Race context
Derek Merrin is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Ohio, U.S. House, 09. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Ohio 09.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Alea Nadeem (Republican), Anthony Bruce Campbell (Republican), David Edward Gedert (Libertarian), Jacob Thomas Frost (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Kathy Mckinstry (Other), Madison Sheahan (Republican), Marcy M.C. Kaptur (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 4 background claims; 4 finance claims; 2 other sourced notes claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 4. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H4OH09169.
Indexed field reading
Derek Merrin is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Ohio, U.S. House, 09. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Derek Merrin, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Derek Merrin is 2026 U.S. House - Ohio 09. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Derek Merrin. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Derek Merrin is H4OH09169.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Derek Merrin reports 11 public claims, 11 valid citations, and 11 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Derek Merrin: background (4), finance (4), other sourced notes (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Derek Merrin returned 8 other indexed profiles: Alea Nadeem (Republican), Anthony Bruce Campbell (Republican), David Edward Gedert (Libertarian), Jacob Thomas Frost (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Kathy Mckinstry (Other), Madison Sheahan (Republican), Marcy M.C. Kaptur (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Derek Merrin: FEC H4OH09169; Other irs-990:_run; FEC Committee C00863829.
Profile questions
What office is Derek Merrin indexed for?
Derek Merrin is indexed for Ohio, U.S. House, 09. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Ohio 09. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Derek Merrin?
The party label on file for Derek Merrin is Republican.
What is Derek Merrin's candidate status?
Derek Merrin is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Derek Merrin?
FEC candidate id on file: H4OH09169.
How many public claims are attached to Derek Merrin?
The route record reports 11 public claims, 11 valid citations, and 11 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 4, Finance 4, Other Sourced Notes 2. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Derek Merrin indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Derek Merrin's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Alea Nadeem (Republican), Anthony Bruce Campbell (Republican), David Edward Gedert (Libertarian), Jacob Thomas Frost (Republican), Josh Williams (Republican), Kathy Mckinstry (Other), Madison Sheahan (Republican), Marcy M.C. Kaptur (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.