Josh Williams Leads All Opponents, Raises over $260,000

Representative and House Majority Whip Josh Williams announced that he has raised over $260,000 from over 4,000 donors in his race to unseat Marcy Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District.

Rep. Williams’ total is more than any other Republican candidate raised from individual contributors. His average donation of under $40 shows deep and broad grassroots support, and that this a campaign built for the long run. In addition to fundraising, Representative Williams has also secured endorsements from over 65 elected officials and leaders in the 9th District and across Ohio.”I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for my campaign for Congress by so many people fed up with the status quo. This campaign is funded by everyday people demanding change in Washington, not by the wealthy elites trying to pad their own pockets. I will continue to fight for our hard-working middle class and to put the interests of Northwest Ohio first,” said Rep. Williams.

Rep. Williams is running for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, which encompasses all or parts of Lucas, Wood, Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie Counties.

Rep. Williams grew up in poverty in inner-city Toledo, dropped out of high school at age 18 due to homelessness, and was disabled due to a workplace accident. After having steel rods inserted into his spine and learning to walk again without the assistance of a cane or walker, he enrolled in college at age 30. By age 35 he had graduated from University of Toledo Law School with his Juris Doctor and had begun practicing law. In 2022 he was elected as the first black Republican State Representative in 50 years, and in 2025 he was sworn in as the first ever black Majority Whip in Ohio’s history.