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Columbus, Ohio– Last week, a new report from the U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio as the 13th worst state in the country. For Ohioans who have watched as Republicans used their illegal supermajorities to gut education, rip away personal freedoms, and destroy our state’s economy, this ranking is disappointing, but not surprising.

Under years of Republican control, Ohioans’ quality of life has deteriorated while costs have gone up. Instead of fighting for access to education, healthcare, and a good-paying job, Republicans have left Ohioans behind in service of billionaires and fellow party insiders. Every Republican on the ballot owns the state of our state- and Ohio Democrats will make sure voters know they’re responsible.

“Ohioans are seeing their quality of life go down while their state government would rather reward billionaires and extremists,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Voters can expect to see Republican candidates try every trick in the book to avoid taking responsibility for the decline in our state, but at the end of the day they only have themselves to blame. Ohioans deserve better from our state government.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Earlier this week, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters joined Spectrum News’ Curtis Jackson to discuss Donald Trump’s dangerous and chaotic first 100 days in office. Ohioans are hurting, but Donald Trump and Republicans would rather give tax breaks to billionaires than actually help Ohioans.

“At the end of the day, Donald Trump promised Americans a new golden age on day one and promised to bring prices down and promised to help working families and all they’ve seen so far is prices hitting record highs and their retirement savings going up in smoke,” said Chair Walters.

Ohioans have watched prices go up on groceries, healthcare, and more all while not knowing what essential goods or services will skyrocket in price next. Instead of fighting to lower costs, he’s sent the economy into a chaotic tailspin that forces Ohio families to constantly wonder about the ability to make ends meet.

Read more from Chair Walters on how Donald Trump’s chaotic first 100 days is already harming Ohioans and watch the clip HERE:

• It’s really hard to pinpoint anything that you can identify as being done right, given all the chaos and harm he’s caused to Ohio’s working families.

•  I have a lot of notes for the president and the GOP on room for improvement on what they’re working on. Number one, perhaps we stop crashing the economy. 

• In just 100 days, Trump has steered the US towards a recession. and most working families are facing nearly $5,000 in lost purchasing power or increased cost. We see seniors delaying their retirement because their 401K plans have tanked and even Republicans are concerned about inflation and unemployment, thanks to Trump’s trillion dollar tax on working families.

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Columbus, Ohio- This week, Ohio Senator Jon Husted is marking 100 days in office after taking a literal get out of jail free card from Governor Mike DeWine. Whether it’s ignoring his constituents or rubber stamping everything Donald Trump does no matter how it affects Ohioans, it’s been a rough start for Senator Husted.

Senator Husted has faced protests for ignoring his constituents as he rubber stamps Donald Trump’s unpopular agenda. Voters have struggled to reach his office, often getting a voicemail box. He took almost the full 100 days to open a single office in the state, and only after Ohioans repeatedly protested his lack of interest in the state he’s supposed to represent.

However, Senator Husted isn’t just bad at his job. He continues to rubber stamp Donald Trump’s extreme and dangerous agenda without a second thought about what’s right for Ohioans. During confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Husted said cabinet nominees should “get confirmed and move on.” Hegseth would go on to endanger American soldiers through this reckless use of technology. In a recent interview, Husted appeared to agree with cutting taxes for billionaires, but backtracked to clarify he’d just do whatever Donald Trump wanted him to do. 

“Whether it’s families struggling with grocery bills, veterans whose benefits have been cut, or public service workers who suddenly find themselves without a job, Ohioans are hurting 100 days into Husted’s term,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Senator Husted has told us himself that he just does whatever Donald Trump wants regardless of how it impacts Ohioans. In the next 100 plus days, we hope he starts to stand up for his constituents- but we’re not holding our breath.”

Columbus, Ohio- As Donald Trump marks 100 days in office, it’s clear that he’s only working for billionaires like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy while leaving Ohioans behind. While Donald Trump celebrates 100 days of screwing over families across our state, Democrats are standing up to Trump and extreme Ohio politicians who rubber stamp his every move.

Ohioans have watched prices go up on groceries, healthcare, and more all while not knowing what essential goods or services will skyrocket in price next. Instead of fighting to lower costs, he’s sent the economy into a chaotic tailspin that forces Ohio families to constantly wonder about the ability to make ends meet.

Whether you’re a senior on social security, a veteran who relies on the VA for care, or a family trying to give their children a good life, the administration’s dangerous agenda leaves Ohio families behind while out-of-control billionaires get rich off the chaos.

“For Ohio families, these past 100 days have felt like 1,000. At every turn, Ohioans have faced relentless chaos and cruelty from an administration that empowers billionaires while leaving everyone else behind,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ohioans are already tired of an administration that works only for the wealthy, and the politicians who enable every move.”

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Columbus, Ohio- One week ago, reporting revealed that FirstEnergy officials may have bribed more Ohio public officials than previously known. Between that and a documentary using Ohio as a prime example for public corruption, it’s been a pretty terrible week and a half of news for Ohio Senator Jon Husted.

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. FirstEnergy made $1 million in secret donations to his campaign.

Under the DeWine/Husted administration, Ohio was named the most corrupt state government in the country. Former public officials and lobbyists have already faced federal charges- and state charges are ongoing. Ohio’s Republican-controlled state government is so well known for its corruption that HBO recently premiered a documentary about Senator Husted’s corruption scandal.

Finally, one week ago today reporting from the Columbus Dispatch highlighted how new filings in the federal racketeering case of former FirstEnergy executive Chuck Jones wanted prosecutors to define if Jones was being accused of bribing additional, unnamed Ohio politicians. 

“As Senator Husted officially kicked off his re-election bid, one thing he couldn’t kick was the corruption scandal that he was a major player in,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “It’s been a pretty terrible week of news for the senator, and Ohio Democrats will make sure that Senator Husted’s corruption scandal won’t stay away.”