Joyce Beatty

Democrat · OH-3 · U.S. House

Bio

Joyce Marie Beatty, is an American politician serving as U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013 and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously senior vice president of outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

D+0.65

Healthcare

D+0.76

Immigration & Border

D+0.82

Guns

D+0.92

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

D+0.99

Environment & Energy

D+0.83

Crime & Policing

D+0.45

Defense & Veterans

D+0.11

Economy & Labor

D+0.50

Foreign Policy & Trade

D+0.22

Civil Rights & Social

D+0.90

Education

D+0.76

Government & Democracy

D+0.77

Judicial & Executive Nominations

D+0.58

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Economy & Labor

YEA

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Economy & Labor

YEA

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

2026-06-23 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

NAY

Secure America Act

2026-06-09 · Passed · Immigration & Border, Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing

YEA

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

2026-06-09 · Passed · Economy & Labor

YEA

Faster Labor Contracts Act

2026-06-09 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

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