OH-06 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleSmall business owner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationOhio
BackgroundSmall business owner
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Notable personal detailsSean Michael Connolly is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Ohio’s 6th Congressional District (2026). He is a small business owner and tattoo shop owner based in Canfield, Ohio, running as a challenger. His campaign emphasizes policies aimed at working and middle-class families.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports directing public funds toward schools, teachers, and working families rather than private for-profit providers; emphasizes supporting small businesses, unions, and policies that ensure a living wage. Language on the campaign site prioritizes investments in public services and critiques funneling tax dollars to for-profit corporations, consistent with a progressive-leaning approach to taxation and public spending.
Healthcare
Supports healthcare as a right and calls for affordable, accessible care that covers everyone without exceptions, framing universal coverage as a priority.
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Immigration & Border
Supports an accessible immigration adjudication system with lawyers and judges to work through case backlogs and endorses a thorough, accessible pathway to citizenship for people who want to come and contribute to the country.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background checks (including covering private sales), penalties for straw purchases and gun trafficking, safe-storage incentives, red flag laws with due process, and increased mental-health funding and faster reporting into background-check systems to keep guns away from prohibited individuals while preserving responsible ownership.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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