COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today released the following statement from Chairwoman Rhine McLin in response to Sen. Rob Portman’s comments on his party’s attempt to overturn the will of voters: “Fueled by conspiracy theories, Ohio Republicans continue to parrot Donald Trump’s false narrative of voter fraud. Sunday Gov. Mike DeWine blamed doubt in
COLUMBUS — As Ohio Republican lawmakers attempt to distract Ohioans from “the largest bribery case in Ohio history,” while refusing to repeal the legislation at its center, House Bill 6, the Ohio Democratic Party today released a new video highlighting all of the GOP connections to the growing scandal. Ohio Republicans want you to think
COLUMBUS — For nearly six weeks after Election Day and long after it was apparent that Joe Biden had won, Sen. Rob Portman refused to recognize Biden as president-elect, chose to ignore Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the will of the voters and calls to violence by Trump’s supporters and helped to push a false
COLUMBUS — As the Electoral College meets today to formalize Joe Biden’s resounding victory, Sen. Rob Portman is still refusing to call Biden the president-elect, despite the fact that Portman declared the Dec. 8 “safe harbor deadline” as the day when “the 2020 election [must be] brought to a close.” “Today President-elect Joe Biden’s clear
Boards of Elections Free to Install Additional Dropboxes at Convenient Locations for Ohio Voters COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party’s lawsuit against Secretary of State Frank LaRose to clarify state law regarding the installation of multiple ballot dropboxes in each county has concluded without any further appeal by the secretary, clearing the way for boards
COLUMBUS — Sen. Rob Portman has so far made the political calculus not to offend Donald Trump by uttering the phrase “President-elect Joe Biden,” but with today marking the so-called “safe harbor” deadline, Portman now faces a quandary — does he admit reality or continue to pander to the Trump dead-enders? “Rob Portman is worried
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper on the Fair School Funding Plan that passed the Ohio House with broad bipartisan support yesterday: “Ohio’s schoolchildren, their families and our communities have been waiting decades for legislators to do what the Ohio Constitution demands — provide high-quality public schools
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Sen. Rob Portman’s latest comments on stalled coronavirus relief legislation: “As of May 15 — the day that the U.S. House passed the Heroes Act, a comprehensive coronavirus relief package — 1,581 Ohioans had died from COVID-19,” said
COLUMBUS — Mike DeWine today praised the man he appointed to lead the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as having done “done very, very good work” — even after federal agents raided the commission chair’s home earlier this week and a utility company’s filing indicated he had received a $4 million payment prior to taking
COLUMBUS — With news that a condo owned by Mike DeWine’s appointed head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio was raided by federal agents today and previous reports that Dave Yost’s office and Frank LaRose’s office both received subpoenas, Larry Householder’s $61 million bribery scandal is ensnaring more and more Ohio Republicans. “Ohio Republicans