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Vivek Ramaswamy

Holds no public office. His campaign describes him as a business leader. Campaign affiliation: Republican.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Vivek Ramaswamy

Background

  • The Republican nominee. His campaign describes him as a Cincinnati native and business leader who built companies that develop medicines.
  • Ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
  • His running mate is Rob McColley, a state senator from Napoleon whom the Senate elected its president in January 2025.

What they say they want to do

  • Roll property taxes back to where they were before the end of the pandemic, and phase out the state income tax, starting with capital gains.
  • Suspend the state gas and diesel tax for 90 days.
  • Allow a data center only if nearby homes get free electricity and lower property taxes, and pause new approvals on his first day.
  • Higher school standards, more choice for parents, and higher pay for the best teachers.
  • Tougher bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders.

What the official record shows

He has never held public office, so there is no official record of his own to list. The cards below cover his running mate's record where the campaign claims it.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

The campaign says McColley was unanimously elected president of the Ohio Senate in January 2025.

What the record shows ·

The Senate Journal records his election on January 6, 2025, 31 votes to none, and he is not listed as voting on his own election.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign says McColley was unanimously elected president of the Ohio Senate in January 2025.

“Rob was unanimously elected President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025”

What the record shows ·

The Senate Journal for January 6, 2025 records his election as president, 31 votes to none.

Limit: No senator voted against him. He is not listed as voting on his own election.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes making sure Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns.

What the record shows ·

He co-sponsored a 2021 law letting lawmakers cancel health orders and end emergencies and voted to override the veto, but no record can say if it would stop a future shutdown.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes making sure Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns.

“ensuring Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns”

What the record shows ·

McColley was one of two sponsors of Senate Bill 22 in 2021. It lets lawmakers cancel health department orders and end a governor's emergency, which now lasts no more than 90 days unless they extend it. The governor vetoed it; McColley voted to override the veto on March 24, 2021, and it took effect June 23, 2021. A 2022 appeals court ruling upheld the dismissal of a suit against the law, for lack of standing.

Limit: The law gives lawmakers power over future health orders. Whether it prevents a future shutdown is a prediction no record settles. The campaign's line also names Acton; that part is out of scope.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes reducing government red tape.

What the record shows ·

He led a 2022 law ordering state agencies to cut the restrictions in their rules by 30% by mid-2025, and lawmakers reported 27 of 28 agencies met the target.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes reducing government red tape.

“reducing government red tape”

What the record shows ·

McColley was the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 9, signed March 9, 2022. It orders state agencies to cut the restrictions in their rules by 30% by June 30, 2025. He voted for it in the Senate. The legislature's rule review committee reported in December 2025 that 27 of 28 agencies met that target; the EPA was at 22.70%.

Limit: The law counts restrictions in rules, not whole rules. We did not check whether the EPA later reached 30%.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes cutting taxes.

What the record shows ·

As Senate president he voted for the 2025 budget, which cut the top income tax rate from 3.5% to 3.125% and set a single 2.75% rate from 2026.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign says McColley's record includes cutting taxes.

“His strong conservative record includes cutting taxes”

What the record shows ·

As Senate president he voted for the 2025 state budget, House Bill 96, on June 11 and June 25, 2025. It cut the top state income tax rate from 3.5% to 3.125% for 2025 and set a single 2.75% rate from 2026.

Limit: The budget did many other things; this card looks only at its income tax rates. He did not sponsor it.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign's plan says it would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.

What the record shows ·

Rob McColley voted for the 2023 budget, which cut the top rate from 3.99% to 3.75%, then 3.5%, though a lower rate is not an end to the tax and Ramaswamy has never held office.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign's plan says it would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.

“Phase out the state income tax—starting with eliminating capital gains taxes—so every Ohioan keeps more of what they earn”

What the record shows ·

McColley voted for the 2023 state budget, House Bill 33, on June 30, 2023. It cut the top state income tax rate from 3.99% to 3.75% for 2023, then to 3.5% from 2024, when four rates became two.

Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. A lower rate is not an end to the tax, and the budget did many other things.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign's plan says it would expand natural gas and new energy technology to lower electric bills.

What the record shows ·

Rob McColley voted against the 2019 law that added power plant charges to bills, then for laws that repealed parts of it and ended the charge for the older plants.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign's plan says it would expand natural gas and new energy technology to lower electric bills.

“Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family”

What the record shows ·

McColley voted against House Bill 6 in the Senate on July 17, 2019. It added a monthly charge to power bills for nuclear plants, and a charge on every utility's customers through 2030 for plants owned by a company that utilities formed before 1960. It also cut the state's renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements for utilities. He cosponsored House Bill 128 and voted for it on March 24, 2021. It repealed parts of House Bill 6, limited its credit payments to solar and provided refunds to customers. He cosponsored House Bill 15 and voted for it on April 30, 2025. It ended the charge for the older plants from August 14, 2025.

Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. These laws did other things too, and we did not measure what they did to bills. The card does not test the plan's natural gas goal.

Matches stated direction

What they say

The campaign's plan calls for higher academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade reading, and more choice for parents over where their children learn.

What the record shows ·

McColley backed the 2023 budget's wider EdChoice and science-of-reading rules, plus a parent option after school consultation to promote third graders below reading grade level.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

The campaign's plan calls for higher academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade reading, and more choice for parents over where their children learn.

“Raise academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade literacy ... Empower parents with transparency and meaningful choices over where and how their children learn”

What the record shows ·

McColley voted for the 2023 state budget, House Bill 33, on June 30, 2023. It opened the income-based EdChoice private school scholarship to students at any family income; before, the limit was 250% of the federal poverty level. It also required schools to use reading materials aligned with the science of reading from the 2024-25 school year, and barred the three-cueing method in pre-K to grade 5, with waivers for some students. The same budget let a parent, after talking with the reading teacher and principal, have a third grader promoted to fourth grade whether or not the child reads at grade level. The law before it had no such parent request.

Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. The budget did many other things; this card looks only at school choice and reading.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Property taxesIncome taxesData centersEnergy billsSchoolsEthics and corruption

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Write-in tickets file

    Four write-in tickets file for governor by the August 24 deadline.

  2. race event

    Primary election

    Acton, Ramaswamy and Kissick win their party primaries for governor; Acton runs unopposed.

  3. race event

    Three tickets file

    Acton and Pepper, Ramaswamy and McColley, and Kissick and Mills file for governor and lieutenant governor.

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Sources39 source records

How we use sources

  1. Meet Vivekhttps://vivekforohio.com/meet-vivek/

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. His biography. It describes no public office he has held.

    candidate statement

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Meet Robhttps://vivekforohio.com/meet-rob/

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Running mate Rob McColley's biography, including the ticket's claims about his record. Its line about Acton is out of scope here.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Running mate Rob McColley: Senate president; Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders; Running mate Rob McColley: red tape; Running mate Rob McColley: taxes

  3. Campaign financehttps://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/campaign-finance/

    Ohio Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Where Ohio's statewide candidates file their campaign finance reports. The page shows a security check to automated readers (HTTP 403), so it was not read by this desk; a person can open it in a browser.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Ohio Revised Code 3517.11https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3517.11

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign committees of candidates for statewide office file their finance statements with the Secretary of State.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. Candidate list, November 3, 2026 general election (document)

    Cuyahoga County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Lists three governor tickets, each filed February 4, 2026 and valid: Acton and Pepper (Democratic), Ramaswamy and McColley (Republican), Kissick and Mills (Libertarian). Four write-in tickets filed August 24, 2026. Not ballot order. sha256 5eaa1507f117fb441da88983f85e9495ae11e86c8c4d2670364773c70eb31df0. The Secretary of State's site shows a security check to automated readers, so a county list is used.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Write-in tickets file; Primary election; Three tickets file

  6. Candidate overview: Ramaswamy, Vivek (P40011082)https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40011082/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Registered as a Republican candidate for president, 2024 election.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  7. Senate Journal, Monday, January 6, 2025https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/journals/journal_s_20250601/pdf/

    Ohio Senate · Published Jan 6, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The Senate elects Rob McColley president, yeas 31, nays 0. sha256 f3ba9dfc2d079b329f96d0bd0f977ea9f11dfabf7cfa6dac310e61be70c2aaa2.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Running mate Rob McColley: Senate president

  8. Vivek's Plan for Historic Property Tax Rollbackshttps://vivekforohio.com/viveks-plan-for-historic-property-tax-rollbacks/

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Linked from The Plan page.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  9. The Planhttps://vivekforohio.com/the-plan/

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Taxes, energy, schools, crime, and his data center pledge (reprinted from a Columbus Dispatch op-ed of August 6).

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Running mate Rob McColley: income tax rates; Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills; Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  10. Vivek and Ohio GOP Leaders Unveil Gas Tax Relief Planhttps://vivekforohio.com/vivek-and-ohio-gop-leaders-unveil-gas-tax-relief-plan/

    Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Listed on the site's home page under September 21, 2026.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  11. S.B. 22, 134th General Assembly: bill versionshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/sb22/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders. Sponsors Terry Johnson and Rob McColley in every version; the enrolled version is effective June 23, 2021.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders

  12. S.B. 22, 134th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/sb22/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Senate and House votes with member-level yeas and nays, including both chambers' veto overrides on March 24, 2021.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders

  13. Ohio Revised Code 101.36https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-101.36

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Lets the General Assembly rescind health department orders by concurrent resolution. Enacted by S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly, effective June 23, 2021.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders

  14. Ohio Revised Code 107.42https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-107.42

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Limits a governor's state of emergency to 90 days unless the General Assembly extends it. Enacted by S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly, effective June 23, 2021.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders

  15. Cronin v. Governor of Ohio, 2022-Ohio-829 (document)

    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals · Published Mar 17, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    A suit to stop S.B. 22 was dismissed for lack of standing; the appeals court affirmed on March 17, 2022. The court did not rule on whether the law is constitutional. sha256 153769bc943450ecadced2e4a9085ab33a5fcebdce1673c302e534d9806c3d91.

    official office record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders

  16. S.B. 9, 134th General Assembly: bill versionshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/sb9/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Reduce regulatory restrictions in administrative rules. Sponsors Rob McColley and Kristina Roegner; signed March 9, 2022, effective June 8, 2022.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape

  17. S.B. 9, 134th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/sb9/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Senate and House votes with member-level yeas and nays.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape

  18. Ohio Revised Code 121.951https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-121.951

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Requires state agencies to cut regulatory restrictions by 30% by June 30, 2025. Enacted by S.B. 9 of the 134th General Assembly, effective June 8, 2022.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape

  19. S.B. 9 Historical Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (document)

    Ohio General Assembly, Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review · Published Dec 15, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated December 15, 2025, with data as of June 30, 2025. Of 28 agencies, 27 cut their regulatory restrictions by at least 30%. The EPA was at 22.70% and said it would reach 30% by early 2026; that was not checked. The measure is restrictions in rules, not whole rules repealed. sha256 93d3c87152c8929afaefbc40ccfe190e224f9dc99d6a947656560e0a2d145f79.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape

  20. H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb96/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The 2026-27 state operating budget. Senate passage June 11, 2025 and the conference report June 25, 2025, each 23-10, McColley voting yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: taxes

  21. H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, as enrolledhttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb96/07_EN/html/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Enrolled text, about 30 MB. Section 5747.02 replaces the 2024 rate table (top rate 3.5%) with a 2025 table (top rate 3.125%) and a single 2.75% rate from 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: taxes

  22. Ohio Revised Code 5747.02https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    State income tax rates, as amended by H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly, effective September 30, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: taxes

  23. H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb33/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The 2024-25 state operating budget. The Senate agreed to the conference report June 30, 2023, McColley voting yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: income tax rates; Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  24. Ohio Revised Code 5747.02, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02/10-3-2023

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    As amended by H.B. 33. Top rate 3.75% for 2023; from 2024, two rates, 2.75% and 3.5%.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: income tax rates

  25. Ohio Revised Code 5747.02, version effective March 23, 2022https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02/3-23-2022

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The version before H.B. 33: four rates, top rate 3.99%.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: income tax rates

  26. H.B. 6, 133rd General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_133/legislation/hb6/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Senate passage July 17, 2019, McColley voting nay.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  27. H.B. 6, 133rd General Assembly, as enrolledhttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_133/legislation/hb6/06_EN/html/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Section 3706.46 sets a monthly charge on retail electric customers for the nuclear generation fund; section 4928.148 sets a charge through 2030 for a legacy generation resource. It also cut the renewable energy benchmark and capped the energy efficiency requirement at 17.5% cumulative savings.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  28. H.B. 128, 134th General Assembly: bill versionshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/hb128/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Repeals parts of H.B. 6 and limits its credit payments to solar. Signed March 31, 2021. McColley is listed as a cosponsor of the enrolled version.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  29. H.B. 128, 134th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_134/legislation/hb128/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Senate passage March 24, 2021, McColley voting yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  30. H.B. 15, 136th General Assembly: bill versionshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Klopfenstein; McColley is listed as a cosponsor of the enrolled version. Signed May 15, 2025, effective August 14, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  31. H.B. 15, 136th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/actions/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Senate passage April 30, 2025, McColley voting yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  32. H.B. 15, 136th General Assembly, as enrolledhttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb15/05_EN/html/

    Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Repeals section 4928.148; Section 4 bars utilities from collecting the legacy generation resource charge from the act's effective date. Section 4928.01 defines that resource as plants owned by a corporation investor-owned utilities formed before 1960.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills

  33. Ohio Revised Code 3310.032https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3310.032

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Income-based EdChoice scholarship, as amended by H.B. 33, effective October 3, 2023. Eligibility no longer has an income limit.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  34. Ohio Revised Code 3310.032, version effective September 23, 2022https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3310.032/9-23-2022

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The version before H.B. 33: family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, or a sibling with the scholarship.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  35. Ohio Revised Code 3313.6028, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.6028/10-3-2023

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Enacted by H.B. 33. Reading curriculum aligned with the science of reading from 2024-25; three-cueing barred in pre-K to grade 5, with individual waivers.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  36. Ohio Revised Code 3313.608, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.608/10-3-2023

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Third Grade Reading Guarantee as amended by H.B. 33: adds promotion at a parent's request.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  37. Ohio Revised Code 3313.608, version effective September 30, 2021https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.608/9-30-2021

    Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The version before H.B. 33.

    official legislative record

    For: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading

  38. 2026 election schedulehttps://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/getmedia/5a24ba93-6eaa-4cfe-ad8c-77c5aed0e496/2026-Election-Schedule-with-Candidate-Requirements-6

    Franklin County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The write-in filing deadline for the November 3 general election is 4:00 p.m., August 24, 2026. Revised May 28, 2026. sha256 dfeb41450e364f9f291a2a2ae332a3762c5da0475cad43cb9ee6d69ee13507ed.

    official election record

    For: Write-in tickets file

  39. Official results, May 5, 2026 primary, Franklin County onlyhttps://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/getmedia/8f366b7c-bc97-4f5c-8d15-659b0e35283d/Franklin-s-Official-Canvass-Summary-with-Group-Detail

    Franklin County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Franklin County's official count, not the statewide total. Governor: Acton 118,223, unopposed; Ramaswamy 40,190, Casey Putsch 7,236, a withdrawn ticket 2,262; Kissick 736, write-ins 140. The Secretary of State's statewide results show a security check to automated readers. sha256 74e32aede45c396fa30bf33aa60dc23886fd8d4c3a92f379488a49ed62ccdb73.

    official election record

    For: Primary election