FILE - Ohio State Rep. Derek Merrin, Republican candidate for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, stands while he advocates a yes vote on the Heartbeat Bill at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, April 10, 2019. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

FILE - U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)