Greg Landsman is the Democratic incumbent representing Ohio's 1st Congressional District, based in Cincinnati. He won his 2026 primary against Damon Lynch IV and is seeking a third term in a district that was redrawn ahead of 2026 and is considered one of Ohio's most competitive House races.
A former public school teacher, Landsman earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Ohio University in 1999 and a master's in theological studies, religion, and public policy from Harvard University in 2004. He went on to serve as executive director of the Strive Partnership with the KnowledgeWorks Foundation and as director of the Ohio Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, before being elected to Cincinnati City Council, where he served from 2018 until his election to Congress in 2022.
In Congress, Landsman's first bill capped the cost of insulin for children, and he has since introduced bipartisan legislation on prescription drug transparency. He co-led the bipartisan No Profiting from Public Service Act to ban stock trading by federal officials, and helped secure $25 million in federal funding to cap Fort Washington Way in Cincinnati. He serves on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and has emphasized his record on early childhood education, including leading the effort to pass Cincinnati's Preschool Promise initiative.