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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

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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%.

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  1. 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

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  2. 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

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  3. 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

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  4. 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

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  5. 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

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