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Columbus, Ohio — With health care premiums set to skyrocket for more than half a million Ohioans, Jon Husted is now claiming he is open to a bipartisan solution to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. But his record tells a different story: Husted has voted eight times this year against proposals that would protect affordable health care for Ohio families.

Husted has claimed the ACA tax credits have done “nothing to drive down the cost of health care” and are “not the way to go about it” — even as Ohio families brace for premiums that could double or triple next year.

See For Yourself the Effects of Husted’s Health Care Crisis:

WSYX: Ohio families could see ACA premiums double in 2026

• Thousands of Ohio families who rely on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for health insurance could soon see their premiums double if Congress fails to renew a key federal subsidy set to expire next year.

• The enhanced premium tax credits, federal subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health coverage, are scheduled to end in 2025. Without action from lawmakers, many Ohioans could face steep cost increases as early as 2026.

• According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, more than 500,000 Ohioans received enhanced premium tax credits this year. A report from KFF estimates that average monthly premiums could rise from about $888 in 2025 to more than $1,900 in 2026 if the subsidies lapse.

• For families like Deshauna and Jordan Pugh, who lost their jobs in October, the uncertainty around ACA premiums adds to growing financial strain. “I’m seeing people post their insurance prices going up $2,000 a month,” Deshauna said.

• A spokesperson for [Senator] Jon Husted said the ACA “has failed to make healthcare more affordable.”

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Columbus, Ohio — For 300 days in the Senate, Jon Husted has protected a pedophile and covered for the rich and powerful, voting in September to block the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

Now, after months of silence, Husted is trying to act tough — but his record is clear: he spent nearly a year protecting abusers and burying the truth. 

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

“Jon Husted voted to keep the Epstein files secret to protect the rich and powerful. Now, he is trying to rewrite history and cover it up. Ohioans won’t forget that Husted sided with abusers and pedophiles over the victims of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”

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Columbus, Ohio — While Jon Husted now claims he is open to a bipartisan solution to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, his record proves just the opposite. Husted has voted eight times this year against proposals that would stop health care premiums from skyrocketing for an estimated 583,000 Ohioans.

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

“Jon Husted voted eight times to make health care more expensive for Ohio families — all to fund tax breaks for billionaires and corporations. Now, because of Husted’s health care crisis, more than half a million Ohioans are bracing for their premiums to double or triple next year.” 

Jon Husted’s Long Record of Driving Up Health Care Costs:

• More than half a million Ohioans could soon see their healthcare premiums get more expensive or risk losing coverage if the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end of this year. Jon Husted voted 8 times against lowering premium costs for Ohio families. 

• Jon Husted claimed the ACA tax credits have done “nothing to drive down the cost of health care.” 

• When asked how best to help working families afford health insurance, Jon Husted said the ACA tax credits were “not the way to go about it.”

• Jon Husted said he is “happy to be a contributor” to the skyrocketing health care costs. 

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Husted Has Already Voted to Keep Epstein Files Secret

Columbus, Ohio — Yesterday, Senator Jon Husted again refused to support efforts to end the cover up of files related to convicted pedophile and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when asked on NewsNation. In September, Husted voted to block a bipartisan proposal in the Senate to make the files public, betraying Ohioans’ right to the truth.

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

“After already voting to conceal the Epstein files earlier this year, Jon Husted is still refusing to stand with victims of horrific crimes and hold abusers accountable. Once again, Husted is siding with billionaires and the rich and powerful to keep their secrets hidden — instead of fighting for justice and transparency.”

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Columbus, Ohio — From farmers to small businesses, Ohioans are facing higher costs and lost profits because of Jon Husted’s reckless tariffs. Instead of fighting to lower costs, Husted has doubled down, saying that critics “are wrong” about the tariffs, they “haven’t affected the economy negatively,” and “the policies are working.”

See for yourself:

WYSO: Some Northeast Ohio businesses say continued tariffs may cause them to close

• Federally imposed tariffs are causing such a strain on some local businesses that some say they might have to soon close.

• Owner Ami Rizek said she’s limiting price increases and putting the burden of the tariffs on the business. She said she cut staff and hours, and hasn’t taken home a paycheck for herself in months.

• Rizek said she may have to close the store soon if the tariffs don’t end.

• Stephen Kelbach said the same thing about his two locations of The Spice and Tea Exchange, which are locally-owned shops in Chagrin Falls and Hudson selling specialty items that Kelbach said can’t be made domestically.

TiffinOhio.net: Ohio farmers say Jon Husted-backed tariffs are driving them into the red

• Soybean farmers across Ohio say Sen. Jon Husted’s trade policies are pushing their livelihoods to the brink, with rising costs, collapsing export markets, and mounting frustration in rural communities that once backed him.

• Husted has defended Trump and the GOP’s tariffs as “standing up for American workers” and claimed they “haven’t affected the economy negatively.”

• According to new U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates, soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year, a devastating blow for one of the state’s largest export crops.

• Higher costs for seed, fertilizer, and equipment — combined with steep declines in overseas sales — have turned what was once a stable market into a financial minefield.

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