- See Robert Latta's sponsored bills →Robert LattaRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$1.7M raised
- Brian A. ShaverDemocratic✓ Verified$53K raised
- Michael VeloffLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Robert Latta votes yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, and financial protections, and votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, and Medicaid protections 13. Brian A. Shaver supports an economy helping farmers and affordable rural housing, and advocates for healthcare as a fundamental right prioritizing patient care over profit 24. Michael Veloff proposes providing firearms and training to women who have experienced violence, funded through gun buyback programs, focusing on public safety 9.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Robert LattaRepublican | Brian A. ShaverDemocratic | Michael VeloffLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Latta votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Shaver supports an economy that works for everyday people by helping farmers, strengthening food supply, investing in affordable rural housing, and ensuring the wealthiest pay fair taxes without loopholes. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Robert Latta votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 1. Brian A. Shaver supports an economy that works for everyday people by helping farmers, strengthening food supply, investing in affordable rural housing, and ensuring the wealthiest pay fair taxes without loopholes 2. | |||
| Healthcare | Latta votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Shaver views healthcare as a fundamental right and supports overhauling the system to prioritize patient care over corporate profit and believes healthcare decisions should be made between patients and physicians. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Robert Latta votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities 1. Brian A. Shaver views healthcare as a fundamental right and supports overhauling the system to prioritize patient care over corporate profit, believing healthcare decisions should be made between patients and physicians 2. | |||
| Immigration | Latta votes yea on bills supporting secure borders, DHS support, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | Shaver supports a fair, humane immigration system focused on helping people contribute safely and legally while treating everyone with dignity. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Robert Latta votes yea on bills supporting secure borders, DHS support, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution 1. Brian A. Shaver supports a fair, humane immigration system focused on helping people contribute safely and legally while treating everyone with dignity 2. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | Latta votes yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Shaver supports common-sense gun safety measures like background checks and safe storage while respecting Second Amendment rights to keep communities safe. | Veloff proposes providing firearms and training to women who have experienced violence, funded through gun buyback programs. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Robert Latta votes yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 1. Brian A. Shaver supports common-sense gun safety measures like background checks and safe storage while respecting Second Amendment rights to keep communities safe 2. Michael Veloff proposes providing firearms and training to women who have experienced violence, funded through gun buyback programs 3. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Shaver does not support government interference in abortion or gender-affirming care and believes healthcare decisions should be private between a person and their physician. | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Latta votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture appropriations. | Shaver supports taxing the wealthiest Americans at the same rate as others and closing loopholes to make the tax system fairer. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Robert Latta votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture appropriations 1. Brian A. Shaver supports taxing the wealthiest Americans at the same rate as others and closing loopholes to make the tax system fairer 2. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Latta votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Latta votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments. | Shaver believes Congress must check presidential actions on tariffs and foreign aid and address risks from foreign investors buying large-scale farmland. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Robert Latta votes against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and votes in favor of defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments 1. Brian A. Shaver believes Congress should check presidential actions on tariffs and foreign aid and address risks from foreign investors purchasing large-scale farmland 2. | |||