Election 2026
Independent, source-first accountability
Governor
Election day: November 3, 2026
Three tickets for governor and lieutenant governor are on Ohio's ballot.
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
Ratings checked October 1, 2026
Updated September 25, 2026
At a glance
One stated goal, one checked action and the top committee funding for each candidate. Read the detailed guide for the rest.
Funding shows up to the two largest listed committee categories, without individual-donor conduit entries.
Record checked Sep 25, 2026. Money dates are shown separately.
One stated goal A tax cut for working families: a state earned income credit and a child tax credit of up to $1,000 a year.
One checked action Ordered all K-12 school buildings closed to students from March 17, 2020.
Campaign cash No campaign cash figure is included in this desk.
Listed committee funding No committee funding breakdown is included here.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
One stated goal End property taxes through the proposed amendment, with local funding based on consumption instead.
One checked action No official action is listed in this desk. The detailed guide explains the gap.
Campaign cash No campaign cash figure is included in this desk.
Listed committee funding No committee funding breakdown is included here.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
One stated goal Roll property taxes back to where they were before the end of the pandemic, and phase out the state income tax, starting with capital gains.
One checked action No official action is listed in this desk. The detailed guide explains the gap.
Campaign cash No campaign cash figure is included in this desk.
Listed committee funding No committee funding breakdown is included here.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
Printed ballot candidates
Declared write-in tickets are listed separately by the election authority.
Source: Franklin County Board of Elections general candidate list
Checked September 2, 2026
Voter guide
Goals come from each campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.
Background comes from government or official office records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so. Goals are summarized from each campaign's own platform page and stay attributed to the campaign. The record lines are official votes, sponsorships, and filings with the government source attached. Money is shown as filed, by the type the FEC records for the contributing committee, and is not evidence of why any position was taken. Money rows are itemized receipts from political committees; transfers from joint fundraising committees and the conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions sit on their own rows; other memo entries, reimbursements, and receipts from organizations that are not political committees are excluded; each candidate's note gives the filings it covers, and some notes also compare the rows with the campaign's own FEC summary.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
He has not held public office, so there is no official record of his to list.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
He has never held public office, so there is no official record of his own to list. The cards below cover his running mate's record where the campaign claims it.
Governor candidates file with the Ohio Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.
What to know
The available local report examines campaign-ad claims. Its accusation and background details require claim-by-claim editorial review before publication.
Candidate records
Current public roles come from government sources.
Democratic
Holds no public office. She was director of the Ohio Department of Health from early 2019 to June 2020.
Public profiles
Libertarian
Holds no public office. His campaign says he served six years in the U.S. Navy.
Public profiles
Republican
Holds no public office. His campaign describes him as a business leader.
Public profiles
Profile links show what is public now, not a complete archive. Each was confirmed through the campaign site unless a note says otherwise.
Individual social posts enter the evidence record only with a post URL, date, context, and review note.
Issue comparison
Each campaign's own positions, not promises The Stated Record has verified or endorsed.
Amy Acton's campaign would widen senior tax relief and rebate up to $1,000 when bills rise over 4% a year. Don Kissick's campaign backs replacing property taxes with consumption-based local funding. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would roll property taxes back to before the pandemic ended. Acton's running mate, David Pepper, was on Cincinnati's council as its rate fell yearly, then on Hamilton County's board as its rate rose, fell and held flat with voter-approved levies.
Would expand the homestead exemption so seniors with household incomes up to $50,000 qualify, and give homeowners a rebate of up to $1,000 when their property tax bill rises more than 4% in a year.
Supports the proposed amendment to end property taxes, with local funding based on consumption instead.
Would roll property taxes back to where they were before the end of the pandemic, leaving new construction out and honoring existing debt. Under his data center plan, the centers' property taxes would fund rebates for nearby homeowners.
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.
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.
No position on the state income tax is stated on his issues page.
Would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.
Amy Acton's campaign backs pausing data centers unless they pay their own utility costs, use union labor, disclose backers, meet environmental rules and avoid farmland. Don Kissick's campaign calls them part of a growing surveillance system that uses lots of power, water and farmland; it names no policy. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would pause approvals until a law passes; centers must meet air and water rules and give nearby homes free power and lower property taxes.
Supports a conditional pause on data centers: they must pay all their own utility costs, be built with union labor, disclose who is behind them, meet environmental standards, and go on brownfields rather than farms.
Calls data centers part of a growing surveillance system, and says they use large amounts of power and water, take farmland, and get tax breaks while residents pay more for utilities. The page names no specific policy.
A data center could be built only if nearby homes get free electricity and lower property taxes and the center meets air and water rules. He would pause new data center approvals by executive order on his first day until a law is passed.
Amy Acton's campaign would appoint ratepayer-first regulators, restore the consumer counsel's budget and bring back efficiency and renewable programs cut under House Bill 6. Don Kissick's issues page lists no position on power bills beyond data centers. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would expand natural gas and new energy technology and speed up permits. Ramaswamy has never held office; running mate Rob McColley voted against House Bill 6, then for laws that repealed parts of it.
Would appoint utility regulators who put ratepayers first, restore the consumer counsel's budget, and bring back the energy efficiency and renewable energy programs cut under House Bill 6.
No position on energy supply or power bills is stated beyond his data center section.
Would expand natural gas and new energy technology and speed up permits for energy projects to lower electric bills.
Amy Acton's campaign backs the Fair School Funding Plan, voucher reform and free school meals. Don Kissick's issues page lists no position on schools. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would raise reading, math and civics standards, give parents more choice, pay top teachers more and expand career-technical education. Ramaswamy has never held office; running mate Rob McColley voted for the 2023 budget, which opened private school scholarships to all incomes and required science-of-reading materials.
Would fund public schools under the Fair School Funding Plan, reform the school voucher system, and provide free school breakfast and lunch.
No position on schools is stated on his issues page.
Would raise standards in 3rd-grade reading, 8th-grade math and 12th-grade civics, give parents more choice, pay the best teachers more, and expand career-technical education.
Amy Acton's campaign would issue day-one anti-corruption orders, bar regulators for three years from working for companies they regulated and make contractors disclose political giving. Don Kissick's campaign would bar legislators from lobbying for five years after leaving and put state contracts and budgets in a searchable database. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign plan lists no ethics position; it calls for cutting waste and red tape, and a May 2026 plan targets Medicaid fraud by providers.
Would issue anti-corruption executive orders on day one, bar state regulators from working for companies they regulated for three years, and make state contractors disclose political giving.
Would bar legislators from becoming lobbyists for five years after leaving office and put state contracts and budgets in a searchable public database.
No ethics or anti-corruption plan is stated in his plan, which calls for cutting government waste and red tape. A separate May 2026 plan targets Medicaid fraud by providers.
Words and record
Each card sets one thing a candidate says beside their own official record, with one label from a fixed list and its limit. No card says why someone did something.
The number of cards varies with what each candidate's official record supports, and every card carries the same required parts: what they say, what the official record shows, one label from the fixed list, and its limit. Each card is labeled narrowly, by rule. A single vote, sponsorship, or filing can match one claim without proving a candidate's whole record.
What they say
Her campaign says her pandemic leadership saved lives and helped Ohio's economy and schools open earlier than other states.
What the record shows
She signed closure and staged reopening orders; schools stayed shut for the school year. DeWine announced most orders. Her decision share, reopening comparison and lives saved are unshown.
What they say
Her campaign says her pandemic leadership saved lives and helped Ohio's economy and schools open earlier than other states.
“helped Ohio’s economy and schools open earlier than other states”
What the record shows
As health director she signed the order closing school buildings to students from March 17, 2020, and the stay-at-home order of March 22. On April 20 the governor said schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. On April 30 she signed the Stay Safe Ohio order, which let businesses reopen in stages. She stepped down on June 11, 2020.
Why there is no assessment here
No official record compares Ohio's reopening with other states or counts lives saved, so the claim can't be settled here.
Limit: These orders came with Governor DeWine, who announced most of them. The record does not show her share of each decision.
What they say
Her campaign says that as health director she worked with both parties to hold drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic and shape a historic settlement that funds addiction recovery.
What the record shows
Ohio's OneOhio settlement plan came together while she was health director, but the official releases don't say what part she played.
What they say
Her campaign says that as health director she worked with both parties to hold drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic and shape a historic settlement that funds addiction recovery.
“hold the big drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic and shape a historic settlement to fund addiction recovery programs”
What the record shows
Ohio's OneOhio plan for sharing opioid settlement money came together while she was director; the attorney general said in March 2020 that local leaders had signed on. The governor's office says it built the plan with the attorney general and local leaders. The first settlement payments reached local governments in July 2022.
Why there is no assessment here
The official records we read don't say what part the health director played, so her role can't be settled here.
Limit: An absence from these releases is not evidence she had no part. Health department records from 2019 and 2020 could settle it.
What they say
The campaign says that as a Hamilton County commissioner, Pepper led a fiscal turnaround that cut county spending by $60 million.
What the record shows
The general fund budget fell $59.9 million in 2008-2010 with him on the board, after a $20.4 million rise approved while he served. These are budgets, not final spending.
What they say
The campaign says that as a Hamilton County commissioner, Pepper led a fiscal turnaround that cut county spending by $60 million.
“cutting spending by $60 million”
What the record shows
The county's general fund budget fell from $271.6 million in 2008 to $239.4 million in 2009 and $211.7 million in 2010, a cut of $59.9 million. Pepper sat on the three-member board for all three, and was its president when the 2010 budget passed in October 2009.
Limit: The 2008 starting point was itself a $20.4 million rise, approved while he sat on the board. These are budgets, not final spending.
What they say
The campaign says Pepper held the line on property taxes as a county commissioner and cut the county's rate outright in his final year.
What the record shows
The tax-year rate rose twice, fell in his third year and held in his last. The fall reached bills a year later, in his final year. Voters approved the levy changes.
What they say
The campaign says Pepper held the line on property taxes as a county commissioner and cut the county's rate outright in his final year.
“held the line on property taxes, reducing the county’s rate outright in his final year”
What the record shows
The county auditor lists the county's property tax rate at 20.18 mills for tax year 2006. In his years on the board, 2007 to 2010, it was 20.56, 20.63, 20.48 and 20.48. The rises came with levy increases voters approved: mental health and senior services in 2007, the zoo in 2008. The 2009 fall came when a smaller levy replaced the expiring Drake levy.
Why there is no assessment here
By tax year, the rate rose in his first two years, fell in his third and was flat in his last. Taxes are paid a year later, so the fall reached bills in 2010, his last year. "Held the line" depends on which years you count.
Limit: These are full voted rates. Voters approved each levy change; we did not check who put each levy on the ballot.
What they say
The campaign says Pepper cut Cincinnati's property tax rate every year he served on city council.
What the record shows
Cincinnati's rate fell each tax year from 2002 to 2005, from 10.76 mills to 10.19, though council sets the rate, not one member.
What they say
The campaign says Pepper cut Cincinnati's property tax rate every year he served on city council.
“reducing the property tax rate every year he served”
What the record shows
City reports show him on council for two two-year terms, the second in 2004 and 2005. The county auditor lists Cincinnati's property tax rate at 10.76 mills for tax year 2001, then 10.63, 10.36, 10.34 and 10.19 for tax years 2002 to 2005. It fell each of those years.
Limit: The rate sheets give the city's total rate, not what each part pays for. Council sets the rate; one member does not.
What they say
The campaign says McColley was unanimously elected president of the Ohio Senate in January 2025.
What the record shows ·
The Senate Journal records his election on January 6, 2025, 31 votes to none, and he is not listed as voting on his own election.
What they say
The campaign says McColley was unanimously elected president of the Ohio Senate in January 2025.
“Rob was unanimously elected President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025”
What the record shows ·
The Senate Journal for January 6, 2025 records his election as president, 31 votes to none.
Limit: No senator voted against him. He is not listed as voting on his own election.
What they say
The campaign says McColley's record includes making sure Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns.
What the record shows ·
He co-sponsored a 2021 law letting lawmakers cancel health orders and end emergencies and voted to override the veto, but no record can say if it would stop a future shutdown.
What they say
The campaign says McColley's record includes making sure Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns.
“ensuring Ohio never again repeats the overreach of the COVID-era shutdowns”
What the record shows ·
McColley was one of two sponsors of Senate Bill 22 in 2021. It lets lawmakers cancel health department orders and end a governor's emergency, which now lasts no more than 90 days unless they extend it. The governor vetoed it; McColley voted to override the veto on March 24, 2021, and it took effect June 23, 2021. A 2022 appeals court ruling upheld the dismissal of a suit against the law, for lack of standing.
Limit: The law gives lawmakers power over future health orders. Whether it prevents a future shutdown is a prediction no record settles. The campaign's line also names Acton; that part is out of scope.
What they say
The campaign says McColley's record includes reducing government red tape.
What the record shows ·
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.
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%.
What they say
The campaign says McColley's record includes cutting taxes.
What the record shows ·
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.
What they say
The campaign says McColley's record includes cutting taxes.
“His strong conservative record includes cutting taxes”
What the record shows ·
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.
What they say
The campaign's plan says it would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.
What the record shows ·
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.
What they say
The campaign's plan says it would phase out the state income tax, starting with the tax on capital gains.
“Phase out the state income tax—starting with eliminating capital gains taxes—so every Ohioan keeps more of what they earn”
What the record shows ·
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.
What they say
The campaign's plan says it would expand natural gas and new energy technology to lower electric bills.
What the record shows ·
Rob McColley voted against the 2019 law that added power plant charges to bills, then for laws that repealed parts of it and ended the charge for the older plants.
What they say
The campaign's plan says it would expand natural gas and new energy technology to lower electric bills.
“Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family”
What the record shows ·
McColley voted against House Bill 6 in the Senate on July 17, 2019. It added a monthly charge to power bills for nuclear plants, and a charge on every utility's customers through 2030 for plants owned by a company that utilities formed before 1960. It also cut the state's renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements for utilities. He cosponsored House Bill 128 and voted for it on March 24, 2021. It repealed parts of House Bill 6, limited its credit payments to solar and provided refunds to customers. He cosponsored House Bill 15 and voted for it on April 30, 2025. It ended the charge for the older plants from August 14, 2025.
Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. These laws did other things too, and we did not measure what they did to bills. The card does not test the plan's natural gas goal.
What they say
The campaign's plan calls for higher academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade reading, and more choice for parents over where their children learn.
What the record shows ·
McColley backed the 2023 budget's wider EdChoice and science-of-reading rules, plus a parent option after school consultation to promote third graders below reading grade level.
What they say
The campaign's plan calls for higher academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade reading, and more choice for parents over where their children learn.
“Raise academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade literacy ... Empower parents with transparency and meaningful choices over where and how their children learn”
What the record shows ·
McColley voted for the 2023 state budget, House Bill 33, on June 30, 2023. It opened the income-based EdChoice private school scholarship to students at any family income; before, the limit was 250% of the federal poverty level. It also required schools to use reading materials aligned with the science of reading from the 2024-25 school year, and barred the three-cueing method in pre-K to grade 5, with waivers for some students. The same budget let a parent, after talking with the reading teacher and principal, have a third grader promoted to fourth grade whether or not the child reads at grade level. The law before it had no such parent request.
Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. The budget did many other things; this card looks only at school choice and reading.
Chronology
As health director, Acton orders school buildings closed to students from March 17.
Acton's Stay Safe Ohio order replaces stay-at-home and lets businesses reopen in stages.
Acton leaves the health department to advise the governor.
The legislature overrides the governor's veto of Senate Bill 22, sponsored by McColley.
The Ohio Senate elects McColley president, 31 to 0.
Acton and Pepper, Ramaswamy and McColley, and Kissick and Mills file for governor and lieutenant governor.
Acton, Ramaswamy and Kissick win their party primaries for governor; Acton runs unopposed.
Four write-in tickets file for governor by the August 24 deadline.
The details
Coverage
As of Nov 10, 2026. Only what passed a source check is listed. How coverage works.
3 printed candidates, checked September 2, 2026 against the official election record.
1 of 1 specialist rating is current as of Nov 10, 2026.
The available local report examines campaign-ad claims. Its accusation and background details require claim-by-claim editorial review before publication.
12 statement-to-action comparisons across 3 candidate records, each with a stated limitation.
No campaign-finance snapshot is published for this race yet.
No published poll has been reviewed for this race yet.
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Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published Jun 11, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Acton steps down as health department director and becomes the governor's chief health advisor, effective the end of that day.
official office record
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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. Footer reads "Paid for by Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper". The site's /twitter, /facebook and /instagram links redirect to the amyactonoh accounts.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles
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. Biographies of Kissick and his running mate, James Mills. Neither describes a public office held.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money
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. Footer reads "Paid for by People for Don Kissick and James Mills" and links his X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles
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. His biography. It describes no public office he has held.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Vivek Ramaswamy: background, goals, record and money
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. Footer reads "Paid for by Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio" and links his X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles
Ohio Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Where Ohio's statewide candidates file their campaign finance reports. The page shows a security check to automated readers (HTTP 403), so it was not read by this desk; a person can open it in a browser.
official election record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money; Vivek Ramaswamy: background, goals, record and money
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign committees of candidates for statewide office file their finance statements with the Secretary of State.
official legislative record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money; Vivek Ramaswamy: background, goals, record and money
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Lists three governor tickets, each filed February 4, 2026 and valid: Acton and Pepper (Democratic), Ramaswamy and McColley (Republican), Kissick and Mills (Libertarian). Four write-in tickets filed August 24, 2026. Not ballot order. sha256 5eaa1507f117fb441da88983f85e9495ae11e86c8c4d2670364773c70eb31df0. The Secretary of State's site shows a security check to automated readers, so a county list is used.
official election record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money; Vivek Ramaswamy: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
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. Her biography, including her claims about her time as health director.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening; Amy Acton: Opioid settlement
Ohio Department of Health · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Lists Amy Acton as director; her letter says she was appointed director of health in early 2019. sha256 86047b019648da75e0de3d5a159ca5e69b38530995d09f94711527a3ba104e30.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money
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. Running mate David Pepper's biography, including claims about his county and city council record.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: county spending; Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: county property tax rate; Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
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: background, goals, record and money; Income taxes; Energy bills
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.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Property taxes
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.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money
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. Its lines about her opponent are out of scope here.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Data centers
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.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Schools
Ohio Department of Health · Published Mar 14, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Issued by Director Amy Acton. Closes school buildings to students from 12:01 a.m. March 17 to April 3, 2020. A scanned PDF with no text layer; read by OCR. sha256 989933e2b848dae6221f83f60f2f3068ea2c61ec570c2a6def87fd0425eccb1c.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published Mar 14, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Attaches the health department's order closing all K-12 schools.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Ohio Department of Health · Published Mar 22, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Issued and signed by Director Amy Acton, dated March 22, 2020, effective 11:59 p.m. March 23. sha256 061c7da2016399f7490f2ca6cdd7e20a70d67258f8576c65b628ea6eb5590f8d. The copies once at coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/ now return the site's home page.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening
Ohio Department of Health · Published Apr 30, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Issued and signed by Director Amy Acton on April 30, 2020, effective 11:59 p.m. that day. Its subtitle calls it an order that reopens businesses, with exceptions. The state's own link now returns the health department's home page and no other official copy was found, so this is the Internet Archive's copy of May 1, 2020. A scanned PDF, read by OCR. sha256 dd5c9f0403fdeb66dd4f706778879902069ad350a1a200f137e32c9008737419.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published May 1, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The health department's Stay Safe Ohio order replaces the stay-at-home order and folds in the business reopenings of the Responsible RestartOhio plan. The page is dated May 1, 2020.
official office record
For: Amy Acton: background, goals, record and money; Amy Acton: COVID-19: schools and reopening
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Page 116: Kissick, Donald Charles (LIB), Ohio's 4th district, 7,708 votes (3.77%) in the November 2, 2010 general election. sha256 dd0ce354af9d654c05bbf6fc69687be60507be6cf3c56b8575634ec5ef0ac428.
official election record
For: Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Kissick, Don (LIB), Ohio's 5th district, 7,393 votes (2.61%) in the 2018 general election. sha256 6d7b65418458f40cb4d301f04034e79a6938344097c6d28ec418d676af757ab2.
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Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The FEC's list of candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot, from state election offices. Ohio, U.S. Senate: Kissick, Donald C. (LIB), with Brown and Moreno. The list is marked "Subject to Change". sha256 7945c56c933e5ee390bc26de081bb3e58d20a9f958400fbae3fcb49ff5dfd997.
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Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Registered as a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House from Ohio: the 4th district in 2010 and the 5th in 2018. The FEC's results reports show he was on the ballot both times.
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Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Registered as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Ohio, 2024 election.
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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.
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For: Don Kissick: background, goals, record and money; Property taxes; Income taxes; Data centers; Energy bills; Schools; Ethics and corruption
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.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: background, goals, record and money; Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: Senate president; Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders; Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape; Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: taxes
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Registered as a Republican candidate for president, 2024 election.
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Ohio Senate · Published Jan 6, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The Senate elects Rob McColley president, yeas 31, nays 0. sha256 f3ba9dfc2d079b329f96d0bd0f977ea9f11dfabf7cfa6dac310e61be70c2aaa2.
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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. Linked from The Plan page.
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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).
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Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Listed on the site's home page under September 21, 2026.
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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.
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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.
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Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Published May 19, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. A press release on fraud by Medicaid providers. It is not an ethics plan for officials.
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Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published Apr 20, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The governor announces that K-12 schools will stay closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year.
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Ohio Attorney General · Published Mar 12, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The attorney general says Ohio's local leaders have signed on to OneOhio. Acton is not named.
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For: Amy Acton: Opioid settlement
Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published Nov 5, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Says the governor's office worked with the attorney general's office and local leaders to create the OneOhio plan. Acton is not named.
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Office of the Governor of Ohio · Published Jul 15, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
First payments to local governments from the OneOhio settlement with national opioid distributors.
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Hamilton County, Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Sets the 2008 general fund budget at $271.6 million, up $20.4 million from 2007. Lists Todd Portune as commission president and David Pepper as vice president. sha256 9821b8924e41acc557ee80315a47757f28683cf763f05d79b60695a3bdd92c67.
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Hamilton County, Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Sets the 2009 general fund budget at $239.4 million, down $32.2 million from 2008. Lists David Pepper as commission president for 2009. sha256 0769b2e51740296cc632b51c8ebb2da224e424f20f208bc041cdf0c59502362e.
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Hamilton County, Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The county's own budget summary, listing David Pepper as president of the Board of County Commissioners. Hosted on the county's website vendor (revize). sha256 ad999fe36e828077a443ad1f2e69d0a5aca624626523eee5ccdab13c620a52e9.
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Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 20.18, city 9.93. sha256 79e037d7d47cf2f27e0b226c048322aa4078f328235fc7541671aecc1f134825.
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Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 20.56, city 9.89. sha256 040c869aebd59fe83dfb5c51e54d9ef3b1ea1eae0800140e71fee254e18059e1.
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Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 20.63, city 9.89. sha256 5dc4d8d3aebee106a4d50a6752061203a8c1c8ed782b8cc388d12fbef1ec6d9c.
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Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 20.48, city 9.82. sha256 0d48131afcd02dc22c8187bdec745c1b7c8e9be2b77b20bf297266df99719fce.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: county property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 19.45 plus 1.03 for the park district, now listed apart (20.48 together), city 10.07. sha256 e850645d41bf12c7800d59d4145568d5be4c7aecd74421bdfb6adf3164724851.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: county property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Levies voters decided in 2007. County: mental health renewed with a 0.25-mill increase and senior services with a 0.13-mill increase, both November 6, 2007. Together 0.38 mills, the county rate's rise that year. sha256 12df91a5826607c7dbfc2b6a42822bd39658d1d4b53bc2863b0ffea9e5e933db.
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Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
County: the zoo levy renewed with a 0.06-mill increase, March 4, 2008. sha256 234195cc42bcf67c3f5cb2a29f7a9ac18b4c5d21c147cd9010a0b42e5f242431.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: county property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
County, November 3, 2009: developmental disabilities renewed with a 0.51-mill increase, the museum center renewed 0.02 mills lower, and a new 0.34-mill Family Services & Treatment levy replaced the Drake levy, which expired at the end of 2009. The new levy's estimated cost is $10.09 per $100,000 of value, against $20.73 for the Drake levy in 2009. sha256 93ce63d1cfbd201107824877e447115476c045450b3e684fe29b79969d0b4b60.
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Hamilton County, Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Lists Todd Portune as commission president and David Pepper as vice president, so 2007 was his first year on the board. sha256 29d37fa59d381fe12116b6d6f2cb5d8ed1540cc414fddefe9e05666b134fb99c.
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Hamilton County, Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Lists the 2011 board as Greg Hartmann, Chris Monzel and Todd Portune, so 2010 was Pepper's last year on the board. sha256 4331ae99e05924d3d5344ac8a17d064b98d5ec9c6205f3baf3583d033dffa1be.
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City of Cincinnati · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Dated May 30, 2003. Its list of city officials has David Pepper on council in his first term. sha256 3eb79b0bb4ed47b447a09eb67c6f1c89890d58a9137379db1fca8ec8292ecd7b.
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City of Cincinnati · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Dated June 15, 2004. The officials list has Pepper in his second term. sha256 1897f099fb93ffb81c4feeb10bea209c50c969489e11e9084de966f679d5386c.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
City of Cincinnati · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Dated June 15, 2005. Council members serve two-year terms, and the officials list has Pepper in his second term. sha256 d52e7e9f4b20a3b6e7fe99f1885f1afd306a533ad03f2fa3137839d2e7098445.
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City of Cincinnati · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Dated June 26, 2006. The officials list shows the new council under Mayor Mark Mallory; Pepper is not on it. sha256 84e381110db0323d33c17dd45c7d336b43c0e695af3606df5a54ceab0587094b.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 21.47, city 10.76. sha256 f590cc14f7cdd4c0a5a801cbe74ce5daa3d1b726cafe924fbb221e3f6ff2a12e.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 21.87, city 10.63. A scan with a rough text layer. sha256 7df685ddfb8ea6feb739d517abe93131b373640166175a187e86303b68142541.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 21.51, city 10.36. sha256 712b254f05b771b0dcf777b1131bcaecf82b5faddb087eeddcb217c6c0bbdeea.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 21.06, city 10.34. sha256 bb74e594f5222f7ffc347ef336f95caed4195a9566fc7183f876644cbb269543.
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For: Amy Acton: Running mate David Pepper: Cincinnati property tax rate
Hamilton County Auditor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The auditor's rate sheet: each tax district's property tax rates, in mills. Cincinnati (district 001): county 20.81, city 10.19. sha256 261b67e7c4ca295ea755115d911482495024c810ea59978b26fe364b76316006.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Establish legislative oversight over Governor's and health orders. Sponsors Terry Johnson and Rob McColley in every version; the enrolled version is effective June 23, 2021.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Senate and House votes with member-level yeas and nays, including both chambers' veto overrides on March 24, 2021.
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Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Lets the General Assembly rescind health department orders by concurrent resolution. Enacted by S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly, effective June 23, 2021.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Limits a governor's state of emergency to 90 days unless the General Assembly extends it. Enacted by S.B. 22 of the 134th General Assembly, effective June 23, 2021.
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Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals · Published Mar 17, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
A suit to stop S.B. 22 was dismissed for lack of standing; the appeals court affirmed on March 17, 2022. The court did not rule on whether the law is constitutional. sha256 153769bc943450ecadced2e4a9085ab33a5fcebdce1673c302e534d9806c3d91.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: limits on health orders
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.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Senate and House votes with member-level yeas and nays.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: red tape
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: income tax rates
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33: four rates, top rate 3.99%.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Senate passage July 17, 2019, McColley voting nay.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Section 3706.46 sets a monthly charge on retail electric customers for the nuclear generation fund; section 4928.148 sets a charge through 2030 for a legacy generation resource. It also cut the renewable energy benchmark and capped the energy efficiency requirement at 17.5% cumulative savings.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: charges on power bills
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Repeals parts of H.B. 6 and limits its credit payments to solar. Signed March 31, 2021. McColley is listed as a cosponsor of the enrolled version.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Senate passage March 24, 2021, McColley voting yea.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Sponsor Rep. Klopfenstein; McColley is listed as a cosponsor of the enrolled version. Signed May 15, 2025, effective August 14, 2025.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Senate passage April 30, 2025, McColley voting yea.
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Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Repeals section 4928.148; Section 4 bars utilities from collecting the legacy generation resource charge from the act's effective date. Section 4928.01 defines that resource as plants owned by a corporation investor-owned utilities formed before 1960.
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Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Income-based EdChoice scholarship, as amended by H.B. 33, effective October 3, 2023. Eligibility no longer has an income limit.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33: family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, or a sibling with the scholarship.
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For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Running mate Rob McColley: school choice and reading
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Enacted by H.B. 33. Reading curriculum aligned with the science of reading from 2024-25; three-cueing barred in pre-K to grade 5, with individual waivers.
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Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Third Grade Reading Guarantee as amended by H.B. 33: adds promotion at a parent's request.
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Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33.
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Franklin County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Franklin County's official count, not the statewide total. Governor: Acton 118,223, unopposed; Ramaswamy 40,190, Casey Putsch 7,236, a withdrawn ticket 2,262; Kissick 736, write-ins 140. The Secretary of State's statewide results show a security check to automated readers. sha256 74e32aede45c396fa30bf33aa60dc23886fd8d4c3a92f379488a49ed62ccdb73.
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Franklin County Board of Elections · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The write-in filing deadline for the November 3 general election is 4:00 p.m., August 24, 2026. Revised May 28, 2026. sha256 dfeb41450e364f9f291a2a2ae332a3762c5da0475cad43cb9ee6d69ee13507ed.
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