U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman votes against SAVE Act requiring voter ID

Liberal Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio joined his Democratic colleagues to oppose a generally popular measure to require a nationwide voter ID requirement.

The SAVE America Act requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. It would also establish nationwide voter ID requirements and remove non-citizens from state voter rolls.

Landsman, who has represented Ohio’s 1st District in the Cincinnati area since 2023, joined other liberal Ohio lawmakers, including U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Emilia Sykes, in a largely party-line vote. According to Fox News, the measure passed 218 to 213, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the bill.

“Ohioans overwhelmingly support requiring an ID to vote in American elections, so why are Marcy Kaptur and Greg Landsman ignoring them?” RNC Spokesperson Delanie Bomar said in a statement. “While Democrats ignore common sense and cater to their far left base, Republicans will continue the fight to secure our elections and ensure Americans have confidence in their vote.”

While Democrats derided the need for nationwide voter ID, in August 2025, Pew Research found that 83% of adults nationwide supported requiring some form of government-issued photo ID to vote. That includes nearly three-quarters (71%) of Democrats and more than nine in 10 (95%) Republicans.

A miniscule 6% of American adults oppose the idea.

Landsman is no stranger to toeing the party line.

In a recent Substack post, the liberal lawmaker called the Trump administration’s use of ICE “chaotic” and “deadly.” He also criticized President Trump-appointed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling for her to resign.

In Jan. 16 and Jan. 17 posts on X, he demanded that ICE leave Minneapolis, Minnesota, a jurisdiction he doesn’t represent.

Last year, Landsman also told CNN he had never voted for a federal government shutdown, even though he twice voted against continuing resolutions, including a U.S. House continuing resolution that passed on March 11, 2025, to fund the federal government and another that passed on Sept. 19, 2025, to do the same.