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Checked against the record · Ohio Governor 2026

Did Rob McColley cut government red tape in Ohio?

Matches stated direction. 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.

Vivek Ramaswamy

Running mate Rob McColley: red tape

Matches stated direction

What they say

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

“reducing government red tape”

Source: Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio

What the record shows · Mar 9, 2022

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%.

Sources: Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System), Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System), Ohio Legislative Service Commission, Ohio General Assembly, Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review

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

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