Greg Landsman

Greg Landsman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Steve Chabot
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office January 2, 2018 – December 19, 2022
Succeeded by	Seth Walsh
Personal details
Born	Gregory John Landsman (1976-12-04) December 4, 1976 (age 48) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Landsman
Children	2
Education	Ohio University (BA) Harvard University (MA)
Website	House website

Gregory John Landsman (born December 4, 1976)^[1] is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative from Ohio's 1st congressional district 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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] Governor Ted Strickland appointed Landsman to be his director of faith-based and community initiatives in 2007.^[5]

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.^[6] Preschool Promise was incorporated into a joint levy with Cincinnati Public Schools, and the levy passed in November 2016.^[7]

Cincinnati City Council

Landsman ran for the Cincinnati City Council in 2013 and lost. He ran again in 2017,^[5] and was elected to one of the council's seats in the November general election.^[8] Landsman was reelected in 2021.^[9]

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.^[10] No criminal charges were filed.^[11]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio § District 1

Landsman and the 118th Congress are sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, 2023

In 2021, national Democrats recruited Landsman to run against long-time Republican incumbent Steve Chabot for the United States House of Representatives seat from Ohio's 1st congressional district in the 2022 elections. Chabot had held the seat for all but one term since 1995.^[12] Landsman announced his candidacy in January 2022^[13] and defeated Chabot in the November election by a vote of 151,418 (53%) to 137,213 (47%).^[14]

2024

On November 5th 2024, Landsman won re-election to his house seat against Republican Orlando Sonza by a vote of 208,650 (55%) to 174,621 (45%). [1] 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 called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.^[15]

Committee assignments

Landsman on the Veterans' Affair Committee

Source:^[16]

• Committee on Small Business
• Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Technology Modernization

Caucus memberships

• New Democrat Coalition^[17]
• Congressional Equality Caucus

Political positions

Landsman speaks in support of the Social Security Fairness Act

Syria

In 2023, Landsman voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which aimed to direct President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.^[18][19]

Personal life

Landsman lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two children in Mount Washington, a neighborhood on Cincinnati's east side.^[20]

Electoral history

Ohio's 1st congressional district

Year		Winner	Votes	Pct		Runner-up	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
2022[21]		Greg Landsman	156,416	53%		Steve Chabot (inc.)	140,058	47%
2024[22]		Greg Landsman (inc.)	213,916	55%		Orlando Sonza	177,993	45%

References

1. "Rep. Greg Landsman - D Ohio, 1st, in Office - Biography | LegiStorm".
2. "Seth Walsh will replace Greg Landsman on Cincinnati Council". December 9, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
3. "Landsman challenging Chabot for seat in congress". Daytondailynews.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
4. "About Council Member Landsman". cincinnati-oh.gov. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
5. "Boxer, peacemaker Greg Landsman running for City Council". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
6. Wetterich, Chris (October 3, 2015). "Executive director makes exit to focus full time on Preschool Promise campaign". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
7. Huff, Hannah Sparling and Rebecca. "School levy passes by wide margin". The Enquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
8. "Election 2017: Cincinnati council incumbents leading early". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
9. Staff, WLWT Digital (November 3, 2021). "Election results: Cincinnati mayor, school levies, council, more". WLWT. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
10. Baker, Jennifer Edwards (April 16, 2021). "Gang of Five special prosecution: Timeline". Fox 19 Cincinnati. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
11. "No Criminal Charges For Council's 'Gang Of Five'". WVXU. September 29, 2020.
12. Williams, Jason (December 1, 2021). "Why this Cincinnati city councilman might challenge Republican Steve Chabot in 2022 election". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
13. "Councilman Greg Landsman announces bid for Congress". Fox19.com. January 6, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
14. Planalp, Brian (November 9, 2022). "Greg Landsman unseats Chabot in surprise win for Democrats". Fox19.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
15. "Ohio Rep. Greg Landsman: 'Time for President Biden to step aside'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
16. "About". Greg Landsman. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
17. "Leadership | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
18. "H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023". March 8, 2023.
19. "House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria". Associated Press. March 8, 2023.
20. Gardner, Steve (September 6, 2021). "Greg Landsman". The Faces of Cincinnati. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
21. "2022 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Ohio Secretary of State.
22. "2024 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Ohio Secretary of State.

External links

• Congressman Greg Landsman official U.S. House website
• Greg Landsman for Congress campaign website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Steve Chabot	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 2023–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Nick LaLota	United States representatives by seniority 388th	Succeeded by Nick Langworthy