He voted against your right to marry who you love.
Respect for Marriage Act
The Respect for Marriage Act ensured that marriages legally performed under state law — including same-sex and interracial marriages — would be recognized by the federal government and all other states. It was a safeguard: if the Supreme Court ever reversed its prior rulings, millions of married couples would not lose their legal rights overnight.
47 House Republicans crossed party lines to vote yes. Troy Balderson was not among them. He voted to leave the marriages of his own constituents vulnerable.
47 Republicans
Voted to protect marriage equality, recognizing that the right to marry is not a partisan issue. The bill passed the House 267–157 and was signed into law.
Troy Balderson
Voted no. Chose to leave same-sex and interracial couples at risk of losing federal recognition of their marriages.
He knew what happened. He chose to look away.
Impeachment & January 6 Commission
After the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Congress had two opportunities to hold those responsible accountable. Troy Balderson declined both.
He voted against impeachment, calling the process "rushed" — despite the fact that members of Congress had personally witnessed the attack just days earlier.
He then voted against establishing a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection — a commission modeled on the 9/11 Commission and supported by 35 House Republicans.
"Congress does not have the authority to overturn elections. There is no final step in this process that allows for Congress to intervene in the outcome."Troy Balderson, January 2021 — before voting against holding accountable those who tried to do exactly that
This quote is significant. Balderson acknowledged that the attempt to overturn the election was illegitimate. He stated clearly that Congress cannot overturn elections. Then, when given the chance to investigate and hold accountable the people who tried, he voted no twice.
He said the right words. Then he chose party loyalty over the Constitution he swore to defend.
On the issues that define character, he fails every time.
When the vote is about protecting people's rights — the right to marry, the right to accountability, the right to equal treatment — Troy Balderson consistently sides against his constituents. These aren't budget disputes or policy disagreements. These are votes about who we are as a country, and Balderson has told Ohio's 12th District exactly where he stands.