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Columbus, Ohio-  While working families across Ohio are struggling to make ends meet, new reporting revealed billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $12,000 in campaign funds to stay at a luxury resort in Puerto Rico to speak at a conference on outsourcing jobs. When his speech was canceled, Ramaswamy stuck around anyway to play pickleball with the Paul brothers.

“Vivek Ramaswamy’s donor-funded luxury vacation to Puerto Rico while working families are struggling is unsurprising from a billionaire who calls Ohioans lazy, moved his business to Texas, and thinks the “perceived” rising cost of living is only in our imagination,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ramaswamy is clearly more interested in fun in the sun with the Paul brothers than bringing costs down for working families.”

READ: Vivek Ramaswamy Used Campaign Funds to Finance Luxury Puerto Rico Trip

• Campaign finance records show that in November 2025, Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign spent $11,898.25 on travel at the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Dorado, Puerto Rico. This was pulled from Ramaswamy’s filings:

• The resort is described as one of Puerto Rico’s most exclusive luxury destinations, offering high-end accommodations, private dining experiences, and extensive amenities including a golf course and sports facilities. A one-bedroom suite at the resort can cost as much as $5,820 per night.

• In December 2025, Ramaswamy was scheduled to serve as the keynote speaker at the ITServe Alliance’s Synergy annual conference in Puerto Rico. ITServe Alliance is an organization that has advocated for changes to H1B visa policies, including increasing the annual cap on visas and reducing certain restrictions. The group has lobbied Congress on immigration-related issues and has been involved in legal challenges concerning visa requirements.

• According to reports, Ramaswamy withdrew from the conference shortly before it took place following criticism related to the organization’s positions on immigration and H1B visas. The backlash emerged online after his planned appearance became public.

• During the same period, Ramaswamy shared a social media post showing himself playing pickleball at the Dorado Beach resort with Logan Paul and Jake Paul. The resort includes a sports hub with pickleball courts available to guests.

• The sequence of campaign spending, the planned conference appearance, the subsequent withdrawal, and the recreational activities during the trip have drawn attention to the use of campaign funds and the context surrounding the visit to Puerto Rico.

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Comes after Husted took $116K from an Epstein co-conspirator and voted against releasing Epstein files

COLUMBUS, OHIO — This week, Jon Husted’s campaign is under fire for proudly touting the endorsement of Ohio State Representative Rodney Creech, who has been accused of sexually abusing a minor relative. The endorsement is the latest example of Husted surrounding himself with deeply disturbing figures in Ohio politics. 

Last month, it was revealed that Husted took more than $116,000 from Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner before voting against releasing the Epstein files. Husted is the only Senator up for re-election to take Wexner’s money, and has taken 10 times as much money from the Epstein co-conspirator than any other sitting Senator. Wexner’s name appears in the released Epstein files more than 4,000 times.

SEE TEAM HUSTED’S POST:

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

“After taking $116K from an Epstein co-conspirator and voting against the release of the Epstein files, Jon Husted is now proudly touting the endorsement of a lawmaker accused of sexual abuse of a minor. It’s a disgusting pattern, and Ohioans deserve to know why Husted keeps surrounding himself with some of the most disturbing figures in Ohio politics.”

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TiffinOhio.net: Husted touts endorsement from lawmaker accused of child sex abuse

• U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign publicly promoted an endorsement from state Rep. Rodney Creech (R-West Alexandria) on Wednesday — a lawmaker who was accused of sexual abuse of a minor relative and whose own conduct was described as “concerning” by the prosecutor who reviewed the case.

• The Husted for Senate campaign posted an endorsement graphic on X on March 19 listing Creech among dozens of Ohio House Republicans backing Husted’s 2026 Senate bid. The campaign reposted the graphic several hours later.

• In 2023, a minor relative accused Creech of climbing into bed and under the covers with her while erect, wearing only his underwear, according to Bureau of Criminal Investigation documents reported by the Statehouse News Bureau.

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Husted continues to back prolonged war in the Middle East, has no solutions to cost of living crisis in Ohio

Washington Post: Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war

COLUMBUS, OHIO — This week, Jon Husted doubled down in support of the Administration’s military action in Iran, once again backing an expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has already claimed 13 American lives and has no end in sight. Husted’s latest vote comes as the Pentagon is reportedly seeking more than $200 billion to continue the conflict. 

Meanwhile, Ohio families are getting crushed by soaring gas prices and rising costs, and Husted has no solutions. Instead, he has insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to “fix their work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet.

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

“While the Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion for another endless war in the Middle East, Jon Husted is doubling down in support as gas prices soar for Ohio families. Instead of fighting to lower costs at home, Husted is backing more war abroad while lecturing struggling Ohioans to just ‘earn more’ money. If there’s anyone who doesn’t understand the real world, it’s Jon Husted.”

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Husted remained at the center of the ongoing criminal trial regarding the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history

Ohio families paying $663 more a year on utility bills thanks to Husted

COLUMBUS, OHIO — As the FirstEnergy criminal corruption trial wraps up, FirstEnergy’s “golden boy” Jon Husted has now been mentioned 386 times in the trial over the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history.

Over the course of the trial, testimony made clear that Husted was at the center of the massive bribery scheme that delivered a billion dollar bailout to utilities and contributed to electricity costs for Ohioans increasing by $663 a year. Last week, Husted was forced to take the stand and answer for his role in the massive scandal, where his testimony raised even more questions.

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

“As the trial over the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history comes to a close, one thing is clear: Jon Husted didn’t just sell Ohioans out to a big utility company — he set the entire bribery scheme in motion. And now working families are paying the price. Husted was mentioned nearly 400 times, was forced to testify, and tried to downplay his central role in the FirstEnergy scandal. Ohioans won’t forget this, and they will hold him accountable in November.”

Read more about Jon Husted’s role in Ohio’s largest corruption scandal:

• Jon Husted played a central role “running the show” in the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history that is costing Ohioans $663 more a year.

• New evidence revealed nine calls between Jon Husted and Mike Dowling in the months preceding a $4.3 million bribe to former Utilities Commission Chair Sam Randazzo. 

• New reporting revealed Jon Husted held secret meetings with indicted FirstEnergy executives, including with the “mastermind of Ohio’s largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced.”

• Neil Clark, a FirstEnergy lobbyist and co-defendant with former House Speaker Larry Householder, referred to Husted as FirstEnergy’s “golden boy.”

• Text messages between Husted and FirstEnergy Executives reveal that the trio were in constant communication “before, during and after his campaign.”

• Indicted FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones said Husted was a “good friend of FirstEnergy” who was “highly engaged” and “fighting to the end” in support of the massive bail out.

• A dinner between Jon Husted, Mike DeWine, and the indicted FirstEnergy executives at the Athletic Club of Columbus has become a focal point of the current criminal trial.

• Public records show that FirstEnergy funneled $1 million in dark money to a dark money group backing Husted in 2017 — part of the same corrupt scheme that led to federal and state indictments.

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Columbus, Ohio- In a recent video, Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out his new plan to shut down Ohio colleges and universities. More than 313,000 students attend public colleges and universities across Ohio. Local communities and families depend on these institutions for economic development, employment and healthcare access.  

“Ramaswamy’s plan to shut down Ohio colleges and universities would slash jobs, education, and in many cases healthcare that students and families across our state depend on,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ramaswamy should get off his private jet and come clean with Ohioans about exactly which schools he wants to shutter to pay for his destructive tax scheme that even Republican Governor Mike DeWine called ‘absolutely devastating.’”

Here are five questions Ramaswamy must answer:

1. Which Ohio colleges and universities do you plan to close?

2. One in eight jobs in Ohio are supported by the public college and university system. How many of those will be lost under your plan to close colleges and universities? 

3. Many college and university systems are major providers of healthcare services. Under your plan, how many Ohioans will lose access to their healthcare provider and be forced to pick a more expensive option or go without entirely? 

4. What’s your message to residents of college towns across Ohio that would lose their main source of jobs and revenue?  

5. Would your plan to close colleges and universities affect funding for Ohio State football?

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