Warren Davidson
Warren Davidson, a Republican and former Army officer who has represented Ohio's 8th congressional district since 2016, faces Democrat Vanessa Enoch in his 2026 bid for re-election.
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- Born
- March 1, 1970
- Birthplace
- Sidney, Ohio
- Education
- Sidney High School (1988)
United States Military Academy (degree in American history, 1995)
University of Notre Dame (MBA)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Warren Davidson was born on March 1, 1970, in Sidney, Ohio, where he was raised and graduated from Sidney High School in 1988. After high school he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division, where he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall.
He then attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1995 with an officer's commission and a degree in American history, with a minor in mechanical engineering.
Davidson attended Army Ranger School in 1996 and served with the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 101st Airborne Division and The Old Guard before separating honorably from the Army in 2000. He met his wife, Lisa, in 1991, and the couple married in 1995, have two children and live in Troy.
Career
After leaving the Army, Davidson earned an MBA at the University of Notre Dame and returned to Ohio to help his father run the family business, West Troy Tool & Machine, which he purchased in 2005.
In 2014 he and a business partner combined it with another manufacturing group, RK Metals, and the merged business was renamed Integral Manufacturing in 2015. He chaired the Dayton Region Manufacturers Association and served on the Concord Township Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2005.
When House Speaker John Boehner resigned his seat in 2015, Davidson won the 15-way Republican primary for the 8th district and then the special election on June 7, 2016. He won a full term later that year with 68.7% of the vote and defeated Democrat Vanessa Enoch in 2018 and 2020.
In the House he joined the Freedom Caucus and served as its policy chair from October 2019 until his expulsion in July 2024, and he founded the Sound Money Caucus in July 2020. He serves on the Committee on Financial Services.
2026 race
Ohio's 8th congressional district takes in the northern and western suburbs of Cincinnati, including most of Butler County. Warren Davidson, the Republican incumbent, was re-elected in 2024 with 62.8% of the vote and was unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, receiving 52,629 votes.
His Democratic opponent is Vanessa Enoch, whom he defeated in 2018 and 2020, and who won her party's 2026 primary with 74.5% of the vote against businessman Madaris Grant. The general election takes place on November 3, 2026.