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For Immediate Release:
Friday, June 10, 2022

Columbus, OH —  It’s now been over five weeks since Ohio Democrats sued Mike DeWine over his refusal to turn over records connected to the largest public corruption scandal in state history and resubmitted public records requests to get to the bottom of what DeWine knew and when. That’s five more weeks of empty claims from the DeWine team that he is “transparent and accountable.”  

The lack of answers from DeWine led to even more questions about what DeWine is hiding, and led hundreds of Ohioans to write the governor demanding he tell Ohio what he knew and when as hardworking families continue to pay $287,000 each day because of the scandal.

“Five weeks is five weeks too long. Enough with the stall tactics, Ohioans deserve answers,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes.

Since October, Ohio Democrats have been working on getting answers to who knew what and when about the FirstEnergy scandal – which Ohioans continue to pay $287,000 every single day for – but have been stonewalled at every turn by the DeWine administration. The lack of accountability from DeWine is leading Ohioans in all corners of the state to wonder what he’s hiding and why.

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For Immediate Release:
Thursday, June 9, 2022

oledo, OH — Conspiracy theorist J.R. Majewski’s website features lots of concerning ideas and language, but one of the most eyebrow-raising is his promise to abolish “all unconstitutional three letter agencies.” Our question to J.R. is simple: which ones would you cut?

Majewski already admits on his own website he’d like to get rid of the CIA, but what other law enforcement agencies would Majewski like to defund? The FBI or DEA or ICE? The Department of Homeland Security? Department of Defense? How would he propose keeping Ohioans safe after he eliminates these agencies?

Would Majewski eliminate the FDA so Ohioans don’t know if their food and prescription drugs are safe? Would he cut the USDA so northwest Ohio farmers don’t have the support and resources they need to feed our families?

Northwest Ohioans deserve answers.

“It’s clear that J.R. Majewski’s extreme and out-of-touch views would harm northwest Ohioans. Majewski should have to answer for his calls to defund federal law enforcement agencies, as well as the critical services that agencies like the FDA and USDA provide. Ohioans deserve answers,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes. 

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For Immediate Release:
Thursday, June 9, 2022

Columbus, OH — Today, the American people will learn more about the lawless destruction and violent attacks on law enforcement that were perpetrated by those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

J.R. Majewski – the Republican nominee for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District – has a lot to be worried about after proudly boasting about pushing past police barricades and raising $20,000 for others to join him that day.

“J.R. Majewski is proud of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that injured more than 100 police officers and claimed the lives of several others. Ohioans want leaders – not rioters. J.R. Majewski’s refusal to apologize for his actions on January 6 – or to the families of the fallen – is outrageous,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes.

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Caller: “Where is J.D. Vance?”

Columbus, OH – Yesterday, Ron Verb, a Youngstown radio host, tore into J.D. Vance for his “horrible campaign,” and said he needs to “get off his ass and start moving.” Over the course of the two-hour live show, numerous callers dialed in to pile on about Vance’s abysmal campaign and the fact that hardly anyone in Ohio has seen him since last month’s primary.

Ron Verb said (at the 33-minute mark), “And once again I’ll tell J.D. Vance, ‘Get off your ass and start running some ads and get moving.’ I sit here… But this guy needs to get off his ass and get moving. It’s a horrible campaign so far that he’s doing.”

Here are some other gems from yesterday’s show (titled “Where is J.D. Vance?”):

• One caller chimed in (at the 49-minute mark), “Where is J.D. Vance?” He continued, “Whoever’s running his campaign needs to get fired immediately… he’s [Vance’s] gonna lose if he doesn’t step it up.”
• Another caller actually reached (at the 59-minute mark) out to Vance’s campaign to beg him to show some signs of life in public.

It’s not the first time Vance has been called out for his abysmal campaign. In the primary, Ben Shapiro called out Vance for his pandering in the Republican primary that he believed would hurt the party’s chances in November and said he is “deeply worried” about Republicans losing the race because of the lackluster field of candidates.

This is the latest fissure in a still-fractured GOP in the wake of Vance’s lackluster win, which Vance himself has admitted left “a lot of Republican voters with hurt feelings.”

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Columbus, OH — Today, Mike DeWine is once again touting statewide grants for law enforcement. The problem? Mike DeWine opposed the legislation passed by Democrats that made this funding possible. The funding grant for crime prevention programs and police departments across Ohio comes from the American Rescue Plan, legislation that was passed by Ohio Democrats and that Mike DeWine said he would have voted against in March 2021. It’s another example of DeWine’s desperation and hypocrisy, using Democratic accomplishments to try to stay relevant politically and the latest pathetic campaign stunt using Ohio law enforcement as a political pawn in the process.     

“If it were up to Mike DeWine, Ohio law enforcement would not be seeing one cent of this critical grant funding to keep streets safer. DeWine opposed the legislation that makes this funding possible, and his efforts to claim credit for the work of Ohio Democrats to secure critical resources for Ohio law enforcement is shameful,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Matt Keyes.

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