COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party executive committee today voted unanimously to endorse resolutions condemning the state’s recently blocked abortion ban and backing common-sense gun violence prevention proposals that have been introduced by Statehouse Democrats and passed by the U.S. House. “Ohio Democrats stand with Dayton and El Paso and every community that has been

On Social Security’s 84th Anniversary, Ohioans Call Out Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Program CINCINNATI / WORTHINGTON — Ohioans celebrated the 84th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law with “birthday” celebrations today at the offices of U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot and U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson and urged them to

COLUMBUS — Donald Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue mocked farmers as “whiners” at an event last week, but it’s Trump’s trade war with China that’s inflicting real pain on Ohio soybean farmers, who are saying, “We were a pawn in a pretty aggressive chess game that didn’t turn out well.” “The Trump administration has been

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper called Thursday for an immediate halt to the Secretary of State’s purging of Ohio voters and an independent statewide audit following reports that 1,251 Ohio voters were either wrongly purged from the rolls or wrongly sent last-chance notices. “We all heard Frank LaRose say he was going

“The leaders and citizens of Dayton are unified and working hard to recover from Sunday’s horrific attack. Amid that hard work, Senator Sherrod Brown and Mayor Nan Whaley welcomed the president to Dayton, spoke respectfully about his visit, while civilly and honestly pointing out areas of disagreement and challenge. “So the events that took place

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement after Gov. Mike DeWine’s news conference this morning: “Ohio Democrats have been pushing gun violence prevention laws for years, while Republican politicians in Columbus have worked overtime not just to stop them all, but to move in the opposite direction, including allowing guns

In case you missed it… The Youngstown Vindicator reported Friday that Vice President Mike Pence was mistaken when he said Workhorse Group Inc. had secured funding to buy the idled Lordstown facility. They haven’t. “Donald Trump and Mike Pence wouldn’t know because they haven’t been to Lordstown, but the folks there are suffering horribly right

From Jobs To Infrastructure To Health Care, Trump’s Broken Promises Are Hurting Hard-working Ohio Families CINCINNATI — As Donald Trump returns to Cincinnati, Ohio Democrats took him to task Thursday for his record of broken promises as Trump has failed to uphold his pledge to fix the Brent Spence Bridge, failed to protect auto jobs

In case you missed it… The Youngstown Vindicator reported Thursday that local officials working to find a company for the idled General Motors Lordstown complex don’t know what Vice President Mike Pence is talking about when he said Workhorse Group Inc. and an affiliated entity have the money in place to buy the plant. The

COLUMBUS — On the second anniversary of the U.S. Senate rejecting President Donald Trump’s health care bill, which would have spiked costs and jeopardized coverage for Ohioans with pre-existing conditions, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper issued the following statement: “Two years ago today, Donald Trump tweeted that the Senate had ‘let the American people