 Politics in the city have traditionally been closely tied to the local Democratic Party.On the State level, Lorain is represented by State Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) of Ohio Senate District 13 and by State Representative Joe Miller (D-Amherst) of Ohio House District 56.On the Federal level, most of Lorain is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democratic U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur .