Amy Acton
Would cut taxes for working families with a state earned income credit and a child tax credit of up to $1,000 a year for families earning up to $85,000.
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Issue record
Income taxes
In short
Amy Acton's campaign would add a state earned income credit and a child tax credit up to $1,000 for families earning up to $85,000. Don Kissick's issues page lists no income tax position. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would phase out the state income tax, starting with capital gains. Ramaswamy has never held office; running mate Rob McColley voted for 2023 and 2025 budgets that cut rates to a single 2.75% from 2026 but kept the tax.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Don Kissick
No position on the state income tax is stated on his issues page.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
As Senate president he voted for the 2025 budget, which cut the top income tax rate from 3.5% to 3.125% and set a single 2.75% rate from 2026.
Full detail
The campaign says McColley's record includes cutting taxes. As Senate president he voted for the 2025 state budget, House Bill 96, on June 11 and June 25, 2025. It cut the top state income tax rate from 3.5% to 3.125% for 2025 and set a single 2.75% rate from 2026. Limit: The budget did many other things; this card looks only at its income tax rates. He did not sponsor it.
official action
Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
Rob McColley voted for the 2023 budget, which cut the top rate from 3.99% to 3.75%, then 3.5%, though a lower rate is not an end to the tax and Ramaswamy has never held office.
Full detail
The campaign's plan says it would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains. McColley voted for the 2023 state budget, House Bill 33, on June 30, 2023. It cut the top state income tax rate from 3.99% to 3.75% for 2023, then to 3.5% from 2024, when four rates became two. Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. A lower rate is not an end to the tax, and the budget did many other things.
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Sources10 source records
- ActOn Lowering Costs: Amy's Affordability Agendahttps://actonforgovernor.com/issue/acton-lowering-costs-affordability-agenda/
Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Tax credits, health costs, energy bills and wage theft.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: campaign position
- On the Issueshttps://donkissick.com/on-the-issues
People for Don Kissick and James Mills · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Headings: data centers, license-plate cameras, property taxes, corruption, economic affordability, personal dignity. The site's press releases page carried no releases when read.
candidate statement
For: Don Kissick: campaign position
- The Planhttps://vivekforohio.com/the-plan/
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. Taxes, energy, schools, crime, and his data center pledge (reprinted from a Columbus Dispatch op-ed of August 6).
candidate statement
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: campaign position; Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- 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
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb96/actions/
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The 2026-27 state operating budget. Senate passage June 11, 2025 and the conference report June 25, 2025, each 23-10, McColley voting yea.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, as enrolledhttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb96/07_EN/html/
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Enrolled text, about 30 MB. Section 5747.02 replaces the 2024 rate table (top rate 3.5%) with a 2025 table (top rate 3.125%) and a single 2.75% rate from 2026.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 5747.02https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
State income tax rates, as amended by H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly, effective September 30, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb33/actions/
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The 2024-25 state operating budget. The Senate agreed to the conference report June 30, 2023, McColley voting yea.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 5747.02, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02/10-3-2023
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
As amended by H.B. 33. Top rate 3.75% for 2023; from 2024, two rates, 2.75% and 3.5%.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 5747.02, version effective March 23, 2022https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.02/3-23-2022
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33: four rates, top rate 3.99%.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction