Representative Johnathan Newman - District 80

COLUMBUS – State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent executive order to immediately cut diesel costs by authorizing highway use of tax-free dyed diesel and deferring the federal diesel excise tax through the end of the year. 

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) yesterday voted in support of a legislative effort that will temporarily suspend Ohio’s State Gas Tax for 90 days, providing real relief to Ohioans as fuel costs continue to rise. 

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) recently sent a letter to Grid Growth Ventures, PJM Interconnection, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB), urging them to reconsider the Grid Growth Ventures 765-kilovolt proposed power line route.

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) on Friday sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), urging them to reroute their plan to install a powerline through Miami County and choose an alternative, northern route.