Jon Husted campaign chair quits after guilty plea in case involving 15-year-old
Havas served 90 days in jail after his 2009 case was reduced from sexual misconduct with a minor to misdemeanor assault, records show.

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Dave Miller is a journalist and political analyst based in Northwest Ohio. In 2026, his political reporting and commentary focus on the U.S. Senate race between Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted, along with local and state politics, economic policy and issues affecting working families.
Havas served 90 days in jail after his 2009 case was reduced from sexual misconduct with a minor to misdemeanor assault, records show.

Husted received $116,892 from Wexner between 2001 and 2025, then voted against releasing Epstein records in September before reversing course months later.

Husted testified as a defense witness in the bribery trial this spring, as Ohio ratepayers continue paying hundreds of millions for the bailout he championed.

The report attributes costs to tariffs, energy, gas and health care policy votes by Ohio's Republican-dominated delegation.

Husted opposes the bipartisan plan to lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, which would require higher earners to pay more into the system.

Two donors with federal fraud convictions, including a former Abramoff associate, gave money to Merrin's campaign through GOP joint fundraising committees.

Ramaswamy "assured" the group that he's "totally" with them, according to one of its leaders.

The Ohio firm's owner is a twice-convicted felon and Trump donor who gave $350,000 to his campaigns and lives near Mar-a-Lago.

Republican State Treasurer Robert Sprague has signaled skepticism, while HB 18 stalls in committee with no vote scheduled.

Innovation Ohio's May 2026 report found his holdings span chip makers to AI firms, and as governor he'd appoint every board that funds, sites, and taxes the industry.

The $116,000 cluster arrived on primary day from founders of a venture under Senate scrutiny, while Ramaswamy holds Bitcoin and backs a bill to invest state pension funds in crypto.

Roivant Sciences paid Baker Donelson and Tiber Creek Group $70,000 to lobby the White House and NIH on Covid drug approval as Ramaswamy now attacks Acton's pandemic record.

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