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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.

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Lawmakers around 10 p.m. Wednesday nixed a vote on a data center package, aborting efforts to eliminate or lower a tax break that saved Big Tech $2 billion last year.

The committee removed a requirement to notify legislative leaders at investigation's end, citing lack of support for camera surveillance that childcare workers opposed.

Click dismissed the violations as unimportant, while the Highway Patrol superintendent said lawmakers with 10+ tickets should scrutinize their driving.

The Democrat, a Toledo Molding & Die supervisor and Army veteran, is challenging three-term incumbent Gary Click in a competitive northwest Ohio race.

Click's bill stalled in the Senate, and GOP leaders created a faster joint committee led by other chairs, reducing him to invited participant.

The Seneca County Democratic Party points to higher primary turnout, Brian Shaver's congressional nomination and Gary Click's narrow OH-88 win as signs of November momentum.

State Rep. Rodney Creech defeated former Rep. J. Todd Smith 58-42 in Tuesday's Ohio House District 40 GOP primary — 9 months after a BCI probe into alleged sexual misconduct with a minor relative.

All 3 down-ticket candidates Gary Click endorsed lost their primaries Tuesday — Andrew King for Ohio Supreme Court, Kristina Roegner for Treasurer, and Josh Williams for Congress.

Click's loss in Seneca County to a first-time challenger exposes vulnerabilities heading into a November matchup against Democrat Aaron Jones, a Tiffin veteran and city councilman.

Click won the GOP primary 52-48 but lost Seneca County 54-46. Watson declined to endorse. Democrat Aaron Jones, of Tiffin, awaits in November.

Gary Click deleted a primary-day Facebook attack on JD Vance ally Jay Edwards over Householder ties — but Click's own 2019 campaign ran a Facebook ad promoting HB 6.

From House District 88 to Ohio Supreme Court, here are the top 2026 primary races to watch. Polls open Tuesday, May 5th from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Ohio Gun Owners downgraded State Rep. Gary Click from a C-minus to an F rating Thursday, citing what the organization calls unreturned campaign contributions from gun-control lobbyists — a last-minute blow 5 days before the May 5 Republican primary.

The former president of a Fremont nonprofit accused Rep. Gary Click of joining the child abuse prevention group for political gain and paying his dues 910 days late.

After months of dismissing Watson's challenge, Click is now holding emergency rallies and warning of a coordinated attack with six days until the Republican primary.
