
Before being elected to Congress in 2022, Rep. Landsman served his community as a member of the Cincinnati City Council since 2018. Prior to entering politics, Rep. Landsman worked as a nonprofit leader and a public educator. He is a Jewish member of Congress and has worked with the Tauber/Rashi Rise Together Initiative, an organization that works in Israeli cities to invest in young people. On the Cincinnati City Council, then-Councilmember Landsman secured historic investments in transit and infrastructure in the Cincinnati area and has fought to ensure that Cincinnati children have access to two years of quality preschool. In Congress, his priorities focus on the prevention of democratic backsliding, wider access to affordable healthcare, and ensuring a high level of public safety. He currently serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Congressional Jewish Caucus, and the Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. Rep. Landsman has been a loud voice in combating antisemitism in Congress following October 7. In June 2024, Rep. Landsman went to Israel with a bipartisan Congressional delegation to meet with key Israeli leaders and discuss the return of the hostages. JDCA endorsed Rep. Landsman in 2022 and 2024.