Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Greg Landsman
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Greg Landsman

U.S. Representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district (since 2023)

Greg Landsman, a Democrat who has represented Ohio's 1st congressional district since 2023 and previously served on the Cincinnati City Council, faces Republican Eric Conroy, an Air Force veteran and former CIA officer, in 2026.

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  1. Ohio data center legislation drew hordes of lobbyists

    The article notes political activity around Ohio’s 1st Congressional District (OH-01) involving Rep. Greg Landsman (D) and Republican challenger Eric Conroy.

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  2. Dems Threaten Forced Vote to Censure Rep. Randy Fine Over Controversial Comments (2026)

    Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) is cited as opposing a forced censure vote against Rep. Randy Fine over controversial anti-Muslim remarks.

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  3. Republicans Pull Back Funding in Battleground Districts, Shaking Up Midterm Spending

    The article notes that the Congressional Leadership Fund halted campaign spending in two battleground districts, including Ohio’s 1st District where Republican Eric Conroy is challenging Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman.

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  4. Landsman, Conroy compete for Mason-area House seat Nov. 3

    The article covers the race for Ohio’s redrawn 1st Congressional District (covers Warren County, Clinton County, and parts of Hamilton County) between incumbent Democrat Greg Landsman and Republican challenger Eric…

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Born
December 4, 1976
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio
Education
Ohio University (Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science, 1999)
Harvard Divinity School (Master of Arts in theological studies, 2004)

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Greg Landsman was born on December 4, 1976, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a Jewish family. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from Ohio University in 1999 and a Master of Arts in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2004. He lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two children in Mount Washington, a neighborhood on Cincinnati's east side.

Career

In 2007 Governor Ted Strickland appointed Landsman as his director of faith-based and community initiatives.

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

After losing a 2013 bid, he was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

In the 2022 election Landsman defeated 13-term Republican incumbent Steve Chabot 53% to 47% for Ohio's 1st district, and in 2024 he won re-election against Republican Orlando Sonza 55% to 45%.

He served on the Small Business Committee and the Veterans' Affairs Committee in the 118th Congress and was appointed to the Committee on Energy and Commerce in 2025.

Legislation he introduced requiring pharmacy benefit managers to pass Medicare Part D prescription drug rebates to insurers was enacted as part of the 2026 federal budget. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Problem Solvers Caucus.

2026 race

The 1st district is based in Cincinnati and, after redistricting, stretches northward to Warren County and Clinton County. Landsman, who was re-elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2024, won the 2026 Democratic primary with 67.9% against activist Damon Lynch IV.

In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican Eric Conroy, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former CIA officer who won his party's primary with 71.9%, and Libertarian Nathan Weise, a software engineer who replaced John Hancock as the party's nominee.