FACT CHECK: Wealthy, Out-of-Touch #OHSEN Field Using Personal Fortunes, Shady Loans to Try to Buy Senate Seat
January 22, 2024
Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan don’t understand the issues facing working Ohioans because they’ve been more focused on using their massive fortunes, sweetheart deals, and shady loans to try to buy Ohio’s Senate seat. It’s clear the entire field is wealthy, out-of-touch, and won’t fight for Ohioans because they don’t understand the issues most important to their daily lives.
- Bernie Moreno wrote himself a $3 million check after he said it’s “not right” for wealthy people to “write a big fat check” and that he wouldn’t “take [his] personal wealth and buy a Senate seat.” But a $3 million check is chump change for Moreno,who is worth over a hundred million dollars with properties in Costa Rica, New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Florida Keys worth up to $24.7 million.
- Frank LaRose loaned himself $250,000 after claiming to be a “thousandaire” and mocking his opponents for their wealth – raising questions about LaRose’s shady finances. LaRose also refused to file his required financial disclosure until weeks past the deadline and has continued to dodge questions about the “highly unusual” and “myster[ious]” six-figure loan. Now, LaRose is being bankrolled by out-of-state billionaire Richard Uihlein – who also funded LaRose’s August amendment to silence Ohioans and benefit special interests.
- Matt Dolan has already loaned his campaign $7 million this cycle and is worth as much as $41 million. Dolan faced backlash from his opponents for bankrolling his campaign with a cheap loan at a “staggeringly low” interest rate of less than one percent – an example of “some of the financial gateways available to wealthy politicians but closed to most of the constituents they represent.”
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