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Columbus, Ohio- In case you missed it, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde penned an op-ed along with Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder warning voters across the country about the redistricting battle that’s coming to their states next. Ohio is the only state required by law to redraw congressional maps this year. Republicans are expected to use the opportunity to silence the voices of voters and further rig Ohio’s maps.

READ highlights from Chair Clyde and Chair Scudder below and check out the full piece here:

• As Chairs of the Democratic Party in Ohio and Texas, we have a warning for the rest of the country: Republicans will do anything they can to stay in power, including subverting basic principles of democracy because they don’t respect the voters.

• Our state parties will make sure voters don’t forget how eagerly Republicans have been willing to sell their votes to save their own seats in Congress.

• Texas was first. Ohio is next. But Ohioans and Texans have never backed down from a fight, and we don’t plan to start now. 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – New reports are showing the effects of Washington’s economic chaos on Ohio families. The state’s unemployment rate has jumped to the highest level in four years,  while major employers like Sherwin-Williams are slashing retirement benefits by suspending their 401(k) matching contributions, “citing weak sales amid economic and tariff headwinds.” 

“Unelected Senator Jon Husted’s economic recklessness is hurting Ohio workers,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “The chaotic tariffs he supports are driving up costs for small businesses and manufacturers, making it harder to create and keep good-paying jobs. Husted voted for the largest billionaire tax break in American history, while Ohio workers are facing rising unemployment, higher costs, and threats to their retirement security.”

What Ohioans are reading today in Cleveland.com:

• “Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking an increase from June’s 4.9% and a significant jump from 4.3% in July 2024.”

• “The growth of the United States’ GDP is steeply decreasing. And the number of job openings in July came in below the number of U.S. unemployed for the first time since April 2021.”

• “The dips are affecting Sherwin-Williams, one of Cleveland’s flagship employers. The company is poised to pause its contributions to employee 401(k) accounts because of inflation that has decreased DIY demand and tariffs that have increased costs.”

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Columbus, Ohio- Reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal found that veterans could suffer from Republican cuts to Medicaid that all Republican members of Ohio’s congressional delegation voted for. Veterans in Ohio and across the country have made countless sacrifices to serve our country. Now, Republicans are rewarding them by taking away their healthcare or making it more expensive. 

READ: Ohio’s veterans could suffer from federal Medicaid cuts, 09/02/2025

• Military veterans in Ohio could suffer from the cuts to Medicaid in the federal budget bill signed by President Donald Trump in July. Ohio will see a $33 billion decrease in federal Medicaid spending over the next ten years, part of the $911 billion in total Medicaid cuts across the country for the next decade, according to estimates from health policy research organization KFF.

• The reductions come at a time when more members of the military than ever are coming back from conflict. […]  With reductions in both the VA and Medicaid, veterans on Medicaid expansion may see “more red tape” with increases to the number of times they must prove eligibility.

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Columbus, Ohio- All eyes will be on Ohio Stadium this Saturday as the Buckeyes play Texas in a rematch of last season’s playoff semifinals. But while Ohioans from every walk of life cheer on the Buckeyes, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will actually be cheering for Texas after moving his business to Dallas just months before announcing his gubernatorial run.

While Ohioans struggle to make ends meet with just one good job, Ramaswamy decided to move employees with good-paying jobs and their families to Dallas. Instead of choosing to build up Ohio’s economy, he shipped our jobs and talent to Texas.

“Ohioans deserve a governor who will be cheering for them on and off the field. Instead of investing in our state’s future, Ramaswamy chose to kick jobs and business all the way to Texas,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “While Ramaswamy leaves Ohioans on the sidelines, Democrats are throwing flags on the play and organizing to make sure he never becomes governor.”

READ: Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy moving finance firm from Ohio to Dallas 11/05/2024

• Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving his financial services firm from Columbus to Dallas. […] The firm already has $1.7 billion under management.

• The company expects most of its Columbus-based staff to relocate to Dallas over the next few months.

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Columbus, Ohio- Ahead of a redistricting cycle where Republicans will try to rig Ohio’s congressional districts to compensate for their party’s extreme unpopularity, Ohio Democrats are speaking out. While Republicans try to silence the voters, Democrats will use every available option to make sure all Ohioans have an equal opportunity to make their voices heard at the polls.

READ MORE about what Ohioans are reading ahead of Republican attempts to further rig Ohio’s congressional districts: 

Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio Democrats are preparing to challenge GOP congressional maps for 2026 election

• As a nationwide redistricting arms race unfolds, Ohio Democrats say they’re ready to fight back against unfair GOP maps when the battle hits the Buckeye State.

• But Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chair Kathleen Clyde said Ohio Democrats won’t compromise and vote for a gerrymandered map. “No Democrat should vote for a map that doesn’t represent the will of the voters, and Democrats are unified in our opposition,” 

• Clyde also outlined options if Republicans approved a map that unfairly increases GOP seats in the state. Ohio Democrats could sue, have Ohioans vote on the map using a process called the referendum or pursue another redistricting reform ballot measure.

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Democrats buckle up for congressional redistricting fight

• Ohio Democrats are preparing for a congressional redistricting fight this fall, hoping to stand up to a Republican supermajority and align districts with the voter trends. Meanwhile, prominent Republicans have proposed drawing even more skewed districts.

• “We will fight, we will organize, we will make noise at every step of the process,” said Ohio Democratic Party chair Kathleen Clyde in a Thursday press call with Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder. 

• “Even with a minority status in the legislature, that is part of the process, minority support for the maps,” Clyde said. “We will be pursuing what the voters said they wanted, which is a map where fairness is a key piece of the process.”

Roll Call: At the Races: Maps mania

• The focus on redistricting is set to move next to Ohio. “The path to winning back the U.S. Congress certainly goes through Ohio,” Kathleen Clyde, the chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, said on a Thursday press call.  Clyde said that “all options are on the table” for how Ohio Democrats will fight for fair maps throughout the upcoming process. 

WTVG: Ohio democrats get support from Texas counterparts ahead of redistricting battle, 

• Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, and Kathleen Clyde, chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, held a joint news conference ahead of Ohio’s mapmaking process beginning next month. Clyde said all options are on the table for Democrats, including legal challenges or an effort to overturn a map adopted by Republicans at the ballot box.

• She said Democrats will “fight, we will organize, we will make noise at every step of the process.”

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