Taxes: banks and mortgage lenders
What they say
His campaign says he reduced mortgage lenders' tax burden in 2021, calling it the highest in the nation at the time.
“He also successfully reduced mortgage lenders’ tax burden (HB 150), believed to be the highest in the nation at the time.”
Source: Derek Merrin for Congress
What the record shows ·
He is recorded as the sponsor of H.B. 150 of the 133rd General Assembly, "Reduce taxes on new banks and mortgage lenders", signed January 9, 2021 and effective April 12, 2021.
Sources: Ohio General Assembly
Limit: The bill's enactment is on the record. The description of Ohio's burden as the highest in the nation is the campaign's and is not evaluated here.