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DEJA VU: Gas Prices Spike Again As Husted Voted 11 Times To Continue The War in Iran

ASSOCIATED PRESS: US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks

Prices have skyrocketed in Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Gas prices have spiked again in Ohio due to the endless war in Iran that has claimed the lives of three more U.S. service members since Friday. Yet Jon Husted continues to support the reckless war that has put further strain on families already struggling to afford groceries, utilities, health care, and other everyday expenses. Nationally, gas prices reached an average of $4 a gallon after continued attacks in Iran. 

  • Meanwhile, Jon Husted has voted eleven times to support the endless war in Iran that has sent costs skyrocketing. 
  • When asked recently if he was okay with not knowing how long the war will last or how much taxpayer dollars will be spent, Husted replied, “it’s not really up to us.”

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Jon Husted has voted eleven times to support another endless conflict in the Middle East while admitting it’s hurting Ohioans — yet he keeps doubling down instead of working to lower costs at home. Gas prices are surging again thanks to the Husted-backed war in Iran, and Ohio families are once again being forced to pay the price.”

While Husted keeps voting to make everything more expensive, he also can’t help himself from insulting hardworking Ohioans struggling because of his votes:

  • When asked what he was doing to address rising gas prices for his constituents, Husted responded: “What do you want me to do?” 
  • When a truck driver asked about soaring diesel costs, Husted brushed him off and responded by asking if he was comfortable with Iran being a nuclear power. 
  • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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The World is Vivek’s Oyster, But the Ohio Governor’s Mansion Isn’t

Columbus, Ohio – Vivek Ramaswamy has spent the past few weeks traveling via his private jet to Paris, Geneva, Atlanta, Hilton Head, and, as of today, Aspen. Ramaswamy has only spent 40% of the year in Ohio while Ohioans have spent 100% of the year fighting higher costs of living. 

Check out where Ramaswamy has been over the past few weeks alone:

  • After making a brief public appearance on July 4th, Ramaswamy hopped on a flight to Paris to celebrate America’s 250th. He didn’t stop there and made the most of his trip halfway across the globe by continuing on to Geneva, Switzerland. 
  • Just days after his weeklong getaway to Paris and Geneva, Ramaswamy was caught jetsetting to Atlanta at the same time as the World Cup Semifinal. Ramaswamy has a clear case of FOMO. Why watch the World Cup in Ohio when you can fly to see it in person? 
  • Two days ago, Ramaswamy took a flight to Hilton Head on a luxury vacation that many Ohioans would be grateful to afford. As if the past few weeks haven’t been enough, Ramaswamy is now in Aspen, Colorado, taking a hard-earned vacation from his vacation(s).

“There’s nothing wrong with a getaway now and then, but Vivek Ramaswamy’s penchant for private aviation to exotic destinations has proven to Ohioans over and over that he has no interest in working for anyone but himself,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ramaswamy even said Ohio is ‘not the best’ state. How can we trust him to fight for Ohio’s working families or lower costs when he is never here?”

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Jon Husted Scrambles To Cover Up His Record Of Jacking Up Utility Rates for Ohioans

Husted was called “The Face Of Data Centers” and led the charge to hand out billions in tax breaks

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Now that Ohioans are learning that Jon Husted led the charge to bring a record number of data centers to Ohio, he is scrambling to cover up his record and pretend he cares about protecting families from higher utility bills. 

Husted helped cut out-of-control sweetheart tax deals and fast track approvals for corporations to build massive data centers in Ohio. CNBC even called Ohio one of the “best positioned to land AI data center deals despite rising public opposition.” 

Thanks to Husted’s push to hand billions in tax breaks to attract data centers to Ohio, utility bills are skyrocketing for families — with Ohio seeing the second largest utility rate increase in the country over the last year.

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Jon Husted can’t erase the fact that he is responsible for jacking up Ohioans’ utility rates — he led the charge to hand billions in tax breaks to out of state corporations building data centers in Ohio. Husted can try to cover up his record all he wants but Ohioans know the truth, and they will hold him accountable in November.” 

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Questions For Keith Faber About His Plans To Gut Ohioans’ Healthcare

COLUMBUS, OH – While Republican candidate for Attorney General Keith Faber’s campaign has refused to answer questions about his repeated recent comments that “appear to advocate ending parts of Medicaid,” the damage is already done. Despite one-third of Ohioans losing access to the Affordable Care Act under the current Republican administration, Keith Faber appears to advocate for even more cuts that would drive up costs and leave Ohio families choosing between getting sick and paying for groceries.

“If Republican candidate for Attorney General Keith Faber is going to rip healthcare away from Ohio families, the least he can do is own it,” said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. “While Faber’s team tries to walk back time to before their candidate said the quiet part out loud, there’s no way to paper over the fact that Faber would gut the healthcare that Ohioans rely on if elected. Ohioans deserve answers from Faber, and they deserve an Attorney General who will protect Ohioans’ healthcare and make life more affordable for Ohio families.”

Following the Faber campaign’s refusal to answer basic questions about his plans to gut Ohioans’ Medicaid healthcare, Ohioans deserve answers. Here are five questions Keith Faber can start with answering – and it’s just a start: 

  1. What do you have to say to the 350,000 Ohioans who could lose their healthcare coverage as a result of Washington Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill? 
  2. Do you believe that Medicaid is a “mistake?”
  3. If a mother has to choose between getting life-saving care or feeding her child, which do you think she should choose? 
  4. One in four Ohioans depends on Medicaid. How will they get care when you rip away their healthcare? 
  5. How many more Ohioans do you estimate will have to take on second or third jobs to afford out-of-pocket health coverage? 

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Ohioans in Youngstown Call Out Jon Husted For Campaign Chair Exposed For Sexual Misconduct With Minor

Husted Campaign Chair and Mahoning County Native Forced to Resign in Disgrace

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Today, Youngstown City Councilmembers Anita Davis and Mike Ray, and Ohio State Senate candidate Michael Kripchak, called out Jon Husted after it was revealed that Andrew Havas, a Mahoning County native and Husted campaign chair, served jail time after committing sexual misconduct with a minor.

The revelation is the latest in a disturbing pattern around Jon Husted’s top endorsers:

  • Jon Husted enlisted Havas as a chair despite his 2009 guilty plea to assaulting a minor being public record.
  • Jon Husted is still proudly touting the endorsement of State Representative Rodney Creech, who has been accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor relative, while his current Sandusky County campaign chair also came under fire for talking to young girls about their sex lives.
  • Jon Husted has also been under fire for taking more than $116,000 directly from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, including a maximum donation just a few weeks before he voted to block the release of the Epstein files.

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