Republican News

COLUMBUS, OH — State Representatives David Thomas (R-Jefferson) and Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) are leading House Concurrent Resolution 24, legislation urging Congress to address the growing national debt, which has now surpassed $37 trillion — more than 123% of the United States economic output. The resolution highlights that the debt amounts to about $108,000 per Ohio resident, with over $8 trillion held by foreign investors, including more than $800 billion owned by China.

State Representative Kevin Miller (R-Newark) is pleased to announce that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 114 – legislation that prohibits a law enforcement official or agency from requiring officers to meet an arrest or citation quota. Senate Bill 114 is companion legislation to House Bill 131, championed by Miller.

COLUMBUS – House Bill 27, which would dedicate the Route 90 bridge over the Grand River in Perry Township in memory of Army Specialist Jacob A. Ashton, received its first hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee, announced State Representatives Jamie Callender (R-Concord) and Daniel P. Troy (D-Wickliffe). Specialist Ashton was a decorated combat veteran who was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division before his death in August of 2024. 

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) and Jack Daniels (R-New Franklin) announced that legislation to designate the Captain Joshua Michael McClimans Memorial Highway passed through the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously yesterday. 

COLUMBUS, OH — State Representative Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk) today announced the passage of House Bill 440, legislation that clarifies and improves the background check process for the Ohio Board of Nursing. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon), a member of the Ohio House Pro-Life Caucus, was pleased to join thousands of fellow Ohioans at the Statehouse for the annual Ohio March for Life. 

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Tim Barhorst (R-Fort Loramie) and Angie King (R-Celina) today announced the introduction of new legislation to give county budget commissions more authority to limit sudden property tax increases and provide relief for Ohio homeowners. 

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) and Elgin Rogers Jr. (D-Toledo) today introduced new legislation that works to modify current Ohio Law for individuals who are wrongfully imprisoned. 

State Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) today announced that the Ohio Senate voted to complete the override of the Governor’s veto of Item #66, putting into motion landmark property tax reform through a provision that encourages levy transparency and promotes responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars on the local level. This follows the Ohio House vote to override this veto in July.