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Columbus, Ohio — New reporting reveals that Jon Husted is bragging after voting for health care cuts that will strip coverage from nearly half a million Ohioans and put eleven rural hospitals on the brink of closure.

Husted called the devastating cuts “purposeful” and said he “loves doing that kind of stuff,” even as families, seniors, and rural communities across Ohio face losing life saving health care.

See for yourself:

Heartland Signal: Ohio Sen. Jon Husted on fighting to weaken Medicaid: ‘I love doing that kind of stuff’

• While speaking to WTVN 610 news host Mark Blazor last month, Husted reiterated his support for Medicaid cuts in the bill, calling them “purposeful.”

• “[We put] work requirements under the Medicaid program for able-bodied, healthy adults to try to restore the sanctity of that program and the work ethic for America,” Husted said on the Columbus, Ohio radio show. “These things are purposeful, Chuck [sic]. So I love fighting for those things. I love doing that kind of stuff.”

• In practice, Trump’s reconciliation package, also known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” represents the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history.

• These cuts will also have a negative impact on hundreds of rural hospitals, many of which rely on Medicaid funding to operate. Eleven of these hospitals are located in Ohio.

• Husted’s office did not respond to a request to comment and elaborate on his voting record.

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Columbus, Ohio — With open enrollment now underway, health care premiums are skyrocketing for an estimated 583,000 Ohioans as the ACA tax credits expire at the end of this year. Yesterday, Ohio patients and health care providers from across the state sounded the alarm on Jon Husted’s health care crisis, calling out Husted for failing to protect affordable health care as costs are soaring and coverage is at risk. See for yourself:  WTOL: 583,000 Ohioans Bracing for Record Premium Hikes

Tim Miller: With open enrollment now underway, an estimated 583,000 Ohioans are bracing for record premium hikes as federal ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year. Tim Miller: Advocates for the Affordable Health Care Act held a news conference today outside of Senator Jon Husted’s Toledo office. They say he is refusing to act as costs surge and coverage remains at risk. Tracii Johnson, Toledo native: “The ACA tax credit allows for me to be able to afford my own health insurance, and I’m very concerned that Senator Husted has not been fighting for health care for Ohioans, and I’m very concerned that I am not going to be able to continue to serve my community.” Tim Miller: Now some say without action to extend the tax credits, many Ohioans could lose access to affordable health care. Columbus Dispatch: Ohio doctors warn of high health care costs as fight over Obamacare subsidies heats up Days into open enrollment for 2026, a group of physicians sounded the alarm about the potential loss of enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act. “Ohioans will be sicker, poorer and less secure because of the attacks on health care,” Akron-area psychiatrist Doug Smith said during a news conference on Nov. 5. KFF projected that a lapse in enhanced tax credits could more than double what enrollees with subsidies pay right now. A single adult in Franklin County who earns $50,000 could see premiums increase by more than $1,700, according to a calculator provided by KFF. Costs could rise by $8,500 for a family of four in Summit County with a household income of $130,000. In Hamilton County, couples who make $90,000 may spend $4,600 more on health care. Toledo Blade: Toledoans express concerns over future of affordable health care amid government shutdown Ms. Johnson, the executive director of the Monroe Street Neighborhood Center, was able to get insurance under the Affordable Care Act, but if Congress doesn’t extend those tax credits, her premiums will triple. “It’s not cheap, and it’s not really good,” Ms. Johnson said of her insurance plan. But without it, she would have to forgo health-care coverage altogether. “[…] The alternative is just don’t have any health care and pray that I don’t have to go to the hospital.” Mr. Husted was not at his Toledo office on Thursday, but Dr. Ross asked the senator to come visit. “Come listen to us,” Dr. Ross said, “because people are going to suffer […].”WTVG: Husted’s Refusal to Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits

Lee Conklin: Local health care providers and patients came together to make their voices heard, gathering outside Senator Jon Husted’s Toledo office this morning to talk about what they call Husted’s refusal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, saying the math simply doesn’t add up.Dr. Johnathon Ross, Toledo-area physician: “As a percentage of total income, taking the taxes and everything else that goes into our healthcare system, people like this are paying a bigger percentage of their total income than the richest people in this country. It’s totally upside down. It doesn’t have to be that way.”

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‘Husted has supported total abortion bans with zero exceptions for over 20 years’

Columbus, Ohio – New reporting highlights how out of touch Jon Husted is with Ohioans on reproductive rights.

Husted has spread dangerous misinformation, recently calling the FDA-approved abortion pill mifepristone “not safe” and pushing to ban its use. He has also backed abortion bans without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother.

See for yourself:

MeidasTouch News: Jon Husted’s Extremist Record on Abortion Rights is Out of Touch With Ohio

• Two weeks ago, Husted called on the FDA to ban the abortion pill mifepristone when asked about its use, falsely claiming, “A lot of the abortion drugs that are out there are not safe for women, misleading information out there, and we need to make sure that [women] have all the facts.”
  
• Mifepristone has been approved for use by the FDA for over 20 years. Every major study done on mifepristone has found it to be completely safe for women in the early stages of pregnancy.
  
• Husted’s stance on mifepristone is consistent with his decades long hostility towards abortion access.
  
• In 2019, Husted backed a bill in Ohio to ban all abortions with no exception for rape or incest once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, usually around five to six weeks. Most women do not know they are pregnant until between eight and 15 weeks.
  
• “This isn’t something new,” Husted said. “[…] this has been my longtime position.”

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“Soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year”

Columbus, Ohio — Ohio soybean farmers are in crisis thanks to Jon Husted’s reckless tariffs, which are wreaking havoc on markets and sending prices soaring. Husted has said that critics “are wrong” about the tariffs, they “haven’t affected the economy negatively,” and “the policies are working.”

See for yourself:

Spectrum News 1: Soybean farmers react to China trade deal

• [..] with this year’s soybean harvest already in the books, China has agreed to buy only about half of what it normally would in a year.

• Combined with higher costs and lower crop prices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year.

Dayton Daily News: Area farmers react to China’s pledge to buy U.S. soybeans

• Brian Harbage, whose farm in Clark County’s South Charleston is 50% soybeans, hesitated to proclaim the deal a complete win for the soybean industry.

• “[…] we’re not going to catch up for this year because they haven’t bought any up to this date and now they’re coming to the table late,” Harbage said. “They can’t physically buy enough between now and the end of the year to make up for the losses of this year.”

• Darke County’s Brehm said he questions if the price at which U.S. farmers can sell soybeans will return to previous levels. Soybean prices neared the $18-per-bushel mark in 2012 and reached $16 per bushel in 2021.

• Brehm said what he fears is the price of soybeans increasing by a few dollars and then seed and fertilizer companies raising their prices in response.

• “Then it kind of puts us back to square one,” he said. “That’s the whole problem. That’s like when he was talking about another bailout for us, I was sure hoping he wasn’t going to do that, because that was just another license for the fertilizer companies, chemical companies, everybody else, to steal from us, because then they say, ‘OK, they (farmers) got all this money as a bailout, now we don’t have to really be competitive. We’ll just charge what we want.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Today, Ohio voters are heading to the polls until 7:30pm to decide critical local elections across the state. The results of local races are often the most impactful day-to-day and Democrats are encouraging all Ohioans to make their voices heard.

Voting is open between 6:30 am and 7:30 pm at polling locations across the state. A valid, government issued photo ID is required in order to vote. A list of acceptable IDs can be found here. If you are still in line when polls close, stay in line. If you still need to return an absentee ballot it should be dropped off at your county board of elections by 7:30 pm in order for it to be counted. 

Ohioans with questions or concerns surrounding voting can call 866-OUR-VOTE for assistance.

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