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Did Derek Merrin cut taxes on Ohio mortgage lenders?

Matches stated record claim. He sponsored House Bill 150 to reduce taxes on new banks and mortgage lenders, signed in January 2021; the highest-in-the-nation claim isn't checked here.

Derek Merrin

Taxes: banks and mortgage lenders

Matches stated record claim

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 · Jan 9, 2021

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.

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