Troy Balderson

Troy Balderson grew up working on the family farm, fixing cars and racing bikes in Muskingum County.¹ He credits his father with putting a wrench in his hand as soon as he could hold one.¹ He graduated from Zanesville High School and later ran the service department of his family's business.²

Balderson still lives in Zanesville and has one adult son.² Before Congress, he served in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate.³ He entered the U.S. House in 2018 and now serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee.²

In the current Congress, he chairs the House Energy Action Team, a Republican group focused on energy policy, and is vice chair of the Energy and Commerce oversight and investigations subcommittee.² His stated priorities include expanding American energy production, preparing workers for available jobs and making health care easier to reach in rural communities.²

His health agenda emphasizes telehealth and remote patient monitoring, allowing more care to be delivered without repeated trips to a distant provider.⁴ He also supports rural broadband expansion and workforce development to address employers' difficulties finding skilled workers.⁵⁶ In November, Balderson faces Democrat Jerrad Christian for another term representing Ohio's 12th District.⁷