Jon Husted Votes Again to Support Reckless Tariffs Crushing Ohio Farmers
October 30, 2025
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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