Greg Landsman

Gregory John Landsman (born December 4, 1976) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative from since 2023. The district is based in Cincinnati, and includes most of its inner suburbs.

A member of the Democratic Party, Landsman served on the Cincinnati City Council from 2018 to 2022. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the 2022 election, defeating 13-term incumbent Steve Chabot.

Early life and education

Landsman was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, to a Jewish family. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Ohio University in 1999 and a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2004. Governor Ted Strickland appointed Landsman to be his director of faith-based and community initiatives in 2007.

Landsman served as executive director for Strive until December 2015. He then led Preschool Promise, an initiative to make two years of preschool available to all three- and four-year-olds in Cincinnati. Preschool Promise was incorporated into a joint levy with Cincinnati Public Schools, and the levy passed in November 2016.

Cincinnati City Council

Landsman ran for the Cincinnati City Council in 2013 and lost. He ran again in 2017, and was elected to one of the council's seats in the November general election. Landsman was reelected in 2021.

In 2018, Landsman and four other city councilors ( P.G. Sittenfeld, Chris Seelbach, Wendell Young, and Tamaya Dennard), known collectively as the "Gang of Five", were found to be discussing city business via text messages. They talked about how to keep the city manager and potentially regain power from the mayor. In March 2019, the Gang of Five agreed to turn over their text messages in order to settle a lawsuit filed by a local anti-tax activist. The text messages were made searchable and posted on the website of the law firm that sued the Gang of Five. No criminal charges were filed.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

In 2021, national Democrats recruited Landsman to run against long-time Republican incumbent Steve Chabot for the United States House of Representatives seat from in the 2022 elections. Chabot had held the seat for all but one term since 1995. Landsman announced his candidacy in January 2022 and defeated Chabot in the November election by a vote of 151,418 (53%) to 137,213 (47%).

2024

On November 5, 2024, Landsman won re-election to his house seat against Republican Orlando Sonza by a vote of 208,650 (55%) to 174,621 (45%)

He thus became only the third Democrat to represent a significant portion of Cincinnati for more than one term since the Civil War.

Tenure

Landsman took office on January 7, 2023, as the U.S. representative for Ohio’s 1st congressional district. During the 118th Congress, he served on the Small Business Committee and the Veterans' Affairs Committee. That March, he supported the bipartisan Rail Act, which called for increased train inspections and stronger penalties to help prevent future accidents following the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.

In 2024, Landsman co-sponsored the bipartisan NO BOSS Act, which encourages states to offer self-employment assistance programs, which allow entrepreneurs to collect unemployment benefits while starting their own businesses. In mid-July, he called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. Later in October, he co-sponsored the bipartisan What Works for Preventing Veteran Suicide Act, which seeks to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health support for veterans by improving data collection to identify the most effective programs.

In 2025, Landsman was one of 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act.

Committee assignments

Source:
* Committee on Energy and Commerce
** Subcommittee on Health
** Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
** Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals

Caucus memberships

* New Democrat Coalition
* Problem Solvers Caucus
* Labor Caucus
* Congressional Ukraine Caucus
* Congressional Equality Caucus
* Future Forum

Political positions

Healthcare

Landsman introduced the Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act in 2023, which aimed to cap insulin costs at $35 per month for individuals 26 and under with private insurance or Medicaid. In 2024, he introduced the Medicare PBM Accountability Act to increase transparency by requiring pharmacy benefit managers to disclose profits and address pricing discrepancies.

Law enforcement

Landsman co-introduced the bipartisan Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act in 2023, alongside Reps. Emilia Sykes, Mike Carey, and Max Miller. The bill proposes allowing law enforcement agencies to use federal grants for recruitment and retention bonuses.

Personal life

Landsman lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two children in Mount Washington, a neighborhood on Cincinnati's east side.

Electoral history

References

External links

Congressman Greg Landsman
official U.S. House website

Greg Landsman for Congress
campaign website
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1976 births
21st-century American Jews
21st-century Ohio politicians
Cincinnati City Council members
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
Harvard Divinity School alumni
Jewish American people in Ohio politics
Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives
Living people
Ohio University alumni
Politicians from Cincinnati
21st-century members of the United States House of Representatives