Toledo Reporter

U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, who has served Ohio’s 9th district in Congress since 1983, recently addressed concerns facing Ohio farmers through a series of posts on her social media account.

On August 18, 2025, Kaptur shared a link to a story with the message: "You can watch the story here: https://t.co/ayHFvMCxle".

The following day, she highlighted challenges confronting local agriculture. On August 19, 2025, Kaptur posted: "Our hardworking Ohio Farmers are entering harvest with troubling news: soybean sales to China and others abroad plummeted to a 20 year low! Growers already carry the weight of higher input costs and fragile markets—this cuts deep for Ohio family farms that make and grow what https://t.co/8F8ZoV58GX". She also provided an additional resource for readers by posting: "Read more here: https://t.co/RdeDtprRge".

Kaptur, born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 and currently residing there at age 76, has long represented her home region in Congress after succeeding Ed Weber in 1983. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Throughout her tenure, Kaptur has focused on issues impacting her district’s agricultural community as well as broader economic concerns.