05/11/2026
Today, I received an email from my opponent recognizing Military Appreciation Month and discussing the importance of veterans, military families, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and veterans’ services in our region.
And while I absolutely agree that our veterans and military families deserve honor and appreciation, I could not help but notice something missing from his message: solutions.
He spoke about the challenges and needs facing veterans and military communities as though these problems belong to someone else to fix. But he has been in Congress for years. He has had the opportunity to lead, sponsor, and pass meaningful legislation that directly improves the lives of veterans, military families, and working people across Ohio’s 8th District.
Leadership is not about sending symbolic emails once a year. Leadership is about governing.
For years, veterans and military families have struggled with:
• Delays in VA healthcare access
• Mental health and PTSD treatment shortages
• Rising housing costs near military installations
• Workforce transition barriers for veterans entering civilian life
• Underfunded infrastructure and modernization needs
• Gaps in support for military spouses and caregivers
These are not new problems. Congress has had years to address them.
Yet my opponent has failed to become a leading force behind transformative legislation that would substantially improve veterans’ healthcare access, expand workforce transition programs, lower prescription drug costs, increase affordable housing, or strengthen economic opportunity for military families.
As your representative, I will not simply acknowledge these problems — I will work to solve them. Over the years, I have worked to help veteran's secure service connected disability benefits, as a result of traumatic brain injuries and cancers they developed as a result of serving our country in unsafe environments, but there is only so much I can do as a regular citizen!
I support legislation that:
• Expands and modernizes VA healthcare services, including telehealth and rural access
• Increases mental health funding for veterans and su***de prevention programs
• Creates stronger apprenticeship and workforce transition pipelines for veterans entering civilian careers
• Invests in advanced manufacturing and infrastructure jobs connected to Wright-Patterson and regional defense industries
• Expands affordable housing initiatives for veterans and working families
• Protects Social Security and Medicare for veterans and seniors
• Lowers healthcare and prescription drug costs
• Strengthens oversight and accountability to reduce waste and corruption in government contracting and veterans’ services
I will also work across party lines to ensure federal investments actually reach communities like Butler County, Hamilton County, Preble County, Darke County, Miami County, and the working families throughout Ohio’s 8th District.
Too often, politicians campaign on frustration while doing little to fix the systems they complain about, and have the responsibility to fix. If you have spent years in Congress and the problems are still getting worse, voters deserve to ask: what exactly have you accomplished?
I am running for Congress because I believe public service should produce results.
Our district deserves leadership that does more than issue statements. We deserve leadership that writes legislation, builds coalitions, fights for funding, and delivers measurable improvements in people’s lives.
The people of Ohio’s 8th District deserve action, accountability, and solutions.
I ask for your support, your vote, and your partnership as we work together to build a stronger future for our communities.
Dr. Vanessa Enoch
Candidate for U.S. Congress — Ohio’s 8th Congressional District
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