Ohio Voter Guide

Statewide

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican

Background and Bio

Vivek Ramaswamy, originally from Cincinnati, earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a law degree from Yale Law School. He pursued a career in business, starting as a hedge fund analyst on Wall Street and later founding Roivant, a New York-based biotech firm that develops drugs by acquiring rights to pharmaceutical products other companies had shelved. In 2015, he led Roivant’s Axovant Sciences through what was then the largest biotech IPO in history. Ramaswamy returned to Ohio to start an investment firm, Strive, before stepping down in 2023 to run for President. He lives in Upper Arlington with his wife, Apoorva, and their 3 children.

His running mate, Robert (Rob) McColley, grew up in Napoleon, Ohio, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and a law degree from the University of Toledo. He began his career at the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry County, where he oversaw local economic development efforts. First elected to the Ohio House in 2014, McColley later served in Senate leadership and was unanimously elected President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025. He lives in Napoleon with his wife, Denise, and their three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Education: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy supports expanding Ohio's EdChoice private school voucher program to universal eligibility, removing the income limits so every family receives a full voucher. Ramaswamy says he opposes teachers' unions. The ticket has not committed to fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan. Ramaswamy has also suggested some public universities that he characterized as “subpar” or underperforming–Kent State, Cleveland State, Central State, and the University of Akron–be consolidated or closed.
Healthcare and Medicaid: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy supports work requirements for Medicaid recipients, which take effect under the federal "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" by Jan. 2027. He has referred to Medicaid/Medicare as a "mistake,” and has called for addressing fraud and waste in the Medicaid system.
Taxes: Ramaswamy’s campaign materials call for phasing out Ohio's income tax entirely over the next 8–10 years, starting in his first year by eliminating the capital gains tax. The Ramaswamy-McColley ticket also wants to reduce property taxes back toward pre-pandemic levels; the campaign states that economic growth will offset the lost tax revenue.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy has proposed three conditions for approving any new data center project: (1) compensation to nearby residents to lower electricity bills, (2) full property tax payments with no abatements, and (3) compliance with air and water standards, prioritizing brownfield sites. He has pledged a first-day executive order pausing new project approvals until these conditions are codified into law.
Abortion: Ramaswamy describes himself as "unapologetically pro-life" and has accepted the endorsement of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio. Campaign materials highlight his support for state-level restrictions, including the six-week abortion ban, and he frames abortion as a state rather than a federal issue.

Endorsements

Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio
Ohio Right to Life PAC
Buckeye Firearms Association
Ohio Fraternal Order of Police
NFIB Ohio PAC
Ohio Society of CPAs PAC
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT)
Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association
National Rifle Association PVF
Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
Real Estate Investors Association
Ohio State Medical Association PAC
Ohio Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters (CMRCC)
Laborer’s District Council
Carpenters Local 2
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council (CBCTC)

Background and Bio

Vivek Ramaswamy, originally from Cincinnati, earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a law degree from Yale Law School. He pursued a career in business, starting as a hedge fund analyst on Wall Street and later founding Roivant, a New York-based biotech firm that develops drugs by acquiring rights to pharmaceutical products other companies had shelved. In 2015, he led Roivant’s Axovant Sciences through what was then the largest biotech IPO in history. Ramaswamy returned to Ohio to start an investment firm, Strive, before stepping down in 2023 to run for President. He lives in Upper Arlington with his wife, Apoorva, and their 3 children.

His running mate, Robert (Rob) McColley, grew up in Napoleon, Ohio, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and a law degree from the University of Toledo. He began his career at the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry County, where he oversaw local economic development efforts. First elected to the Ohio House in 2014, McColley later served in Senate leadership and was unanimously elected President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025. He lives in Napoleon with his wife, Denise, and their three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Education: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy supports expanding Ohio's EdChoice private school voucher program to universal eligibility, removing the income limits so every family receives a full voucher. Ramaswamy says he opposes teachers' unions. The ticket has not committed to fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan. Ramaswamy has also suggested some public universities that he characterized as “subpar” or underperforming–Kent State, Cleveland State, Central State, and the University of Akron–be consolidated or closed.
Healthcare and Medicaid: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy supports work requirements for Medicaid recipients, which take effect under the federal "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" by Jan. 2027. He has referred to Medicaid/Medicare as a "mistake,” and has called for addressing fraud and waste in the Medicaid system.
Taxes: Ramaswamy’s campaign materials call for phasing out Ohio's income tax entirely over the next 8–10 years, starting in his first year by eliminating the capital gains tax. The Ramaswamy-McColley ticket also wants to reduce property taxes back toward pre-pandemic levels; the campaign states that economic growth will offset the lost tax revenue.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Ramaswamy has proposed three conditions for approving any new data center project: (1) compensation to nearby residents to lower electricity bills, (2) full property tax payments with no abatements, and (3) compliance with air and water standards, prioritizing brownfield sites. He has pledged a first-day executive order pausing new project approvals until these conditions are codified into law.
Abortion: Ramaswamy describes himself as "unapologetically pro-life" and has accepted the endorsement of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio. Campaign materials highlight his support for state-level restrictions, including the six-week abortion ban, and he frames abortion as a state rather than a federal issue.

Endorsements

Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio
Ohio Right to Life PAC
Buckeye Firearms Association
Ohio Fraternal Order of Police
NFIB Ohio PAC
Ohio Society of CPAs PAC
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT)
Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association
National Rifle Association PVF
Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
Real Estate Investors Association
Ohio State Medical Association PAC
Ohio Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters (CMRCC)
Laborer’s District Council
Carpenters Local 2
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council (CBCTC)

Last Updated:2026-10-14

Democrat

Background and Bio

Dr. Amy Acton grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and she earned a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University, a medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), and a Master’s in Public Health from The Ohio State University. After residencies in pediatrics and preventive medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, she served as the Director of Project L.O.V.E. in Columbus and as a faculty member at Ohio State University. In 2019, Governor Mike DeWine appointed her Director of the Ohio Department of Health, where she led the state's early COVID-19 response and helped negotiate an opioid settlement. She later co-founded the Center for Human Kindness and helped launch Rapid 5, a regional parks and waterways initiative. Acton lives in Bexley with her husband, Eric, a public school teacher. The couple has six children.

Her running mate, David Pepper, a Cincinnati native, earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Yale University. He began his career as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and later worked in private practice, while teaching election and voting rights law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He served on the Cincinnati City Council and as a Hamilton County Commissioner, and later chaired the Ohio Democratic Party. Pepper is the author of several books. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Alana, and their two sons.

Policy Issue Summaries

Education: Acton-Pepper campaign materials state their support for fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan, arguing that this will allow public school districts to rely less on local property taxes. She has been critical of the EdChoice voucher system, saying most of its funding goes to families already enrolled in private school, and supports more transparency and accountability for voucher-funded private schools.
Healthcare: In campaign materials, Acton has criticized the loss of Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies as leaving Ohioans without coverage options and has called for lowering drug and healthcare costs generally. She has proposed directing the state to join Ohio cities that have already relieved medical debt for residents through debt-forgiveness programs, and says that Medicaid work requirements should include compliance pathways such as workforce training credit.
Taxes: The Acton-Pepper campaign has proposed a property-tax relief plan for low- and middle-income homeowners and emphasizes that fully funding the state's contribution to public schools would reduce the pressure on local districts to raise property taxes. On income taxes, she has proposed a Working Families Tax Cut, which would create an Earned Income Credit and a child tax credit for households with children earning up to $85,000 annually, and has called for closing tax loopholes that benefit wealthy filers.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Acton supports a conditional moratorium on new data centers unless they cover 100% of utility costs, use union labor, operate with full transparency (ending non-disclosure agreements with local officials), meet Ohio environmental standards, sign community-benefit agreements, and are sited on former industrial land. The campaign has also called for reining in tax exemptions for data centers and adding clawback provisions for developments that do not deliver on their commitments.
Abortion: Campaign materials and statements about abortion access focus on what Acton calls her support for "reproductive freedom." She has cited the 2023 reproductive health constitutional amendment as reflecting Ohioans' will. Acton has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio and other organizations that support abortion access and reproductive health care. She has said that, as governor, she would protect access to contraception, IVF, and abortion care.

Endorsements

Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Ohio Education Association
Ohio AFL-CIO
Ohio Iron Workers Association
Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council
United Steelworkers District 1
Western Reserve Building Trades Council
Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
Ohio Nurses Association
United Auto Workers (UAW)
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District 6 (IUPAT)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Communications Workers of America District 4
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 8
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA)
Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4)
Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT)
Planned Parenthood of Advocates of Ohio
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
EMILY’s List
Nurses for America
The Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP)

Background and Bio

Dr. Amy Acton grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and she earned a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University, a medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), and a Master’s in Public Health from The Ohio State University. After residencies in pediatrics and preventive medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, she served as the Director of Project L.O.V.E. in Columbus and as a faculty member at Ohio State University. In 2019, Governor Mike DeWine appointed her Director of the Ohio Department of Health, where she led the state's early COVID-19 response and helped negotiate an opioid settlement. She later co-founded the Center for Human Kindness and helped launch Rapid 5, a regional parks and waterways initiative. Acton lives in Bexley with her husband, Eric, a public school teacher. The couple has six children.

Her running mate, David Pepper, a Cincinnati native, earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Yale University. He began his career as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and later worked in private practice, while teaching election and voting rights law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He served on the Cincinnati City Council and as a Hamilton County Commissioner, and later chaired the Ohio Democratic Party. Pepper is the author of several books. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Alana, and their two sons.

Policy Issue Summaries

Education: Acton-Pepper campaign materials state their support for fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan, arguing that this will allow public school districts to rely less on local property taxes. She has been critical of the EdChoice voucher system, saying most of its funding goes to families already enrolled in private school, and supports more transparency and accountability for voucher-funded private schools.
Healthcare: In campaign materials, Acton has criticized the loss of Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies as leaving Ohioans without coverage options and has called for lowering drug and healthcare costs generally. She has proposed directing the state to join Ohio cities that have already relieved medical debt for residents through debt-forgiveness programs, and says that Medicaid work requirements should include compliance pathways such as workforce training credit.
Taxes: The Acton-Pepper campaign has proposed a property-tax relief plan for low- and middle-income homeowners and emphasizes that fully funding the state's contribution to public schools would reduce the pressure on local districts to raise property taxes. On income taxes, she has proposed a Working Families Tax Cut, which would create an Earned Income Credit and a child tax credit for households with children earning up to $85,000 annually, and has called for closing tax loopholes that benefit wealthy filers.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Acton supports a conditional moratorium on new data centers unless they cover 100% of utility costs, use union labor, operate with full transparency (ending non-disclosure agreements with local officials), meet Ohio environmental standards, sign community-benefit agreements, and are sited on former industrial land. The campaign has also called for reining in tax exemptions for data centers and adding clawback provisions for developments that do not deliver on their commitments.
Abortion: Campaign materials and statements about abortion access focus on what Acton calls her support for "reproductive freedom." She has cited the 2023 reproductive health constitutional amendment as reflecting Ohioans' will. Acton has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio and other organizations that support abortion access and reproductive health care. She has said that, as governor, she would protect access to contraception, IVF, and abortion care.

Endorsements

Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Ohio Education Association
Ohio AFL-CIO
Ohio Iron Workers Association
Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council
United Steelworkers District 1
Western Reserve Building Trades Council
Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
Ohio Nurses Association
United Auto Workers (UAW)
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District 6 (IUPAT)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Communications Workers of America District 4
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 8
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA)
Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4)
Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT)
Planned Parenthood of Advocates of Ohio
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
EMILY’s List
Nurses for America
The Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP)

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Libertarian

Background and Bio

Don Kissick earned a degree from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and completed military education at the U.S. Navy Fire Controlman "A" and "C" Schools in Illinois, later moving to Northwestern Ohio. Kissick served six years in the U.S. Navy, including two deployments to the Middle East during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and worked as a production associate and auto worker at the Honda of America Manufacturing engine assembly plant in Anna, Ohio, and currently works as a television Master Control Operator in Lima. He served as the Allen County Libertarian Party and Central Committee Chair, and has previously run for the U.S. House of Representatives, Allen County Commissioner, and U.S. Senate. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Sarah, and their two children.

His running mate, James Mills, has a Master’s of Business Administration and is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor in Warren, Ohio. Mills is a small business owner and CEO of Ironvest Financial Partners, a benefits administration firm. He has served in leadership within the Libertarian Party of Ohio and is new to elected politics.

Policy Issue Summaries

Policy Issue Stances:

Healthcare: According to the campaign, Kissick does not support expanded Medicaid coverage and calls for the repeal of Ohio's Certificate of Need laws, which he says drive up healthcare costs by limiting competition among providers.
Education: In campaign materials, Kissick expresses support for Ohio's school voucher program but supports income-based caps on voucher payments, saying families with fewer resources should receive priority consideration for that funding.
Taxes: The Kissick-Mills campaign supports eliminating property taxes and replacing that revenue with locally controlled, consumption-based (sales) taxes. They also want to lower income taxes generally and roll back the state diesel fuel tax, offsetting the revenue loss in part by eliminating what they describe as "corporate welfare" — subsidies to larger institutions.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Kissick opposes new data center development, opposes tax incentives for data center developers, and has called for greater transparency, private property rights protections, environmental stewardship, and local control.
Abortion: In campaign materials, Kissick has said that the 2023 constitutional amendment protecting abortion access reflects the will of Ohio voters, and that, as governor, he would not sign any legislation attempting to circumvent it, calling such efforts unconstitutional.

Endorsements

Key Endorsements:

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Background and Bio

Don Kissick earned a degree from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and completed military education at the U.S. Navy Fire Controlman "A" and "C" Schools in Illinois, later moving to Northwestern Ohio. Kissick served six years in the U.S. Navy, including two deployments to the Middle East during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and worked as a production associate and auto worker at the Honda of America Manufacturing engine assembly plant in Anna, Ohio, and currently works as a television Master Control Operator in Lima. He served as the Allen County Libertarian Party and Central Committee Chair, and has previously run for the U.S. House of Representatives, Allen County Commissioner, and U.S. Senate. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Sarah, and their two children.

His running mate, James Mills, has a Master’s of Business Administration and is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor in Warren, Ohio. Mills is a small business owner and CEO of Ironvest Financial Partners, a benefits administration firm. He has served in leadership within the Libertarian Party of Ohio and is new to elected politics.

Policy Issue Summaries

Policy Issue Stances:

Healthcare: According to the campaign, Kissick does not support expanded Medicaid coverage and calls for the repeal of Ohio's Certificate of Need laws, which he says drive up healthcare costs by limiting competition among providers.
Education: In campaign materials, Kissick expresses support for Ohio's school voucher program but supports income-based caps on voucher payments, saying families with fewer resources should receive priority consideration for that funding.
Taxes: The Kissick-Mills campaign supports eliminating property taxes and replacing that revenue with locally controlled, consumption-based (sales) taxes. They also want to lower income taxes generally and roll back the state diesel fuel tax, offsetting the revenue loss in part by eliminating what they describe as "corporate welfare" — subsidies to larger institutions.
Data Centers: According to the campaign, Kissick opposes new data center development, opposes tax incentives for data center developers, and has called for greater transparency, private property rights protections, environmental stewardship, and local control.
Abortion: In campaign materials, Kissick has said that the 2023 constitutional amendment protecting abortion access reflects the will of Ohio voters, and that, as governor, he would not sign any legislation attempting to circumvent it, calling such efforts unconstitutional.

Endorsements

Key Endorsements:

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Last Updated:2026-10-14

Attorney General

Auditor

Secretary of State

Democrat

Background and Bio

Allison Russo, originally from Mississippi, holds a Doctor of Public Health from George Washington University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later spent more than 20 years working in health care policy, advising federal agencies, decision-makers, and health systems working on mental health, early childhood, aging, and disability issues. Russo has served in the state legislature since 2019, including as the chamber's Minority Leader. She currently works as a senior director for a small business. Russo founded the mentoring program Girls Who Lead and is active with the United Way of Central Ohio's Women's Leadership Council. She lives in Upper Arlington with her husband, a combat veteran, and their three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: Russo’s campaign has described Ohio’s elections as secure and has also proposed providing additional resources and education for local election officials to continue to promote election integrity. Russo’s campaign released a statement in opposition to federal data sharing after the current Secretary of State released voter registration data to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Voting Access: Russo has stated opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to require photo IDs for voting. Her campaign has expressed support for same-day voter registration and declaring Election Day a holiday to increase voter turnout.
Redistricting: Russo’s campaign materials have called for the office to be "non-political and non-partisan,” and state that her experience as a member of the 2023 Redistricting Committee motivated her to run for Secretary of State. Her campaign materials criticize gerrymandering and call for greater transparency and independence in the redistricting map-making process.

Endorsements

Baptist Ministerial Alliance of Columbus & Vicinity
Buckeye Veterans Coalition
Communication Workers of America District 4
Dayton Building & Construction Trades Council
EMILY’s List
Greater Cincinnati Building & Construction Trades
Industrial Division of Communication Workers of America
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Lima Building & Construction Trades Council
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
North Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
Ohio AFL-CIO
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
Ohio Civil Services Employees Association
Ohio Education Association
Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Nurses Association Board of Directors
Ohio State Conference of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
Service Employees International Union District 1199 (SEIU 1199)
Tri-County Building and Construction Trades Council
United Auto Workers Region 2B
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880
United Mine Workers Association
United Steelworkers District 1
Vote Mama

Background and Bio

Allison Russo, originally from Mississippi, holds a Doctor of Public Health from George Washington University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later spent more than 20 years working in health care policy, advising federal agencies, decision-makers, and health systems working on mental health, early childhood, aging, and disability issues. Russo has served in the state legislature since 2019, including as the chamber's Minority Leader. She currently works as a senior director for a small business. Russo founded the mentoring program Girls Who Lead and is active with the United Way of Central Ohio's Women's Leadership Council. She lives in Upper Arlington with her husband, a combat veteran, and their three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: Russo’s campaign has described Ohio’s elections as secure and has also proposed providing additional resources and education for local election officials to continue to promote election integrity. Russo’s campaign released a statement in opposition to federal data sharing after the current Secretary of State released voter registration data to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Voting Access: Russo has stated opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to require photo IDs for voting. Her campaign has expressed support for same-day voter registration and declaring Election Day a holiday to increase voter turnout.
Redistricting: Russo’s campaign materials have called for the office to be "non-political and non-partisan,” and state that her experience as a member of the 2023 Redistricting Committee motivated her to run for Secretary of State. Her campaign materials criticize gerrymandering and call for greater transparency and independence in the redistricting map-making process.

Endorsements

Baptist Ministerial Alliance of Columbus & Vicinity
Buckeye Veterans Coalition
Communication Workers of America District 4
Dayton Building & Construction Trades Council
EMILY’s List
Greater Cincinnati Building & Construction Trades
Industrial Division of Communication Workers of America
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Lima Building & Construction Trades Council
National Democratic Redistricting Committee
North Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
Ohio AFL-CIO
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
Ohio Civil Services Employees Association
Ohio Education Association
Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Nurses Association Board of Directors
Ohio State Conference of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
Service Employees International Union District 1199 (SEIU 1199)
Tri-County Building and Construction Trades Council
United Auto Workers Region 2B
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880
United Mine Workers Association
United Steelworkers District 1
Vote Mama

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Republican

Background and Bio

Robert Sprague was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sprague served as a project lead at Ernst & Young in Atlanta, Georgia, before forming his own consulting firm. He returned to Ohio and served in his hometown of Findlay as city auditor and treasurer, later serving in the state legislature as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. In 2018, Sprague was elected to the role of State Treasurer, a role he continues to hold today. He lives in Findlay, Ohio, with his wife, Amanda, and their five children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: Sprague’s campaign materials and public statements call for eliminating drop boxes, adding citizenship checks, requiring universal photo identification, utilizing voting machines that must print and produce paper ballots, and instituting a post-election custody audit of elections.
Voting Access: In campaign materials, he has voiced support for limiting vote-by-mail options for Ohioans, eliminating the single-county drop box, and instituting universal photo ID requirements to vote. Sprague has called for Election Day to be declared a holiday to encourage in-person voting, and support the 2022 citizens-only voting amendment and a constitutional amendment to require voter ID. Sprague has stated he is opposed to same-day voter registration.
Redistricting: Sprague is on record opposing the 2024 citizens’ redistricting ballot initiative, stating that it “would be a disaster for Ohio.” He has instead called for keeping the redistricting map-making process in the control of elected officials.

Endorsements

Associated Construction Trades Ohio (ACT Ohio)
Buckeye Firearms Association
CPAC
Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association
Central Midwest Carpenters
Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Ohio Real Estate Investors Association PAC
Ohio Right to Life PAC
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
Ohio Society of CPAs PAC

Background and Bio

Robert Sprague was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sprague served as a project lead at Ernst & Young in Atlanta, Georgia, before forming his own consulting firm. He returned to Ohio and served in his hometown of Findlay as city auditor and treasurer, later serving in the state legislature as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. In 2018, Sprague was elected to the role of State Treasurer, a role he continues to hold today. He lives in Findlay, Ohio, with his wife, Amanda, and their five children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: Sprague’s campaign materials and public statements call for eliminating drop boxes, adding citizenship checks, requiring universal photo identification, utilizing voting machines that must print and produce paper ballots, and instituting a post-election custody audit of elections.
Voting Access: In campaign materials, he has voiced support for limiting vote-by-mail options for Ohioans, eliminating the single-county drop box, and instituting universal photo ID requirements to vote. Sprague has called for Election Day to be declared a holiday to encourage in-person voting, and support the 2022 citizens-only voting amendment and a constitutional amendment to require voter ID. Sprague has stated he is opposed to same-day voter registration.
Redistricting: Sprague is on record opposing the 2024 citizens’ redistricting ballot initiative, stating that it “would be a disaster for Ohio.” He has instead called for keeping the redistricting map-making process in the control of elected officials.

Endorsements

Associated Construction Trades Ohio (ACT Ohio)
Buckeye Firearms Association
CPAC
Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association
Central Midwest Carpenters
Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC
Ohio Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Ohio Real Estate Investors Association PAC
Ohio Right to Life PAC
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
Ohio Society of CPAs PAC

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Libertarian

Background and Bio

Tom Pruss was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. He entered the printing industry in 1985 and has owned and operated NorthCoast Print Mail Marketing since 2017. Pruss is active in Toledo's Polish-American community, serving as Vice President of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and previously as President of the Polish American Community of Toledo. He has previously run for both the Toledo School Board and the Lucas County Clerk of Courts. Pruss is married to his wife, Alicia, and the couple has three children: Jillian, Joe, and Jamison.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: His campaign platform includes “secure voting and systems” as a priority and efforts to make election data more easily accessible.
Voting Access: Campaign materials call for “fair ballot access” for Ohioans, and include proposals to enforce ballot laws fairly, oppose unnecessary signature-gathering requirements for third-party candidates, and defend voter choice.
Redistricting: His campaign materials state his opposition to partisan gerrymandering practices for redistricting map-making, and he has advocated for changes to the current process led by elected officials.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Background and Bio

Tom Pruss was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. He entered the printing industry in 1985 and has owned and operated NorthCoast Print Mail Marketing since 2017. Pruss is active in Toledo's Polish-American community, serving as Vice President of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and previously as President of the Polish American Community of Toledo. He has previously run for both the Toledo School Board and the Lucas County Clerk of Courts. Pruss is married to his wife, Alicia, and the couple has three children: Jillian, Joe, and Jamison.

Policy Issue Summaries

Election Security: His campaign platform includes “secure voting and systems” as a priority and efforts to make election data more easily accessible.
Voting Access: Campaign materials call for “fair ballot access” for Ohioans, and include proposals to enforce ballot laws fairly, oppose unnecessary signature-gathering requirements for third-party candidates, and defend voter choice.
Redistricting: His campaign materials state his opposition to partisan gerrymandering practices for redistricting map-making, and he has advocated for changes to the current process led by elected officials.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Treasurer

Ohio Supreme Court

State Supreme Court Justice, Full term commencing 1-1-2027

State Supreme Court Justice, Full term commencing 1-2-2027

Federal

U.S. Senator

Incumbent

Republican

Background and Bio

Jon Husted was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and raised in Montpelier, Ohio, after he was adopted from foster care. Husted earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in communications from the University of Dayton. He began his career as the Vice President for Economic Development at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce until 2001. Husted then entered public service, elected as a State Representative in the Ohio House for four terms, including serving as the Ohio House Speaker. He went on to serve in the Ohio Senate and as Ohio Secretary of State. Husted then served as Ohio Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mike DeWine until he was appointed in 2025 to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate, where he currently serves. Husted lives in Upper Arlington with his wife, Tina, a realtor, and the couple has a blended family which includes three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: According to his campaign, Husted’s priorities include lowering costs and creating jobs, citing his role in securing the Intel semiconductor investment and launching workforce training initiatives like TechCred and Industry Sector Partnerships as Lieutenant Governor. He supports work requirements and says benefit programs can become a “trap” and disincentive to work.
Data Centers: According to his campaign, Husted has introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate, which he says would ensure data centers cover the cost of new electricity infrastructure they need so other ratepayers are not charged more on their bills. He has said data center siting decisions should be treated as a “local issue” rather than subject to federal regulation. Husted’s campaign has not stated a position on proposals to end state tax subsidies for data center developers. As Lieutenant Governor, Husted supported a state tax break for a Google data center in central Ohio as essential for attracting the company, and as a Senator, he supported a 2025 federal reconciliation law, which expanded a rural investment tax program.
Healthcare: Husted’s campaign materials state that he supports lowering healthcare costs through market competition and transparency. He has voiced support for "some kind of extension" of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, paired with anti-fraud measures, but has opposed legislative proposals to permanently extend subsidies. Husted has also supported legislative proposals to reduce federal funding for Medicaid, as well as efforts to add work requirements to program eligibility.
Taxes: His campaign materials highlight his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the 2025 federal reconciliation law which his campaign refers to as the "Working Families Tax Cuts Act,” and which extended and expanded the 2017 federal tax cuts. According to his campaign, the law’s temporary provisions include no federal tax on tips or overtime pay, and an additional deduction for seniors age 65 and older through tax year 2028; its permanent provisions include an expanded standard deduction, an increased child tax credit, and a permanent 20% small-business deduction.

Endorsements

Ohio Right to Life PAC
National Border Patrol Council
International

 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 66

International

 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18

Northwest Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio
Buckeye Firearms Association PAC
National Federation of Independent Business - Ohio (NFIB Ohio)

Background and Bio

Jon Husted was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and raised in Montpelier, Ohio, after he was adopted from foster care. Husted earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in communications from the University of Dayton. He began his career as the Vice President for Economic Development at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce until 2001. Husted then entered public service, elected as a State Representative in the Ohio House for four terms, including serving as the Ohio House Speaker. He went on to serve in the Ohio Senate and as Ohio Secretary of State. Husted then served as Ohio Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mike DeWine until he was appointed in 2025 to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate, where he currently serves. Husted lives in Upper Arlington with his wife, Tina, a realtor, and the couple has a blended family which includes three children.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: According to his campaign, Husted’s priorities include lowering costs and creating jobs, citing his role in securing the Intel semiconductor investment and launching workforce training initiatives like TechCred and Industry Sector Partnerships as Lieutenant Governor. He supports work requirements and says benefit programs can become a “trap” and disincentive to work.
Data Centers: According to his campaign, Husted has introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate, which he says would ensure data centers cover the cost of new electricity infrastructure they need so other ratepayers are not charged more on their bills. He has said data center siting decisions should be treated as a “local issue” rather than subject to federal regulation. Husted’s campaign has not stated a position on proposals to end state tax subsidies for data center developers. As Lieutenant Governor, Husted supported a state tax break for a Google data center in central Ohio as essential for attracting the company, and as a Senator, he supported a 2025 federal reconciliation law, which expanded a rural investment tax program.
Healthcare: Husted’s campaign materials state that he supports lowering healthcare costs through market competition and transparency. He has voiced support for "some kind of extension" of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, paired with anti-fraud measures, but has opposed legislative proposals to permanently extend subsidies. Husted has also supported legislative proposals to reduce federal funding for Medicaid, as well as efforts to add work requirements to program eligibility.
Taxes: His campaign materials highlight his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the 2025 federal reconciliation law which his campaign refers to as the "Working Families Tax Cuts Act,” and which extended and expanded the 2017 federal tax cuts. According to his campaign, the law’s temporary provisions include no federal tax on tips or overtime pay, and an additional deduction for seniors age 65 and older through tax year 2028; its permanent provisions include an expanded standard deduction, an increased child tax credit, and a permanent 20% small-business deduction.

Endorsements

Ohio Right to Life PAC
National Border Patrol Council
International

 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 66

International

 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18

Northwest Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council
Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio
Buckeye Firearms Association PAC
National Federation of Independent Business - Ohio (NFIB Ohio)

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Democrat

Background and Bio

Sherrod Brown grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies from Yale University and a Master's in Education and a Master’s in Public Administration from The Ohio State University. He began his career in public service at 22, serving four terms in the Ohio state legislature as a State Representative. Brown then served two terms as the Ohio Secretary of State before he was elected to serve in Congress as a U.S. House Representative, and ultimately to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms, serving as Chair of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Brown is married to Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author, and the couple has a blended family that includes three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, and their rescue dogs, Franklin and Walter.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: Brown’s campaign materials and public statements highlight his focus on what he calls the “dignity of work,” approaching economic and workplace policy issues from the standpoint of workers, including his efforts in the Senate on legislation to help secure Social Security payments and retirement benefits for Ohio workers. His campaign website states that he has opposed trade deals that he says harm U.S. workers. His campaign also highlights proposals to address rising costs for consumers, such as capping utility rate increases and lowering prescription drug costs.
Data Centers: In campaign statements, Brown has criticized tax breaks previously given to data center developers and raised concerns about the environmental and land impact of expanding data center projects. His campaign’s data center plan calls for (1) requiring data centers to pay the full cost of their electricity use, (2) ending developer tax breaks, (3) greater local transparency and local control over whether centers get built, and (4) safe wastewater processing standards. As a US Senator in 2015, Brown publicly praised the construction of an Amazon data center in central Ohio as good news for the region’s economy and job growth. His campaign has since said his current position reflects concerns about rising electricity costs and water use that have emerged as data center construction has expanded.
Healthcare: According to his campaign, Brown supports extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credit subsidies and reversing cuts to Medicaid. His campaign has highlighted his votes as a Senator in support of legislation capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for Medicare enrollees and opposition of multiple attempts to repeal or roll back the ACA. Campaign materials state his support for banning health insurance companies from unfairly denying claims. His website also highlights his role in expanding VA benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
Taxes: Campaign materials state that Brown opposes tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations, and supports tax credits to benefit lower-income families, such as an expanded child tax credit for younger children.

Endorsements

Ohio AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO North Shore
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
United Auto Workers (UAW)
United Steelworkers (USW)
Communications Workers of America, District 4
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Local 390
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 1059
Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT)
Ohio Education Association (OEA)
Ohio Nurses Association
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Reproductive Freedom for All
Human Rights Campaign PAC
Gun Sense Voter
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC)

Background and Bio

Sherrod Brown grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies from Yale University and a Master's in Education and a Master’s in Public Administration from The Ohio State University. He began his career in public service at 22, serving four terms in the Ohio state legislature as a State Representative. Brown then served two terms as the Ohio Secretary of State before he was elected to serve in Congress as a U.S. House Representative, and ultimately to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms, serving as Chair of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Brown is married to Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author, and the couple has a blended family that includes three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, and their rescue dogs, Franklin and Walter.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: Brown’s campaign materials and public statements highlight his focus on what he calls the “dignity of work,” approaching economic and workplace policy issues from the standpoint of workers, including his efforts in the Senate on legislation to help secure Social Security payments and retirement benefits for Ohio workers. His campaign website states that he has opposed trade deals that he says harm U.S. workers. His campaign also highlights proposals to address rising costs for consumers, such as capping utility rate increases and lowering prescription drug costs.
Data Centers: In campaign statements, Brown has criticized tax breaks previously given to data center developers and raised concerns about the environmental and land impact of expanding data center projects. His campaign’s data center plan calls for (1) requiring data centers to pay the full cost of their electricity use, (2) ending developer tax breaks, (3) greater local transparency and local control over whether centers get built, and (4) safe wastewater processing standards. As a US Senator in 2015, Brown publicly praised the construction of an Amazon data center in central Ohio as good news for the region’s economy and job growth. His campaign has since said his current position reflects concerns about rising electricity costs and water use that have emerged as data center construction has expanded.
Healthcare: According to his campaign, Brown supports extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credit subsidies and reversing cuts to Medicaid. His campaign has highlighted his votes as a Senator in support of legislation capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month for Medicare enrollees and opposition of multiple attempts to repeal or roll back the ACA. Campaign materials state his support for banning health insurance companies from unfairly denying claims. His website also highlights his role in expanding VA benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
Taxes: Campaign materials state that Brown opposes tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations, and supports tax credits to benefit lower-income families, such as an expanded child tax credit for younger children.

Endorsements

Ohio AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO North Shore
Ohio Conference of Teamsters
United Auto Workers (UAW)
United Steelworkers (USW)
Communications Workers of America, District 4
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Local 390
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 1059
Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT)
Ohio Education Association (OEA)
Ohio Nurses Association
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Reproductive Freedom for All
Human Rights Campaign PAC
Gun Sense Voter
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC)

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Libertarian

Background and Bio

Bill Redpath grew up in Findlay, Ohio, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Redpath began his career in accounting and financial roles at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Cincinnati, WISH-TV in Indianapolis, and ABC and NBC in New York, before spending 38 years in business valuation, specializing in media and telecommunications, at BIA Advisory Services in Washington and Summit Ridge Group in Chicago. He holds an active Certified Public Accountant license in Ohio and Illinois and is a retired Chartered Financial Analyst and Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation. Redpath has run for public office nine times as a Libertarian, including a run for US Senate in Illinois in 2022, and served on the Libertarian National Committee, including as its Chair. Redpath currently resides in Perrysburg.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: Redpath’s campaign has called for an end to all tariffs on imported goods, calling them a tax on Americans, and favors an end to “corporate welfare” and farm subsidies, immediately or phased out over no more than ten years. Citing projections that Social Security benefits could be cut by about 24% by 2032 absent reform, he has proposed the formation of a Social Security Commission, modeled on the Base Realignment and Closure (BAC) process, whose recommendations to reform the program would have to be accepted or rejected by Congress as a whole.
Data Centers: No campaign materials or public statements on data centers were identified at the time of this publication.
Healthcare: His campaign website supports reforms to Medicare, so payments go directly to enrollees as cash rather than to medical providers, with higher payments for recipients with lower lifetime incomes and worse health, designed to be budget-neutral. He also supports transferring Medicaid to state management, phasing out federal subsidies over ten years and allowing states to set their own program rules.
Taxes: Redpath’s campaign calls for eliminating the federal tax code and replacing it with the Tax Foundation's Growth and Opportunity Tax Reform Plan, which includes a 20% flat tax on individual income paired with a family allowance for low-income households, while preserving the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, a 20% distributed profits tax on corporate and pass-through business income in place of the current corporate tax system, and elimination of the estate tax with simplified capital gains treatment.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Background and Bio

Bill Redpath grew up in Findlay, Ohio, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Redpath began his career in accounting and financial roles at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Cincinnati, WISH-TV in Indianapolis, and ABC and NBC in New York, before spending 38 years in business valuation, specializing in media and telecommunications, at BIA Advisory Services in Washington and Summit Ridge Group in Chicago. He holds an active Certified Public Accountant license in Ohio and Illinois and is a retired Chartered Financial Analyst and Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation. Redpath has run for public office nine times as a Libertarian, including a run for US Senate in Illinois in 2022, and served on the Libertarian National Committee, including as its Chair. Redpath currently resides in Perrysburg.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: Redpath’s campaign has called for an end to all tariffs on imported goods, calling them a tax on Americans, and favors an end to “corporate welfare” and farm subsidies, immediately or phased out over no more than ten years. Citing projections that Social Security benefits could be cut by about 24% by 2032 absent reform, he has proposed the formation of a Social Security Commission, modeled on the Base Realignment and Closure (BAC) process, whose recommendations to reform the program would have to be accepted or rejected by Congress as a whole.
Data Centers: No campaign materials or public statements on data centers were identified at the time of this publication.
Healthcare: His campaign website supports reforms to Medicare, so payments go directly to enrollees as cash rather than to medical providers, with higher payments for recipients with lower lifetime incomes and worse health, designed to be budget-neutral. He also supports transferring Medicaid to state management, phasing out federal subsidies over ten years and allowing states to set their own program rules.
Taxes: Redpath’s campaign calls for eliminating the federal tax code and replacing it with the Tax Foundation's Growth and Opportunity Tax Reform Plan, which includes a 20% flat tax on individual income paired with a family allowance for low-income households, while preserving the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, a 20% distributed profits tax on corporate and pass-through business income in place of the current corporate tax system, and elimination of the estate tax with simplified capital gains treatment.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Last Updated:2026-10-14

Independent

Background and Bio

Greg Levy grew up in Akron, where he was involved in his father’s church, performing music and founding the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir. He served in the military and today works as a mover. Levy lives in Akron with his wife and child.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: According to his campaign, Levy supports transferring ownership of the 100 largest U.S. corporations — citing Ohio-based companies including Kroger and Procter & Gamble as examples — into public, worker-controlled ownership, which he says would fund guarantees including a living wage, national cap on rent at 20% of income, an end to evictions, cancellation of all student debt, free public education from pre-K through college and trade school, and an across-the-board price freeze on essential goods. Levy also supports a federal ban on discrimination in employment.
Data Centers: Levy’s campaign materials and statements raise concerns that the growth of AI could strain Ohio’s electrical infrastructure and natural resources, and that it risks displacing workers without adequate protections. He supports bringing AI and data center infrastructure under public ownership and democratic control, which his campaign says would allow the technology to shorten the workweek rather than cause layoffs.
Healthcare: According to his campaign, Levy supports establishing a universal, single-payer healthcare system, free at the point of use.
Taxes: Campaign materials state support for repealing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) tax cuts, which he describes as benefiting the wealthy.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Background and Bio

Greg Levy grew up in Akron, where he was involved in his father’s church, performing music and founding the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir. He served in the military and today works as a mover. Levy lives in Akron with his wife and child.

Policy Issue Summaries

Economy: According to his campaign, Levy supports transferring ownership of the 100 largest U.S. corporations — citing Ohio-based companies including Kroger and Procter & Gamble as examples — into public, worker-controlled ownership, which he says would fund guarantees including a living wage, national cap on rent at 20% of income, an end to evictions, cancellation of all student debt, free public education from pre-K through college and trade school, and an across-the-board price freeze on essential goods. Levy also supports a federal ban on discrimination in employment.
Data Centers: Levy’s campaign materials and statements raise concerns that the growth of AI could strain Ohio’s electrical infrastructure and natural resources, and that it risks displacing workers without adequate protections. He supports bringing AI and data center infrastructure under public ownership and democratic control, which his campaign says would allow the technology to shorten the workweek rather than cause layoffs.
Healthcare: According to his campaign, Levy supports establishing a universal, single-payer healthcare system, free at the point of use.
Taxes: Campaign materials state support for repealing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) tax cuts, which he describes as benefiting the wealthy.

Endorsements

No institutional endorsements were identified in public campaign materials at the time of this publication.

Last Updated:2026-09-29

Congress

Congressional District 9

U.S. Representative

State House

State House District 75

State Representative

Statewide Ballot Measures

No Position

Issue 3

Require Voter Identification Amendment

Background

Issue 3 (Require Voter Identification Amendment) is a statewide ballot measure proposed by a Joint Resolution of the Ohio General Assembly. It would amend the Ohio Constitution to include a requirement for government-issued photo identification in order to vote.

Ohio already requires photo identification to vote, originally established as state law in 2023. Issue 3 is proposing whether photo ID requirements should be written into the state constitution, including listing approved forms of photo identification and establishing certain requirements for voters who do not vote in person, such as by absentee ballot.

The amendment defines approved forms of government-issued photo ID as the following:

An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card
A temporary BMV document issued while an applicant waits for a driver’s license or state ID, as long as it includes the same information as the permanent credential document
A U.S. passport or passport card
A U.S. military identification card
An Ohio National Guard identification card
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs identification card

If an in-person voter is unable to provide an acceptable photo ID, they would be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, which is generally counted if the voter provides an acceptable form of identification to their county board of elections within four days after Election Day.

The ballot measure also states that voters who are not voting in person, such as by absentee ballot, must do one of the following when requesting and returning a ballot: (1) provide specific types of government-issued photo identification, or (2) if authorized by Ohio law, present a signature and at least one other unique identifier authorized for voting purposes.

The amendment language sets new requirements for absentee ballot request applications, which currently allow the use of an Ohio driver’s license or state ID number, the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number, or a copy of an acceptable photo ID.

Endorsements

Support:

Ohio Republican Candidate for Secretary of State Robert Sprague
Ohio Republican Candidate for Governor Vivek Ramaswamy
Ohio Democratic Candidate for Governor Amy Acton
The Ohio Christian Alliance

Opposition:

Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
Ohio Democratic Candidate for Secretary of State Allison Russo
Ohio Libertarian Candidate for Secretary of State Tom Pruss
ACLU of Ohio
Ohio Citizen Action

Background

Issue 3 (Require Voter Identification Amendment) is a statewide ballot measure proposed by a Joint Resolution of the Ohio General Assembly. It would amend the Ohio Constitution to include a requirement for government-issued photo identification in order to vote.

Ohio already requires photo identification to vote, originally established as state law in 2023. Issue 3 is proposing whether photo ID requirements should be written into the state constitution, including listing approved forms of photo identification and establishing certain requirements for voters who do not vote in person, such as by absentee ballot.

The amendment defines approved forms of government-issued photo ID as the following:

An unexpired Ohio driver’s license or state identification card
A temporary BMV document issued while an applicant waits for a driver’s license or state ID, as long as it includes the same information as the permanent credential document
A U.S. passport or passport card
A U.S. military identification card
An Ohio National Guard identification card
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs identification card

If an in-person voter is unable to provide an acceptable photo ID, they would be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, which is generally counted if the voter provides an acceptable form of identification to their county board of elections within four days after Election Day.

The ballot measure also states that voters who are not voting in person, such as by absentee ballot, must do one of the following when requesting and returning a ballot: (1) provide specific types of government-issued photo identification, or (2) if authorized by Ohio law, present a signature and at least one other unique identifier authorized for voting purposes.

The amendment language sets new requirements for absentee ballot request applications, which currently allow the use of an Ohio driver’s license or state ID number, the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number, or a copy of an acceptable photo ID.

Endorsements

Support:

Ohio Republican Candidate for Secretary of State Robert Sprague
Ohio Republican Candidate for Governor Vivek Ramaswamy
Ohio Democratic Candidate for Governor Amy Acton
The Ohio Christian Alliance

Opposition:

Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
Ohio Democratic Candidate for Secretary of State Allison Russo
Ohio Libertarian Candidate for Secretary of State Tom Pruss
ACLU of Ohio
Ohio Citizen Action

Last Updated:2026-10-19

Require Voter Identification Amendment

Your State House District 75 candidates

Statewide

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley

Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley

Amy Acton and David Pepper

Amy Acton and David Pepper

Don Kissick and James L. Mills

Don Kissick and James L. Mills

Attorney General

John J. Kulewicz

John J. Kulewicz

Keith Faber

Keith Faber

Auditor

Annette Blackwell

Annette Blackwell

Frank LaRose

Frank LaRose

Secretary of State

Allison Russo

Allison Russo

Robert Sprague

Robert Sprague

Tom Pruss

Tom Pruss

Treasurer

Jay Edwards

Jay Edwards

Seth Walsh

Seth Walsh

Ohio Supreme Court

State Supreme Court Justice, Full term commencing 1-1-2027

Daniel R. Hawkins

Daniel R. Hawkins

Marilyn Zayas

Marilyn Zayas

State Supreme Court Justice, Full term commencing 1-2-2027

Colleen O'Donnell

Colleen O'Donnell

Jennifer L. Brunner

Jennifer L. Brunner

Federal

U.S. Senator

Jon Husted

Jon Husted

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

William B. Redpath

William B. Redpath

Gregory Levy

Gregory Levy

Congress

Congressional District 9

Derek Merrin

Derek Merrin

Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

State House

State House District 75

Haraz N. Ghanbari

Haraz N. Ghanbari

Rick Rettig

Rick Rettig

Statewide Ballot Measures

Issue 3

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