Chuck Horn is on the Ohio Voter Guide

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Chuck Horn
Chuck Horn
Background and Bio
Chuck Horn is a 30 year resident of Ketterington, Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics, Business, and Law and later his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Horn was an attorney at Horn, Coen & Rife law firm before working at LexisNexis for nearly forty years. He has two adult children.
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Economy and Taxes: Horn’s campaign materials state his support for a living wage/prevailing wage, as well as his opposition to worker misclassification and “right-to-work” laws. 
  • Education: Campaign materials highlight Horn’s support for the public education system. His campaign website calls for state funding of public school districts on core skills like reading and math while leaving funding for extracurricular activities and non-core learning to local property taxes. Horn’s campaign website also highlights his opposition to state funding for private schools unless they adopt the same testing, rating, teacher certification, and open enrollment requirements as public schools. According to his campaign, he supports funding for parent outreach, including robocalls, in high-risk areas to encourage early reading for children. 
  • Healthcare: Campaign materials highlight Horn’s support for proposals that lower healthcare costs for Ohioans and calls for restoration of Affordable Care Act reimbursements and the individual mandate for healthcare coverage. According to his campaign, Horn supports a public option for healthcare as an affordable individual policy.
Endorsements
No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.
Background and Bio
Chuck Horn is a 30 year resident of Ketterington, Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics, Business, and Law and later his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Horn was an attorney at Horn, Coen & Rife law firm before working at LexisNexis for nearly forty years. He has two adult children.
Policy Issue Summaries
  • Economy and Taxes: Horn’s campaign materials state his support for a living wage/prevailing wage, as well as his opposition to worker misclassification and “right-to-work” laws. 
  • Education: Campaign materials highlight Horn’s support for the public education system. His campaign website calls for state funding of public school districts on core skills like reading and math while leaving funding for extracurricular activities and non-core learning to local property taxes. Horn’s campaign website also highlights his opposition to state funding for private schools unless they adopt the same testing, rating, teacher certification, and open enrollment requirements as public schools. According to his campaign, he supports funding for parent outreach, including robocalls, in high-risk areas to encourage early reading for children. 
  • Healthcare: Campaign materials highlight Horn’s support for proposals that lower healthcare costs for Ohioans and calls for restoration of Affordable Care Act reimbursements and the individual mandate for healthcare coverage. According to his campaign, Horn supports a public option for healthcare as an affordable individual policy.
Endorsements
No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.
Last Updated:2026-10-15
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