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September 2026	0	1,320

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VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Continues to Support Another Endless War in the Middle East Raising Costs on Ohioans

AP: Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war COLUMBUS, OHIO — Today, Jon Husted voted for the fourth time to support the Administration’s war in Iran, once again supporting an expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has claimed 13 American lives, including three Ohioans, and has no end in sight. Ohioans are being hit hard by soaring gas prices, and farmers are getting crushed by rising diesel and fertilizer costs, which will raise the price of groceries — but Husted thinks the war is going “much better than anyone thought it would.” While the average price of gasoline has reached $4 a gallon, Husted has no solutions to lower costs at home. Husted has instead insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet. Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement: “This week, Jon Husted voted for the fourth time to support another endless war in the Middle East while hardworking Ohioans are getting crushed by skyrocketing costs. Instead of fighting to lower gas prices for families or fertilizer prices for farmers, Husted supports sending more money overseas while lecturing us to work harder.” ### The post VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Continues to Support Another Endless War in the Middle East Raising Costs on Ohioans appeared first on Ohio Democrats.

Apr 15, 202610 votes

Ohioans in Youngstown Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families

Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very, they’re not very experienced at navigating the real world” YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Today, Ohioans in Youngstown gathered for the third stop of Husted’s Real World Tour, calling out Jon Husted for his out of touch attacks on hardworking families. Ohioans are already struggling with high grocery and utility prices, and the skyrocketing cost of gas is forcing families to cut back even more. Instead of working to lower costs, Jon Husted has insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet. “Let me be clear: Ohioans don’t need a lecture on how to buy groceries. They need relief from the rising cost of groceries. They don’t need to be told affordability is just a ‘buzzword.’ They are living it every single day,” said State Representative Lauren McNally. “Politicians in DC like Jon Husted keep voting to make things more expensive. We have a responsibility to do something about it and fight back.” “Jon Husted’s comments about the ‘real world’ ignore the reality that Ohioans are facing, where wages haven’t kept pace with inflation — making us work harder just to stay afloat. Jon Husted has spent all his time in DC voting to make things more expensive for families like mine,” said Dani Boatwright, a Youngstown resident and working parent. “My 12-year old easily recognizes that almost $4/gallon for gasoline is quite ridiculous & this doesn’t even scratch the surface of our day to day expenses that are seen as basic human needs.” “Affordability is not a talking point. It is one of the most pressing concerns in our community. Families are dealing with rising grocery bills, higher utility costs, increasing rent and housing prices and the overall cost of simply getting by,” said Mayor of Struthers Catherine Cercone Miller. ### The post Ohioans in Youngstown Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families appeared first on Ohio Democrats.

Apr 13, 202614 votes

HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: Husted Likely to Testify in Defense of FirstEnergy in Criminal Corruption Retrial in September

Jon Husted at the center of the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history Ohio families paying $663 more a year on utility bills thanks to Husted’s corruption COLUMBUS, OHIO — In a major new development, Jon Husted’s FirstEnergy nightmare is far from over, as he will likely be forced to take the stand again to defend his corrupt donors in the new criminal corruption trial set to start September 28, 2026. Husted helped his donors escape accountability by testifying for the defense and trying to protect the corrupt FirstEnergy executives responsible for the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. But scrutiny around Husted’s central involvement in the bribery scandal is not ending anytime soon as prosecutors prepare to retry the case. Throughout the first criminal trial, Husted was mentioned 386 times as testimony made clear that he was at the center of the massive bribery scheme that delivered a billion dollar bailout to utilities and contributed to electricity costs for Ohioans increasing by $663 a year. When Husted was forced to answer questions under oath, his testimony only raised more questions about his own role in the scandal. Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement: “Jon Husted may have helped his corrupt FirstEnergy donors escape accountability for now, but September 28 is quickly approaching. This retrial will put the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history back in the spotlight, and remind Ohioans that Jon Husted was at the center of the scheme that sold them out to a big utility company and stuck them with skyrocketing energy bills.” As a reminder, Jon Husted played a central role “running the show” in the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history alongside Dowling and Jones: New evidence during the trial revealed nine calls between Jon Husted and Mike Dowling in the months preceding a $4.3 million bribe to former Utilities Commission Chair Sam Randazzo. New reporting revealed Jon Husted held secret meetings with Dowling and Jones, including with the “mastermind of Ohio’s largest public corruption scheme two days before scandal-ridden bribery legislation was introduced.” Neil Clark, a FirstEnergy lobbyist and co-defendant with former House Speaker Larry Householder, referred to Husted as FirstEnergy’s “golden boy.” Text messages between Husted, Dowling, and Jones reveal that the trio were in constant communication “before, during and after his campaign.” Convicted FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones said Husted was a “good friend of FirstEnergy” who was “highly engaged” and “fighting to the end” in support of the massive bail out. A dinner between Jon Husted and the convicted FirstEnergy executives at the Athletic Club of Columbus was a focal point of the criminal trial. Public records show that FirstEnergy — led by Jones and Dowling — funneled $1 million in dark money to a dark money group backing Husted in 2017, part of the same corrupt scheme that led to federal and state indictments. ### The post HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: Husted Likely to Testify in Defense of FirstEnergy in Criminal Corruption Retrial in September appeared first on Ohio Democrats.

Apr 9, 202616 votes

ICYMI: Toledoans Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families

Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very, they’re not very experienced at navigating the real world” Toledo Mayor: “Those aren’t the comments of someone who is in touch with what Americans are going through right now” TOLEDO, OHIO — Last week, Ohioans in Toledo gathered for the second stop of Husted’s Real World Tour, calling out Jon Husted for his out of touch attacks on hardworking families. Ohioans are already struggling with high grocery and utility prices, and the skyrocketing cost of gas is forcing families to cut back even more. Instead of working to lower costs, Jon Husted has insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet. See For Yourself: WTOL 11: Toledo Democrats criticize Sen. Husted for comments on affordability WTOL Anchor: Democratic leaders are calling out Ohio Senator Jon Husted after comments he recently made. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Council President Vanice Williams, along with other Democrats, held a press conference outside of Husted’s office to highlight his comments on people struggling to afford necessities. Husted said that ‘struggling Ohioans are not very experienced at navigating the real world.’ Councilwoman Vanice Williams: I represent district four of the most poverty stricken districts in this great city. Come visit us, and come see the real world, and not on MTV. WTOL Anchor: We reached out to Senator Husted’s office for comment but have not heard back yet. 13 ABC Toledo: Local Democrats Blast Sen. Husted as ‘Out of Touch’ 13 ABC Anchor: Local Democrats are calling out Senator Jon Husted tonight, framing him as being out of touch with working Ohioans. They are zeroing in on comments he made in a March podcast when Husted described a young woman who had said she didn’t know how money works at a grocery store because she’d always used SNAP. Husted said ‘people living in poverty are just not very experienced at navigating the real world.’ Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz: People are worried about the high cost of everything, high cost of a loaf of bread, gallon of milk, gasoline, everything is going up and people are worried. So when Senator Husted said that the problem wasn’t with affordability, the problem was that ‘too many Ohioans don’t know how to navigate the real world,’ that was offensive. I think that’s offensive to hardworking Ohioans. Toledo Blade: Local Democrats lean into claims Husted is out of touch with ‘real world’ Ohio Democrats on Friday brought their “real world” tour chiding U.S. Sen. Jon Husted for recent podcast remarks to Toledo, where local leaders echoed accusations that the Ohio Republican is out of touch with working people’s struggle to make ends meet. “You didn’t have to navigate through poverty, so you don’t know what the real world is,” Vanice Williams, president of Toledo City Council, said during a noontime news conference at the party’s Lucas County headquarters downtown. Ms. Williams “challenged” Mr. Husted to go with her on a tour of “the real world,” while Tracci Johnson, executive director of the Monroe Street Neighborhood Center, “challenged” him to address exorbitant health-care costs that force lower-income people “to choose between food and medicine.” At issue is a remark Senator Husted made March 10 while appearing on a conservative podcast, during which he alluded to a conversation with a “young lady” who professed not knowing “how money works at a grocery store” because she has always used SNAP cards to obtain food. “People living in poverty are just not very, um, experienced at navigating the real world, right?” he said. “You literally have to teach people how to budget … the buzzword today, let’s face it, is ‘affordability.’” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz used that precise word addressing the Democrats’ news conference, saying working-class Ohioans are “worried about the high cost of everything — a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, gasoline.” And the Senator’s suggestion that the solution is for people to find higher-paying jobs to climb out of their economic holes only dug his own hole deeper, the mayor said. “Those aren’t the comments of someone who is in touch with what Americans are going through right now,” he said. Mr. Husted’s media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday afternoon. ### The post ICYMI: Toledoans Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families appeared first on Ohio Democrats.

Apr 8, 202617 votes

Ohioans Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families

Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very, they’re not very experienced at navigating the real world” TOLEDO, OHIO — Today, Ohioans in Toledo gathered for the second stop of Husted’s Real World Tour, calling out Jon Husted for his out of touch attacks on hardworking families. Ohioans are already struggling with high grocery and utility prices, and the skyrocketing cost of gas is forcing families to cut back even more. Instead of working to lower costs, Jon Husted has insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet. “Folks who live in the real world are having a hard time paying for gas, paying for groceries, paying for health care, paying for life. That’s the reality of what’s happening in America. Our constituents live in reality, they are not having a hard time navigating reality, they are living in reality, unlike Senator Husted’s donors who hang out on Epstein Island,” said Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz. “Unlike Senator Husted who is at the center of the largest corruption scandal in the history of the state of Ohio, a $61 million FirstEnergy corruption scandal. That’s his reality.” “I challenge Senator Husted to come to Toledo, come walk with me and let’s go see the real world. I have never met Senator Husted. I represent District 4, one of the most poverty stricken districts in this great city. Come visit us, and come see the real world,” said Toledo City Council President Vanice Williams. “It bothers me when I heard his statements because I am one that navigated through poverty. I own a childcare center where I have parents every day navigating through poverty. I was a high school principal where I saw families navigating through poverty. The real world didn’t come from Upper Arlington, the real world comes from Toledo, Ohio, who lived in Section 8, she’s standing in front of you, I’m the real world.” “The Affordable Care Act tax credits have been a lifeline for me. They allowed me to take a job without health insurance, knowing I could afford coverage on the marketplace. Now, because Jon Husted refused to act, my health care costs have doubled. If there is anyone that doesn’t understand the real world, it’s Jon Husted,” said Tracci Johnson, a Toledo native. ### The post Ohioans Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families appeared first on Ohio Democrats.

Apr 6, 20269 votes

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