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MeidasTouch News: ‘Jon Husted’s Extremist Record on Abortion Rights is Out of Touch With Ohio’

‘Husted has supported total abortion bans with zero exceptions for over 20 years’

Columbus, Ohio – New reporting highlights how out of touch Jon Husted is with Ohioans on reproductive rights.

Husted has spread dangerous misinformation, recently calling the FDA-approved abortion pill mifepristone “not safe” and pushing to ban its use. He has also backed abortion bans without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother.

See for yourself:

MeidasTouch News: Jon Husted’s Extremist Record on Abortion Rights is Out of Touch With Ohio

  • Two weeks ago, Husted called on the FDA to ban the abortion pill mifepristone when asked about its use, falsely claiming, “A lot of the abortion drugs that are out there are not safe for women, misleading information out there, and we need to make sure that [women] have all the facts.”
  • Mifepristone has been approved for use by the FDA for over 20 years. Every major study done on mifepristone has found it to be completely safe for women in the early stages of pregnancy.
  • Husted’s stance on mifepristone is consistent with his decades long hostility towards abortion access.
  • In 2019, Husted backed a bill in Ohio to ban all abortions with no exception for rape or incest once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, usually around five to six weeks. Most women do not know they are pregnant until between eight and 15 weeks.
  • “This isn’t something new,” Husted said. “[…] this has been my longtime position.”

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ICYMI: Jon Husted’s Reckless Tariffs are Wreaking Havoc on Ohio Farmers

“Soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year”

Columbus, Ohio — Ohio soybean farmers are in crisis thanks to Jon Husted’s reckless tariffs, which are wreaking havoc on markets and sending prices soaring. Husted has said that critics “are wrong” about the tariffs, they “haven’t affected the economy negatively,” and “the policies are working.”

See for yourself:

Spectrum News 1: Soybean farmers react to China trade deal

  • [..] with this year’s soybean harvest already in the books, China has agreed to buy only about half of what it normally would in a year.
  • Combined with higher costs and lower crop prices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year.

Dayton Daily News: Area farmers react to China’s pledge to buy U.S. soybeans

  • Brian Harbage, whose farm in Clark County’s South Charleston is 50% soybeans, hesitated to proclaim the deal a complete win for the soybean industry.
  • “[…] we’re not going to catch up for this year because they haven’t bought any up to this date and now they’re coming to the table late,” Harbage said. “They can’t physically buy enough between now and the end of the year to make up for the losses of this year.”
  • Darke County’s Brehm said he questions if the price at which U.S. farmers can sell soybeans will return to previous levels. Soybean prices neared the $18-per-bushel mark in 2012 and reached $16 per bushel in 2021.
  • Brehm said what he fears is the price of soybeans increasing by a few dollars and then seed and fertilizer companies raising their prices in response.
  • “Then it kind of puts us back to square one,” he said. “That’s the whole problem. That’s like when he was talking about another bailout for us, I was sure hoping he wasn’t going to do that, because that was just another license for the fertilizer companies, chemical companies, everybody else, to steal from us, because then they say, ‘OK, they (farmers) got all this money as a bailout, now we don’t have to really be competitive. We’ll just charge what we want.”

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Today is Election Day in Ohio: Here’s What Voters Need to Know

Columbus, Ohio- Today, Ohio voters are heading to the polls until 7:30pm to decide critical local elections across the state. The results of local races are often the most impactful day-to-day and Democrats are encouraging all Ohioans to make their voices heard.

Voting is open between 6:30 am and 7:30 pm at polling locations across the state. A valid, government issued photo ID is required in order to vote. A list of acceptable IDs can be found here. If you are still in line when polls close, stay in line. If you still need to return an absentee ballot it should be dropped off at your county board of elections by 7:30 pm in order for it to be counted. 

Ohioans with questions or concerns surrounding voting can call 866-OUR-VOTE for assistance.

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What Ohioans are Reading: ‘Ohioans’ health insurance was expensive this year. It will cost even more in 2026’

Columbus, Ohio – With open enrollment now underway, an estimated 583,000 Ohioans are bracing for record premium hikes as the ACA tax credits expire at the end of this year.

Senator Jon Husted has repeatedly voted to shut down the government rather than protect affordable health care for Ohioans, even as costs surge and coverage is at risk.

Here’s what Ohioans are reading about Jon Husted’s health care crisis:

Columbus Dispatch: Ohioans’ health insurance was expensive this year. It will cost even more in 2026, Samantha Hendrickson

  • It’s time to mentally prepare yourself to be paying even more for health care in 2026.
  • Workers under employer-sponsored health insurance are still reeling from the 6% on average cost increase in 2025, but relief isn’t on the horizon. 
  • Rates are expected to spike even higher in 2026 – the largest percentage increase since 2010, possibly as much as 9%, and it’s the fourth year in a row health insurance costs will rise.
  • By comparison, workers wages grew 4% and inflation is up 2.7% from a year ago.
  • For Columbus City Schools classified staff like custodial, transportation and food services workers, health insurance with prescription plans will see a 10% rate increase. For certified employees like teachers, social workers and nurses, the rate increase will be 8%.

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Jon Husted Votes Again to Support Reckless Tariffs Crushing Ohio Farmers

Columbus, Ohio –  Today, Senator Jon Husted voted for the third time this week to block efforts to rein in the reckless tariffs that Ohio soybean farmers say are driving up costs and creating a mounting crisis across the state. Husted has said that critics “are wrong” about the tariffs, they “haven’t affected the economy negatively,” and “the policies are working.” 

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

“Jon Husted has doubled down on his support for the reckless tariffs that are crushing Ohio farmers and ranchers. What’s worse, Husted won’t lift a finger to help Ohio ranchers as the U.S. quadruples beef imports from Argentina. Ohioans see exactly whose side Husted is on, and they’ll hold him accountable next November.”

Jon Husted is abandoning Ohio farmers and ranchers:

Because of the Husted-backed tariffs, Ohio farmers haven’t sold a single bushel of soybeans to China this harvest season. Normally, China buys 25% to 30% of the U.S. soybean crop.

  • The Husted-backed tariffs are crushing Ohio family farms, threatening many with “risk of foreclosure and forced auction.”
  • Meanwhile, Husted has been silent as a $40 billion taxpayer-funded bailout goes to Argentina and the U.S. quadruples beef imports from the very country undercutting American farmers and ranchers.
  • Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs said that farmers are taking major losses because of the Husted-backed tariffs — and it is putting them in a “hell of a mess.”
  • The Husted-backed tariffs are costing a Grove City manufacturer millions of dollars in business, potentially threatening hundreds of jobs. When the company reached out to Jon Husted, his only response was that he “passed along” the concern to the administration.

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