Where’s Marcy? Rep. Kaptur’s office remains silent when asked about congresswoman’s condition
As the mainstream media focuses on whether an Ohio congressman will resign, another Buckeye State representative in the U.S. House seems to be keeping a low profile following a weekend car crash despite her office’s assertion she is fine.
Long-tenured Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur was said to be “active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries” following a Sunday car wreck in Toledo. However, her office hasn’t provided more details about her condition, and a spokesman did not respond to a Friday request from Ohio.News for an update.
Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Kegan Zimmermann, her campaign manager, on her way to a church service when the car she was traveling in was struck by another vehicle on N. Detroit Ave. in Toledo. The driver of the second vehicle fled the scene, according to a police report from Toledo police.
“Both Representative Kaptur and Mr. Zimmerman were transported to St. Vincent’s medical center for undisclosed, yet not serious injuries,” police wrote in the report.
“No further information at this time,” Sgt. Mohamad Nasser, public information officer for the Toledo Police Department, wrote in an email when asked for more information about the suspected driver who fled the scene.
Similarly, a spokesman for Republican Gov. Mike DeWine did not respond to a request for comment.
Kaptur, who has served in Congress since 1983, faces a tough re-election fight in November. She has faced questions about her votes and campaign donations, including from those who want to “defund the police.”
Republicans are throwing their support and resources behind her opponent, Derek Merrin. The National Republican Congressional Committee has added Merrin, a President Donald Trump-endorsed former state representative from Lucas County, to its “MAGA Majority” program.
Elsewhere in Ohio, pressure is mounting on Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller to abandon his re-election bid in the wake of domestic violence allegations involving his ex-wife, the daughter of Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno. Political pundits suggest Miller could give up his re-election bid, which could hurt Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Jon Husted, running for governor and U.S. Senate.
