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ICYMI: Carey Coleman’s Message to Ohio Teachers: “Go to Hell”

COLUMBUS, OH – Despite more than 90% of Ohio teachers being in a union, Republican candidate for Congress in OH-13 Carey Coleman is launching his general election campaign by telling Ohio Teachers Unions to “go to hell.”

“Carey Coleman telling the over 90% of Ohio teachers who belong to a union to ‘go to hell,’ is not only offensive, but it’s reflective of a politician who doesn’t value our educators and doesn’t care about supporting Ohio students,” said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. “Ohio educators not only teach students in the classroom, they support students in after school programs, on the playing field, and in gaining the skills to help them to be successful in wherever their future takes them, whether that be college, trade school, military service, and more. Coleman is the wrong leader for Northeast Ohio – and while he told Ohio educators to ‘go to hell,’ Ohioans are going to send him a message too come November.”

In case you missed it, read more on Coleman’s message to Ohio educators as he kicks off the general election:

TiffinOhio: Ohio GOP congressional candidate vowed teachers’ unions can ‘go to hell’ 

  • Carey Coleman won the Republican primary for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District on May 5 — National Teacher Day — and the newly minted GOP nominee is heading into the general election with on-camera comments telling teachers’ unions to “go to hell.”
  • A recording from Coleman’s campaign launch event, reviewed by TiffinOhio.net, captured him saying he wanted “to make damn sure if I have any ability in Congress to enact policy to tell these, for one, national teachers unions to go to hell.” In the same remarks, he accused the unions of having “hijacked our education.”
  • 91.7% of Ohio teachers are union members
  • If Coleman’s pledge is meant as a policy goal, it would put him at odds with the overwhelming majority of Ohio’s public school workforce. The most recent state-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Teacher and Principal Survey show 91.7% of Ohio public school teachers were members of a union or similar employee association in 2017-18 — among the highest rates in the country and well above the national figure of 69.4%.

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VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Votes to Support War in Iran for the Seventh Time

When asked about skyrocketing gas prices for Ohioans, Husted “declined to comment”

COLUMBUS, OHIO — This week, Jon Husted voted for the seventh time to support the Administration’s war in Iran, continuing to back the expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has sent costs skyrocketing for Ohioans.

Because of the Husted-backed war, Ohioans are being hit by soaring gas prices, and farmers are getting crushed by rising diesel and fertilizer costs, which will raise the price of groceries. Despite all this, Husted thinks the war is “good news for the global economy” and going “much better than anyone thought it would.”

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

“Jon Husted has now had seven chances to stand up for Ohio families and farmers and fight to lower costs, but every time he has voted to support the endless war in the Middle East. Ohioans are getting crushed by higher gas and food prices, but all Jon Husted’s only answer is to send more money overseas while lecturing families to work harder and earn more money.”

The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

  • Jon Husted has voted seven times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
  • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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Thanks to Husted-Backed War, Inflation Soared to Highest Rate Since 2023

WASHINGTON POST: Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years

COLUMBUS, OHIO — New data today shows that the Jon Husted-backed war in Iran has sent inflation surging to the highest level since late 2023. According to AAA, “Ohio currently has some of the highest gas prices in the country” and Ohioans are seeing “little to no relief in sight.”

Jon Husted has voted six times to support the endless war in the Middle East and has claimed the war is going “much better than anyone thought it would” and is “good news for the global economy.” And when asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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

“Thanks to Jon Husted, inflation has soared to the highest levels in nearly three years and Ohioans are getting crushed by rising gas prices. Instead of fighting to lower costs for Ohio families, all Jon Husted cares about is sending more money for war overseas while lecturing hardworking Ohioans to simply work harder and earn more money.”

The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

  • Jon Husted has voted six times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
  • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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NBC4: Ramaswamy Contradicts Himself on COVID-19 After Making Over $2 Billion in Profit & Pushing for National COVID Registry

Ramaswamy: “Could we tolerate a national system in which certain people on the basis of a biomarker are segregated to say you can’t go back to a normal life”

Columbus, Ohio- In unearthed audio reported by NBC4, Vivek Ramaswamy contradicted his own comments on COVID-19 after attacking Dr. Amy Acton on her role as Ohio Department of Health director. 

This discovery follows bombshell reporting from the Associated Press that shone a spotlight on Ramaswamy’s pandemic ghosts, including how he and his company made $2.2 billion from the COVID-19 vaccine and pushed for a national COVID-19 registry that would “segregate” the American people based on their vaccine status. 

In addition to proposing draconian measures to boost his bottom line, the AP investigation revealed Ramaswamy served on Ohio’s COVID-19 response team, advised Jon Husted on pandemic response, then paid a Wikipedia editor to scrub his involvement once it was no longer politically convenient. 

WATCH THE CLIP HERE: 

“Ohioans can’t trust a single word that comes out of billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy’s mouth. Whether it’s an extreme proposal to ‘segregate’ Americans or scrubbing his involvement from his Wikipedia page after the fact, everything Ramaswamy says is a scam that will make more money for himself and leave Ohioans behind,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.

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Ohio Democratic Party Launches Coordinated Campaign, “OhioWins”

COLUMBUS, OH – With all eyes on Ohio and competitive elections in every corner of our state up and down the ballot, the Ohio Democratic Party is launching OhioWins, an historic coordinated campaign that will be mobilizing in all 88 counties to elect Democrats who will lower costs for Ohio families, protect Ohioans’ freedoms, and grow our state. OhioWins will also work tirelessly to educate voters and protect Ohioans’ right to vote.

“I’m thrilled to launch the OhioWins coordinated campaign as it hits the ground running to connect with Ohioans around our winning message and commonsense plans to lower costs, protect our freedoms, and grow our communities,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde. “Ohioans know that Republicans in Columbus and in Washington are only making life more difficult and more expensive for Ohio families, and we’re already seeing incredible energy around our Democratic candidates, from Sherrod Brown and Dr. Amy Acton to our Democratic Congress members and leaders down the ballot. There is a place for Ohioans of all political backgrounds in our coordinated campaign, and I look forward to all that our Democratic coordinated campaign will do in the days to come to help Ohioans win in November and beyond.”

“The stakes in this election couldn’t be higher and our coordinated campaign is going to be connecting with Ohioans in every corner of our state around the importance of electing Democrats up and down the ballot who will lower costs, protect our freedoms, and help ensure that everyone can thrive in our communities,” said OhioWins Democratic Coordinated Campaign Director Katey Fairchild. “When Democrats mobilize everywhere, we can win anywhere – a message that Ohioans of all political stripes are going to send loud and clear in November, and every day until then as they join with our coordinated campaign to make clear that the status quo in Columbus and in Washington isn’t working for working families.”

OhioWins is an historic effort, mobilizing everywhere to support Democratic leaders in competitive elections for Senate, Governor, House, and down the ballot throughout Ohio.

  • OhioWins is launching with a foundation of more than 20 staffers already on the ground, including individuals focused on organizing, voter access, data, and operations – a majority of those staffers having Ohio ties. OhioWins will continue hiring to build an aggressive operation in all 88 Ohio counties in the days to come.
  • Members of the coordinated campaign are organizing key constituencies with staffers already on board focused on connecting with Ohioans in: urban areas, rural areas, and on Ohio’s campuses.
  • With strong candidates at the top of the ticket – and all the way down the ballot – organizers are on board who have specific focuses on defending our congressional incumbents in frontline races.
  • In addition to a strong field operation, the coordinated campaign is investing in record-setting infrastructure to protect access to the ballot box for Ohioans, including the hiring of a Voter Access Director and additional staff. 
  • OhioWins will deploy a state-of-the-art data and analytics team that ensures voter contact efforts are microtargeted to the exact voters that will carry Ohio Democrats to victory in 2026

Ohioans interested in supporting OhioWins can visit [website].

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