Unearthed documents contradict vulnerable House Democrat's rhetoric about championing eviction ban

Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who has a agelong past of defending squatters' rights and decrying foreclosure evictions during the 2008 recession, has filed eviction notices against aggregate tenants of properties she owns.

One of those eviction petitions, filed successful 2021 successful Toledo municipal court, was against a tenant for "non-payment of rent," and that aforesaid tenant faced different eviction from Kaptur successful 2023 for failing to wage rent. 

That aforesaid tenant faced a imaginable eviction from Kaptur successful 2024.

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur has filed evictions against her tenants contempt warring for eviction moratoriums.  (Getty Images)

Kaptur, moving for her 22nd word successful Congress, besides filed an eviction petition against different tenant successful 2024 for a sound complaint, carnal ailment and for an unauthorized idiosyncratic surviving connected the property.

All of the eviction filings were yet withdrawn by Kaptur. 

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, speaks to reporters extracurricular the U.S. Capitol Sept. 30, 2022 (Getty Images)

Kaptur's eviction filings travel with a backdrop of the congresswoman vocally speaking retired against evictions during her clip successful Congress. 

During the COVID pandemic, Kaptur repeatedly pushed for the enactment and extension of eviction moratoriums to forestall landlords from removing tenants. In 1 missive Kaptur signed, she declared, "Keeping Americans affordably and stably housed during this pandemic is some a motivation imperative and a nationalist wellness necessity."

Kaptur co-sponsored legislation, H.R. 6347, to found an eviction moratorium until six months aft the COVID-19 exigency declaration expired.

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, speaks astatine the VFW Post 2529 Annual Corn Roast successful Sandusky, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2022. (Bill Clark)

"Possession is 99% of the law; you enactment successful your house." Kaptur said connected the level of the House of Representatives successful 2009 aft the 2008 lodging crisis. "So, I accidental to the American people, you beryllium squatters successful your ain homes. Don’t you leave."

In 2017, Kaptur slammed Trump Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin for allegedly profiting from foreclosures and complained that "Mr. Mnuchin profited personally disconnected of kicking radical retired of their homes.

"Does specified a idiosyncratic really merit confirmation arsenic caput of the Treasury of the United States of America?" 

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Kaptur told homeowners successful 2009, "You should enactment successful your home. It is your castle. It’s much than a portion of property. It’s your home."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Kaptur's run for remark but did not person a response.

"This proves what we’ve been saying astir Marcy Kaptur each along. She is simply a hypocrite who changes her connection conscionable due to the fact that she’s successful a choky predetermination for the archetypal clip successful her 41-year career," National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital. 

"Marcy Kaptur should beryllium ashamed of herself for profiting disconnected kicking hardworking Ohioans retired of their homes."

Kaptur, serving her 21st word successful Congress representing Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, is considered 1 of the astir susceptible Democrats successful the House. While the Cook Political Report ranks her contention arsenic "Lean Democrat," redistricting pursuing the 2020 census has Republicans believing they tin flip the spot and guarantee power of the House.

Kaptur is opposed by GOP Ohio State Rep. Derek Merrin.