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  • VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Votes to Support War in Iran for the Seventh Time

    When asked about skyrocketing gas prices for Ohioans, Husted “declined to comment”

    COLUMBUS, OHIO — This week, Jon Husted voted for the seventh time to support the Administration’s war in Iran, continuing to back the expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has sent costs skyrocketing for Ohioans.

    Because of the Husted-backed war, Ohioans are being hit by soaring gas prices, and farmers are getting crushed by rising diesel and fertilizer costs, which will raise the price of groceries. Despite all this, Husted thinks the war is “good news for the global economy” and going “much better than anyone thought it would.”

    Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

    “Jon Husted has now had seven chances to stand up for Ohio families and farmers and fight to lower costs, but every time he has voted to support the endless war in the Middle East. Ohioans are getting crushed by higher gas and food prices, but all Jon Husted’s only answer is to send more money overseas while lecturing families to work harder and earn more money.”

    The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

    • Jon Husted has voted seven times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
    • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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  • Thanks to Husted-Backed War, Inflation Soared to Highest Rate Since 2023

    WASHINGTON POST: Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years

    COLUMBUS, OHIO — New data today shows that the Jon Husted-backed war in Iran has sent inflation surging to the highest level since late 2023. According to AAA, “Ohio currently has some of the highest gas prices in the country” and Ohioans are seeing “little to no relief in sight.”

    Jon Husted has voted six times to support the endless war in the Middle East and has claimed the war is going “much better than anyone thought it would” and is “good news for the global economy.” And when asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

    Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

    “Thanks to Jon Husted, inflation has soared to the highest levels in nearly three years and Ohioans are getting crushed by rising gas prices. Instead of fighting to lower costs for Ohio families, all Jon Husted cares about is sending more money for war overseas while lecturing hardworking Ohioans to simply work harder and earn more money.”

    The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

    • Jon Husted has voted six times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
    • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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  • NBC4: Ramaswamy Contradicts Himself on COVID-19 After Making Over $2 Billion in Profit & Pushing for National COVID Registry

    Ramaswamy: “Could we tolerate a national system in which certain people on the basis of a biomarker are segregated to say you can’t go back to a normal life”

    Columbus, Ohio- In unearthed audio reported by NBC4, Vivek Ramaswamy contradicted his own comments on COVID-19 after attacking Dr. Amy Acton on her role as Ohio Department of Health director. 

    This discovery follows bombshell reporting from the Associated Press that shone a spotlight on Ramaswamy’s pandemic ghosts, including how he and his company made $2.2 billion from the COVID-19 vaccine and pushed for a national COVID-19 registry that would “segregate” the American people based on their vaccine status. 

    In addition to proposing draconian measures to boost his bottom line, the AP investigation revealed Ramaswamy served on Ohio’s COVID-19 response team, advised Jon Husted on pandemic response, then paid a Wikipedia editor to scrub his involvement once it was no longer politically convenient. 

    WATCH THE CLIP HERE: 

    “Ohioans can’t trust a single word that comes out of billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy’s mouth. Whether it’s an extreme proposal to ‘segregate’ Americans or scrubbing his involvement from his Wikipedia page after the fact, everything Ramaswamy says is a scam that will make more money for himself and leave Ohioans behind,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.

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  • Ohio Democratic Party Launches Coordinated Campaign, “OhioWins”

    COLUMBUS, OH – With all eyes on Ohio and competitive elections in every corner of our state up and down the ballot, the Ohio Democratic Party is launching OhioWins, an historic coordinated campaign that will be mobilizing in all 88 counties to elect Democrats who will lower costs for Ohio families, protect Ohioans’ freedoms, and grow our state. OhioWins will also work tirelessly to educate voters and protect Ohioans’ right to vote.

    “I’m thrilled to launch the OhioWins coordinated campaign as it hits the ground running to connect with Ohioans around our winning message and commonsense plans to lower costs, protect our freedoms, and grow our communities,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde. “Ohioans know that Republicans in Columbus and in Washington are only making life more difficult and more expensive for Ohio families, and we’re already seeing incredible energy around our Democratic candidates, from Sherrod Brown and Dr. Amy Acton to our Democratic Congress members and leaders down the ballot. There is a place for Ohioans of all political backgrounds in our coordinated campaign, and I look forward to all that our Democratic coordinated campaign will do in the days to come to help Ohioans win in November and beyond.”

    “The stakes in this election couldn’t be higher and our coordinated campaign is going to be connecting with Ohioans in every corner of our state around the importance of electing Democrats up and down the ballot who will lower costs, protect our freedoms, and help ensure that everyone can thrive in our communities,” said OhioWins Democratic Coordinated Campaign Director Katey Fairchild. “When Democrats mobilize everywhere, we can win anywhere – a message that Ohioans of all political stripes are going to send loud and clear in November, and every day until then as they join with our coordinated campaign to make clear that the status quo in Columbus and in Washington isn’t working for working families.”

    OhioWins is an historic effort, mobilizing everywhere to support Democratic leaders in competitive elections for Senate, Governor, House, and down the ballot throughout Ohio.

    • OhioWins is launching with a foundation of more than 20 staffers already on the ground, including individuals focused on organizing, voter access, data, and operations – a majority of those staffers having Ohio ties. OhioWins will continue hiring to build an aggressive operation in all 88 Ohio counties in the days to come.
    • Members of the coordinated campaign are organizing key constituencies with staffers already on board focused on connecting with Ohioans in: urban areas, rural areas, and on Ohio’s campuses.
    • With strong candidates at the top of the ticket – and all the way down the ballot – organizers are on board who have specific focuses on defending our congressional incumbents in frontline races.
    • In addition to a strong field operation, the coordinated campaign is investing in record-setting infrastructure to protect access to the ballot box for Ohioans, including the hiring of a Voter Access Director and additional staff. 
    • OhioWins will deploy a state-of-the-art data and analytics team that ensures voter contact efforts are microtargeted to the exact voters that will carry Ohio Democrats to victory in 2026

    Ohioans interested in supporting OhioWins can visit [website].

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  • ICYMI: “Ohio is Back,” “Democrats in Ohio may have more reason to hope than they’ve had in years”

    COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio Democrats marked the start of the general election with incredible energy and turnout for the Democratic ticket, and Ohioans are hearing about it all around the state – and the country too. Democrats saw the highest turnout in a governor’s race year since 2006 and huge increases in urban and suburban counties. While raw Democratic vote totals were higher in most counties when compared to 2022, raw Republican vote totals were lower in most counties when compared to 2022.

    In a cycle where, as Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde made clear, “it just feels like Ohio is back,” read more about how “Ohio Democrats are going to be successful because we have a positive vision to unite Ohioans from all walks of life and all political backgrounds and we have a playbook for success.”

    NBC News: ‘Ohio is back’: Both parties navigate competitive midterm races in a forgotten battleground

    It has been 20 years since the state last elected a Democrat as governor. And it has been even longer since a Democrat not named Sherrod Brown has won a second election to any nonjudicial statewide office.

    But party leaders are daring to be optimistic in 2026, encouraged by polls that show their candidate for governor, physician Amy Acton, running close with newly official Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. They also scored a recruiting win when Brown launched a comeback Senate bid. Brown won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face Sen. Jon Husted, the Republican appointed to succeed Vice President JD Vance. Early polls foreshadow a close race in that contest, too.

    “It just feels like Ohio is back,” said state Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde, referring to years in wilderness when, except when Brown was on the ballot, both national parties retreated from what was once a fiercely contested battleground.

    Alex Triantafilou, the Ohio GOP chair, acknowledged a tough political climate for Republicans this year. President Donald Trump’s job approval ratings have fallen to new lows as he takes the rap for an unpopular war in Iran and rising gas prices that have accelerated frustrations with the economy.

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    Just like when Ohio regularly decided presidential elections in past years, its 2026 races have national importance. While the Husted-Brown race could play a role in deciding who controls the Senate next year, several battleground House races could do the same in that tightly divided chamber. And the governorship is a huge prize drawing attention, too.

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    Spectrum News: Ohio Democrats respond to May primary results

    In low turnout primaries it’s hard to gauge which party has the advantage for November.

    But Democrats in Ohio may have more reason to hope than they’ve had in years. Mid-term elections are a referendum on the party and the President in power.

    President Trump’s aggregate approval rating is below 40%, according to Cook Political Report. Gas prices are near record levels and inflation remains entrenched, but the Democrats have a popularity problem of their own. A recent survey shows they have a 39% approval rating.

    Capital This Week host Curtis Jackson sits down with the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, Kathleen Clyde, to learn more about her plan for Democrats to return to the governor’s office.

    Signal: Ohio Democrats nearly matched GOP primary turnout. Does it matter for November?

    Democratic primary turnout rebounds

    Democratic turnout in Ohio’s 2026 primary rebounded sharply on Tuesday, nearly matching Republican participation after trailing badly just four years earlier.

    791,355 Ohioans requested Democratic ballots for the election, and 817,159 requested Republican ballots. That’s compared to 2022, when more than 1 million Ohioans requested Republican ballots against 540,000 Democratic ones.

    The improved Democratic turnout occurred despite the top of the ticket – governor and U.S. Senate – lacking competitive races this year for both parties. Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde said that, overall, state Democrats saw their highest turnout in a primary midterm election since 2006 – a year that was a high-water mark for the party.

    “I look at the similarities in the cycles. We’re in the second term of an unpopular Republican president,” Clyde said.

    Looking at the numbers, Republicans saw ballot requests drop in most counties – with some of the biggest percentage drops happening in large urban counties and western Ohio.

    The largest Democratic increases happened in the Columbus and Cincinnati areas – general areas of growth for the party – including in Butler County, where Democratic ballot requests doubled to around 15,000. Democratic requests were down in some areas where the party has struggled, like eastern and western Ohio.

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    Statehouse News Bureau: Primary voters have spoken. Now the chairs of Ohio’s major parties are looking to November

    With the primary over, the chairs of Ohio’s two major parties know who will be on the ballot in November. The major party leaders are now focusing their messaging on those choices made by primary voters.

    Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde said she’s excited about the party’s candidates going into November.

    “Ohio Democrats are going to be successful because we have a positive vision to unite Ohioans from all walks of life and all political backgrounds and we have a playbook for success,” Clyde said in an interview.

    Clyde said voters are rejecting the current economic climate and are focused on affordability. That, she said, shapes the message of her candidates: “Ohio Democrats are focused on lowering the costs that keep Ohioans up at night, like for housing, healthcare, groceries, utilities, childcare, and more.”

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  • WATCH: Vivek Ramaswamy CRASHES OUT When Asked About Funding Public Schools 

    Columbus, Ohio- In an interview with WEWS’ Morgan Trau, Vivek Ramaswamy threw a temper tantrum and stormed off when asked about his “plan” to fund public education in Ohio that would result in the gutting of public school budgets and massive tax increases. Of course, he refused to answer. Ramaswamy’s crash out comes as his campaign continues to struggle despite millions spent on ads.

    WATCH THE CLIP HERE:

    “It’s no surprise Ramaswamy is lashing out as his campaign continues to struggle. Ohioans know he moved his business to Texas while calling workers lazy, said Medicaid and Medicare were “mistakes” and his property tax scam would defund public schools,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.

    Ohioans can read more about how Ramaswamy’s scam policies would gut public education and raise costs at ramaswamyscamoflife.com. 

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  • New Disturbing Allegations Of Domestic Abuse Against Max Miller Come To Light

    COLUMBUS, OH – A disturbing development surrounding Republican Congressman Max Miller is shedding further light on allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife – the daughter of Republican Senator Bernie Moreno. Miller’s ex-wife has also accused Miller of abusing drugs.

    “Some issues shouldn’t be partisan – investigating allegations of abuse and condemning offenders should be one of them, and Max Miller’s record of alleged abuse is disgusting for anyone, and is reprehensible for a member of Congress,” said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. “These new details surrounding the allegations of abuse against Max Miller by his ex-wife are horrific – and Ohioans won’t accept this in November.”

    These new disturbing details aren’t the first allegations of abuse against Miller and build on his long track record of abuse and dangerous behavior. Ohioans who have known Miller have described him as “a cocky bully with a quick-trigger temper,” and someone with “an anger problem,” who “could be very scary.” 

    Read more on Miller’s pattern of dangerous behavior: 

    • Miller’s ex-girlfriend, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, described their relationship as “abusive” in her published memoir, with reporting detailing that Miller pushed Grisham “against a wall and slapped her in the face” in his D.C. apartment, threw a dog toy at her, and grabbed her at the elevator as she tried to leave after arguments.
    • In high school, witnesses detailed how Miller pushed a teenage girl down a flight of stairs in his family home after she resisted his attempts to touch her. 
    • Miller has been charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest after punching a man and fleeing police in 2007; cited for speeding twice in 2007 and 2008; cited for criminal mischief after smashing through a glass door during a 2 a.m. confrontation outside a hookah bar in 2010; and, in April 2011, charged with Ohio’s equivalent of a DUI.

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  • Ohio’s #1 Frequent Private Jet Flyer Vivek Ramaswamy Claims He Loves Long Drives

    Columbus, Ohio- In another interview full of the disprovable lies that we’ve come to expect from billionaire scammer Vivek Ramaswamy, he now claims he “loves long drives” around Ohio. 

    “Vivek Ramaswamy is desperate to hide his disdain for Ohio after calling workers lazy and claiming Ohio is not the best state. He loves flying 30 miles to avoid driving with Ohioans on the ground,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ramaswamy’s out-of-touch message won’t land with Ohioans who know they can’t believe a word he says.”

    READ MORE about how Ramaswamy treats Ohio like a flyover state:

    Heartland Signal: Records show Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dropped $780K on private jet flights last year

    • Campaign expenditure filings for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy show that the Republican spent more than $780,000 on private jet travel in 2025.
    • The former biotech pharmaceutical executive spent $10,721.97 more on private jet travel while campaigning in Ohio — the 34th largest state in the U.S. in square miles — than U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spent on all air travel (public and private) during his Fighting Oligarchy Tour last year, during which he visited 29 cities across the country.

    Tribune Chronicle: Ramaswamy proposes Ohio university consolidation

    • According to flight records, Ramaswamy flew on his Cessna 750 Citation — owned by his V Leasing LLC — from Columbus the day before the event to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and then flew home after the event ended.
    • Ramaswamy, a billionaire biotech entrepreneur, flew in and out of the area’s airport six times last year.

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  • Ohio Capital Journal: Democrats set sights on protecting, adding to Ohio Supreme Court seats

    COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio Democrats have “set sights on protecting, adding to Ohio Supreme Court seats,” as attacks on Ohioans’ freedoms escalate – like on voting rights and abortion access. Democrats barrel into the general election with strong candidates in Justice Jennifer Brunner and Judge Marilyn Zayas who are committed to upholding the rule of law and protecting Ohioans’ rights and freedoms.

    While Republicans’ candidate attempting to go against Justice Brunner enters the general election with a long ways to go in uniting GOP support after a crowded primary, Democrats are united around Justice Brunner, and Judge Zayas, who are making clear that “the state is at a crossroads,” and people “are losing faith in our court because of politics.”

    Read more about Democrats’ opportunity in 2026 to elect Justices to the Supreme Court who will uphold the rule of law and defend Ohioans’ freedoms.

    Ohio Capital Journal: Democrats set sights on protecting, adding to Ohio Supreme Court seats

    Democratic judges have an uphill battle to change the 6-1 Ohio Supreme Court, where Justice Jennifer Brunner is an island unto herself in a sea of Republican justices. But she and another judge making a run for a seat in November sense a change in the winds when it comes to Democratic support, both in the judicial system and elsewhere.

    “As I travel the state, I am taken by the movement, the energy, the sort of undertow that I’m sensing from the counties around the state,” Brunner said at the Ohio Democratic Party’s primary night event on Tuesday.

    Brunner has been on the court since 2021, but until last year, she shared the bench with two other Democratic justices.

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    Brunner will now face off against Republican challenger and former Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O’Donnell, who edged out a crowded primary field of appellate judges on Tuesday, garnering 32% of the vote in unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State.

    She succeeded in the election with a margin of less than 18,000 votes between her and her closest opponent, Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge Andrew King.

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    Brunner told the crowd of Democratic supporters that she wants to be “part of the foundation and the strong shoulders that people like (governor candidate Dr.) Amy Acton can stand on.”

    She said the energy she’s seen from voters shows a dissatisfaction with the way government is working, particularly the Republican leadership at the federal level.

    “We know we all have problems in our lives … and every time we look up thinking we might get a little hope, what we get out of Washington is this din, and this craziness, and this sense that this is not our country,” she said.

    If Brunner loses the Nov. 3 election, and Justice Dan Hawkins defends his seat against a Democratic challenger, First District Court of Appeals Judge Marilyn Zayas, the Ohio Supreme Court will be a full 7-0 Republican panel.

    In her campaign to join Brunner on the court, Zayas also feels a different energy in the 2026 election.

    “I’m seeing how we are losing faith in our court because of politics, and politics has no place in our Ohio Supreme Court,” said Zayas, who was unopposed in her primary race.

    Zayas said the state is at a crossroads, one in which wins for the two Democrats in 2026 could provide opportunities for more judges in 2028.

    “We have to do this, because the alternative is way too dire,” Zayas said.

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  • Ohioans are Paying 56% More For Gas but Vivek Ramaswamy Says it Could Always Be Worse 

    Columbus, Ohio- Earlier this spring, billionaire conman Vivek Ramaswamy told Ohioans gas prices could always be worse. Now, Ohioans are paying an average of $1.71 more per gallon than this time one year ago, or a 56% increase per gallon.

    Ramaswamy: Ask yourself what gas prices would be if we had not produced more oil over the course of the last year in this country.

    REMINDER: Ramaswamy, who spent $800,000 traveling by private jet last year,says that the higher costs Ohioans are facing are just a “perceived” problem and believes affordability is just a “buzzword.” 

    “As Ohioans are paying skyrocketing prices at the gas pump, Vivek Ramaswamy’s message to them is that it could always be worse. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening for every Ohioan who travels by car and truck, not private jet,” said Ohio Democratic Party Spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Conman Ramaswamy hopes Ohioans won’t believe their eyes, or their bank accounts, as he pushes policies that would only make their lives more expensive.”

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