deletion of records.7 In September 2020, the special prosecutor declined dereliction of duty charges against the five, while a separate records investigation continued.8
Late stock disclosures
In September 2024, the Washington Free Beacon reported that Landsman's August disclosure included dozens of stock transactions reported after the legal deadline, including trades dating to January 2023.9 His office said he filed as soon as he learned of the transactions.9 A September 2024 constituent letter asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to review the delayed disclosures.10 In a 2026 WCPO interview, he said he had sold all his individual stocks, described paperwork as a complicating factor and supported barring members from trading individual stocks.11
This review did not verify a formal agency finding of insider trading or a subsequent sanction concerning these disclosures.