Rebecca Downs

Ohio Correspondent

Rebecca Downs is an Ohio correspondent for the Daily Signal.

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BIOGRAPHY

Rebecca has been involved in journalism for over a decade. While still in college at Fordham University, she joined Live Action News as a contributor. She has also written for LifeNews.com, Students for Life of America, MRC’s NewsBusters, Faithwire, The College Fix, and Red Alert Politics. Most recently, she worked for Townhall as a web editor. Before she officially joined The Daily Signal as the Ohio Correspondent, she was a frequent guest on The Tony Kinnett Cast.

She graduated from Fordham University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and from Regent University’s Robertson School of Government with a Master of Arts in 2017.

Although she began by exclusively covering the pro-life issue, she has since branched out to cover politics at the national level and now focuses on Ohio. Her work has been shared by Donald Trump on Truth Social and by various members of Congress. In her current role, she has interviewed Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted, as well as attended an event as part of the local press pool for Vice President JD Vance.

Rebecca and her family moved to New Albany in 2023, though she is a native of Long Island. She also spent several years living in the DC/NOVA area, where she covered the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. She and her husband, Adam, have four daughters.

Summary

Previously focused on covering the pro-life issue but has since branched out to covering all kinds of politics.

Before officially joining The Daily Signal as the Ohio Correspondent, she was a frequent guest on “The Tony Kinnett Cast.”

She has interviewed Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted and asked Vice President JD Vance a question during an Ohio factory visit in July 2025.

LATEST

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    Marcy Kaptur at Odds with Both Sides Over Record on Trans Issues

    Rebecca Downs
    In what looks to be one of Ohio’s most hotly contested races, a vulnerable Democratic incumbent is taking heat from both sides over her record on trans issues. Last week, Lucas County Democrats publicly called out Rep. Marcy Kaptur, of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, for an ad touting her vote on the issue. Lucas County…
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    Ramaswamy’s Saving Grace? State Legislature to Return for Vote on Gas Tax Suspension

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    Ben Shapiro Comes Armed With Advice and Warnings for ‘Least Popular Midterms in History’

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    Appeals Court Decision Brings Good News on Voter Registration in Ohio

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    Ohio Pro-Lifers Demand Action After Toledo Doctor Sentenced to 6 Months in Abortion Pill Case

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    Election Year Ploy? Democrats Reject Husted’s Unanimous Consent Request on Data Centers

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    Ohio Serves as Model for Christian Education Network Expansion

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    Derek Merrin Draws Contrast With Marcy Kaptur: ‘Has Been in Congress Longer Than I’ve Been Alive’

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    Jon Husted Goes After Sherrod Brown at RNC Convention for ‘Leaving Families Like Mine Behind’

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    Ohio’s US Senators Call Out Yet Another Deadly Crash Involving Illegal Immigrant

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    US Marshals Announce Largest Missing-Child Operation in Ohio History

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    Is Amy Acton at Odds With Her Own Party?

    Rebecca Downs
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    Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Lunging at Amy Acton at Event

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    Markwayne Mullin, Local Leaders in Cincinnati Speak to 287g Program, Make Plea for Cooperation

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    Bernie Moreno Lashes Out Against ‘Drive-Only’ Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

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    Years Later, Will Vance Get to the Bottom of East Palestine Derailment Concerns?

    Rebecca Downs