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Columbus, Ohio- In case you missed it, new reporting revealed Ohioans are still struggling to reach their senators, weeks after an initial wave of reporting about missed phone calls and full voicemails. If it wasn’t already clear from their voting history, it’s painfully obvious now that Senators Moreno and Husted aren’t interested in representing Ohioans.

It’s not hard for Ohioans to guess why their senators are missing in action every time there’s an opportunity to hear directly from their constituents. Both Senator Husted and Senator Moreno have spent their first months in office as a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s most extreme nominees and policies. Instead of working for Ohio, they’re working for extremists and corporate special interests. 

“Ohio Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted have barely begun their time in office, and we’re already on the second round of stories about how they’re ignoring their constituents,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “They could always start actually working for Ohioans, but in lieu of a miracle they’ll keep hearing from Ohioans in the mail, on the phones, and at the polls.”

READ: ABC6: Ohio voters struggle to reach Moreno, Husted, sparking communication concerns, 02/19/2025

• Ohio residents are expressing frustration over difficulties in reaching their newly-elected U.S. senators, Bernie Moreno and John Husted, amid significant political changes at the federal level.

• Concerns have mounted as constituents report being unable to contact the senators through their listed phone numbers, with calls often going to voicemail.

• ABC 6 called Moreno’s offices in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. All were sent to voice mail, with the voice mailbox in Cleveland being full. A call to Husted’s sole office in Washington went to voicemail.

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Columbus, Ohio-  One week ago, we outlined four questions that Senator Husted must answer to Ohioans. Unsurprisingly, Husted has stayed silent on his involvement in Ohio’s biggest scandal in state history. 

While Husted refuses to answer questions from Ohioans, Democrats are making sure that voters are aware of his role in a scandal that raised energy bills and led to Ohio’s status as the “most corrupt state for public corruption.

Husted claimed he had no role in the legislative process surrounding HB6, but texts from FirstEnergy executives revealed that he was deeply involved in passing the legislation. Now indicted lobbyist Chuck Jones called Husted “very accessible and easy to work with” and said “without question, he is a good friend of FirstEnergy.” 

Fellow indicted FirstEnergy lobbyist Mike Dowling said in an email that the details of HB6 were left to Husted and other politicians, and discussed Husted’s role in negotiations over the bill. He even complained about Husted’s ability to get their desired provisions in the senate version of the bill.

“While Husted runs from the corruption scandal he created in Washington, Ohioans are still paying for the scandal he created,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer “Ohioans deserve to know who their senator really works for as he once again asks for their vote.”

READ MORE about Husted’s undeniable role in Ohio’s largest corruption scandal at stateofficialtwo.com 

Columbus, Ohio- After billionaire hedge fund manager Vivek Ramaswamy filed paperwork to run for governor, Democrats are making sure Ohioans know who he really is. Before he launches his statewide tour, Ohioans should know Ramaswamy is a billionaire who holds deeply disturbing views about the people he wants to serve. He would only help special interests and political insiders, not our state’s working families.

Ramaswamy is a billionaire insider who rose to prominence in Republican politics self-funding his campaign while boosting ties to right-wing elites and billionaires like Peter Thiel, Leonard Leo, Elon Musk and most recently Donald Trump. It’s clear that as governor, he would prioritize Wall Street over main streets in Ohio.

But even more concerning are his dim views of the people he’s running to serve. Ramaswamy called Ohioans “mediocre” and “lazy” in a rant that showed us his true colors. With those views of Americans, he’s not fit to hold any public office, let alone governor of Ohio.

Ramaswamy enters a gubernatorial primary field that is looking increasingly likely to continue the tradition of messy, expensive GOP primaries. Once again, Ohioans will watch politicians fight each other while not fighting for them.

“Ohioans are struggling to make ends meet, and the last thing they need is a billionaire who calls them ‘lazy’ asking for their votes,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters. “Ramaswamy’s comments reveal a politician deeply out of touch with his own state who clearly won’t fight for Ohioans. Democrats know that Ohio is home to the best workers in the world and unlike Ramaswamy, we’ll always fight for them.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Senator Jon Husted is rapidly approaching the end of his first month in the United States Senate. While he might be working out great for elite special interests and billionaires, Ohio’s working families aren’t feeling the love from their Senator. Here’s a recap of what he’s been up to in his first month on the job.

• Ignoring his constituents: Husted made headlines for just how difficult it was for Ohioans to get in contact with him. Even before a breakdown of Senate phone lines, constituents reported getting voicemails when trying to make their voice heard. We hope in month two Husted will at least pretend to listen to Ohioans.

• Abandoning “moderate” image to serve as rubber stamp for Trump’s extreme agenda: While Ohioans didn’t elect Jon Husted to serve as their senator, he should be their voice now that he’s in Washington. Instead, he promised blanket support for all of Trump’s nominees and has supported or stayed silent on unpopular executive actions that would uniquely harm Ohio.

• Started off time on Aging Committee taking food from seniors: Within days of his appointment to the Senate Committee on Aging, Donald Trump unveiled a spending freeze that could’ve threatened Meals on Wheels, which millions of homebound seniors across the country rely on for food. This would’ve been a great opportunity to use his role to ensure that no senior goes hungry. Instead, he just stayed silent.

• Still refusing to answer questions about his involvement in $60 million bribery scandal: Some things never change. Ohioans had to watch a politician at the heart of our state’s largest bribery scandal get a promotion. After leaving state government, he’s still refusing to answer questions about his involvement. 

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Columbus, OH — Today, Ohio Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno voted to confirm prominent anti-vaxxer and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. This latest in a line of disappointing confirmation votes only continues revealing to Ohioans their senators aren’t working for them.

Despite desperately backtracking on his anti-vaccine views during the hearings, Kennedy holds extreme anti-vaccination views and has shared dangerous lies in lieu of real health and safety information. He’s not just unqualified; he’s dangerous for Ohioans. 

In addition to sharing lies about critical health information, Kennedy has shared conspiracy theories about wi-fi, various diseases, the water supply, and even 9/11. When confronted, he said “it’s hard to tell what is a conspiracy theory and what isn’t” when it came to the September 11th terrorist attacks. When questioned about 9/11, he refused to take sides and then doubled down at his confirmation hearing. Ohioans deserve leaders who will tell the truth to keep them safe. Instead, Husted and Moreno sent them a conspiracy theorist. 

“Kennedy is another example of Donald Trump’s wildly unqualified and dangerous cabinet nominees that Senators Husted and Moreno rubber stamped,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Senator Husted and Senator Moreno either have no interest in representing Ohioans in the Senate or they’re too weak to stand up to Donald Trump. Either way, Ohioans will be less safe because of their decisions today.”

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