Derek Merrin

American politician (born 1986)

U.S. House — OH-09RepublicanRunning nowVugol ID VM-CV9-0G25 FEC H4OH09169

Running for U.S. House, OH-09, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/derek-merrin

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

Derek Merrin — Photo — Photo · derekmerrin.com

Derek Merrin — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from SchOg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · U.S. House, OH-09 · General · Republican · on the ballot
2024 · U.S. House, OH-09 · General · Republican · result not on file · source
2018 · State House / Assembly, OH District 47 · General · Republican · won · 29,476 votes (58.0%) · source

Background

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 for Ohio's 9th congressional district in 2024, where he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Marcy Kaptur. Merrin is the Republican nominee in Ohio's 9th district in the 2026 election, facing a rematch with Kaptur.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Merrin

Campaign finance

$1,508,953total raised (2026 cycle)

$1,054,389total spent (2026 cycle)

$531,214cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

Campaign contact: info@derekmerrin.com · source

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Sources

Portrait — SchOg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Merrin
Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26703250
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4OH09169/
photo_gallery — https://www.derekmerrin.com/
photo_gallery — https://www.derekmerrin.com/

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