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Derek Merrin

OH-9 · U.S. House

OH Republican Challenger H4OH09169 Latino Index Index preview

MundoNow is tracking Derek Merrin in OH-9 · U.S. House using official FEC candidate files. The latest available campaign-finance signal is $2.1M for receipts (2026 cycle).

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Evidence before opinion

This preview separates verified signals from missing data. A final score appears only when enough source-backed pillars are available.

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Index preview Insufficient verified data

Enough source coverage exists to explain several pillars, but readers should still review the receipts.

Confidence 80%

High

Funding Partial

Funding & Influence

89/100 30%

Official FEC files provide candidate finance context, but donor type, sector exposure, and small-dollar share are not wired yet.

Receipts $2,083,931
Itemized donor typePAC and committee dependency
Voting Needs data

Voting & Policy Alignment

Needs data 30%

This candidate does not have a connected voting record in the current hub data.

Approved immigration, labor/wages, and health bill registryRoll-call votes from Congress.gov or OpenStates
Record Partial

Competence & Public Record

57/100 25%

The profile has limited public-record context, but the full experience and ethics review is not wired yet.

Public profile context Derek Scott Merrin is an American politician who previously served as the state representative for the 42nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee…
Official biography or public resumePrior office and management history
Independence Needs data

Independence

Needs data 15%

Independence is not scored for candidates without a connected voting or governing record.

Party-line vote baselineCross-party votes or sponsorships
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Itemized donor type · PAC and committee dependency · Small-dollar share · Donor sector concentration

Campaign finance

Latest FEC filing signal

Receipts (2026 cycle) $2.1M

This module uses official FEC candidate files. Itemized transactions and independent-expenditure detail remain on the linked FEC record.

Race context

Marcy Hon. M.c. Kaptur vs Derek Merrin: OH-9 · U.S. House finance summary

Office
OH-9 · U.S. House
State
OH
Source status
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Verified identity

Candidate keys

FEC candidate ID
H4OH09169
Party
Republican
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