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Checked against the record · Ohio 9th District 2026

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.”

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.

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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  1. Campaign home page, including the About sectionhttps://derekmerrin.com/

    Derek Merrin for Congress · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source and the whole of the campaign's site: it is one page whose only internal link is a privacy policy. Positions and record claims are attributed, not independently verified facts. The domain merrinforcongress.com is a registrar parking page and is not the campaign's site.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Derek Merrin cut taxes on Ohio mortgage lenders?

  2. H.B. 150, 133rd General Assemblyhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/133/hb150

    Ohio General Assembly · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Sponsor, versions, signature and effective dates as published by the legislature.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Derek Merrin cut taxes on Ohio mortgage lenders?

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