Gary Click adopts tough-guy persona in final weeks before primary
Click has embraced gun rights messaging amid a primary challenge, but his legislative record on surveillance and school funding complicates the image shift.
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Ohio Gun Owners fires back at Gary Click, alleges 'rigged' endorsement system
Ohio Gun Owners leader Chris Dorr responded to State Rep. Gary Click in a 28-minute video, denying Click's allegations, detailing $39,000 in Click campaign transfers to Speaker Huffman's PAC, and accusing the Buckeye Firearms Association of coordinating endorsements with House leadership.
Watson accuses Click of attacking conservative allies in new video
Republican primary challenger Eric Watson released a video Friday accusing incumbent Rep. Gary Click of calling conservative endorsing organizations "extremists" and "frauds" while declining repeated debate requests ahead of the May 5 primary.
Gary Click clashes with gun lobby leader ahead of GOP primary: He’s a 'fraud'
With weeks until the GOP primary, Rep. Gary Click and Ohio Gun Owners’ Chris Dorr trade accusations as gun policy tensions shape the District 88 race.
Video: Ohio GOP lawmaker Gary Click reminisces about talking to young girls about sex
In resurfaced 2023 testimony on HB 68, State Rep. Gary Click told the Ohio House Public Health Policy Committee that young girls had told him it was "very, very painful to have sex" — raising questions about when and how a former Baptist pastor was discussing sex with minors.
Ohio congressional candidate Josh Williams' explicit Facebook posts resurface in GOP primary
State Rep. Josh Williams, endorsed by Gary Click and running in the OH-9 GOP primary, posted sexually explicit and degrading content on Facebook — before sponsoring bills he says protect children from obscenity.
Ohioans react to Gary Click wanting state cameras watching kids in day care: 'Creepy'
Hundreds of Ohioans slammed HB 649 as "creepy" and "insane" after TiffinOhio.net reported the bill would give the state live camera access to every child care center. The backlash focused on cosponsors Gary Click and Rodney Creech — whose BCI investigation into alleged conduct with a minor made his involvement a lightning rod.
Gary Click's 3-bill assault on public schools started after voucher push for his church failed
Rep. Gary Click cosponsored 2 laws now costing Tiffin City Schools $1.2M annually and introduced a third bill to kill all continuing levies by 2030 — after his bid to fund his own church's private school with public dollars died 3 times.
Ohio Gun Owners rates Click C- as right-wing groups back Watson
Ohio Gun Owners gave State Rep. Gary Click a C-minus and challenger Eric Watson its highest rating ahead of the May 5 Republican primary in Ohio's 88th House District. End Abortion Ohio, former Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb, and other right-wing organizations have also endorsed Watson over the 3-term incumbent.
Ohio GOP bills would put live state cameras in every child care center — with Click and Creech as cosponsors
Two Ohio House bills would mandate cameras with live state access in all child care centers, track parents via phone location data, and strip providers of appeal rights. Among the cosponsors: Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech.
Ohio House child care bills take aim at fraud, providers say state is solving for lack of a problem
Ohio child care providers and local officials told a House committee that HB 647 and HB 649 would create new burdens on an already fragile system — solving a problem that doesn't exist in the state.
Ohio prosecutor pushes back against child care fraud legislation
Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor told an Ohio House committee her office has never received a child care fraud referral — directly contradicting a Republican legislator's claim that prosecutors were "unwilling" to act.
Former Ohio GOP candidate charged with strangulation in domestic violence arrest
Daniel Kalmbach, a 2024 Republican candidate for Ohio House District 69 who received a $1,000 donation from State Rep. Gary Click, was arrested in Miami on two felony domestic violence charges including battery by strangulation, according to court records.
Gary Click calls primary 'tough' after months of dismissing Eric Watson
State Rep. Gary Click's fundraising email admits the District 88 GOP primary is "tough" — contradicting months of publicly dismissing challenger Eric Watson. Meanwhile, Democrat Aaron Jones is campaigning on jobs and cost of living.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno quietly dropped from Gary Click's campaign kickoff
State Rep. Gary Click promoted U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno as his campaign kickoff headliner. The rescheduled event replaced Moreno with Statehouse leadership — and charges $50 at the door.
Ohio House passes drag ban backed by GOP lawmaker accused of child sex abuse
The Ohio House passed HB 249, a drag performance ban framed as child protection, 63-30 along party lines. Among the bill's 44 Republican cosponsors: Rep. Rodney Creech, who was accused of climbing into bed with a minor relative while wearing only his underwear, according to BCI documents. Planned Parenthood's Danielle Firsich called out Creech's role during committee testimony.
League of Women Voters fires back after Click claims he was 'boxed out'
The League of Women Voters of the Tiffin Area issued a statement rebutting State Rep. Gary Click's claims that he was excluded from a March 18 candidates night, saying the event was scheduled months in advance and Click was personally invited multiple times.
Ohio GOP's drag ban cosponsor was accused of sexual misconduct with minor relative
Ohio Republicans are pushing HB 249 to ban drag performances in the name of child safety. One of the bill's 42 cosponsors, state Rep. Rodney Creech, was accused of climbing into bed with a minor relative while wearing only his underwear, according to BCI documents. A possible committee vote is scheduled for March 25.
Gary Click calls anti-abortion group 'clowns' after they endorse his GOP primary opponent Eric Watson
State Rep. Gary Click attacked End Abortion Ohio as "clowns" on Facebook after the group endorsed his primary challenger Eric Watson — then watched his own supporters pile on against him in the comments.
Ohio House approves data center study group, delays vote on overriding tax exemption
Ohio lawmakers approved a data center study commission but postponed action on a controversial tax exemption, with possible changes ahead in the Senate.
