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Jon Husted

Jon Husted

Jon Husted is a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio, elected in 2024. He was Ohio's lieutenant governor alongside Gov. Mike DeWine from 2019 until assuming the Senate seat. He was also elected Ohio's secretary of state in 2010. Before that, he served in Ohio's state Senate, representing the 6th district, and was a two-term speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives.

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Jon Husted
stated on August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview:
When he was a senator, Sherrod Brown “supported Social Security payments for illegals, healthcare for illegals and COVID checks for illegals.”
False
By Cami Henry-Seymore • August 25, 2026
Jon Husted
stated on January 3, 2018 in a tweet:
“When we say ‘one vote matters,’ it’s not just a saying – it has proven true 141 times in #Ohio over the last five years.”
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 “could accept a bribe from somebody” and “couldn’t be removed from this commission.”
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Jon Husted
stated on September 17, 2012 in a news release:
“Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot.”
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • September 28, 2012
Jon Husted
stated on January 26, 2012 in a public forum:
“Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars.”
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By Joe Guillen • February 29, 2012
Jon Husted
stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter:
“#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 we’ve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings.” 
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By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2011
Jon Husted
stated on April 7, 2011 in remarks to the Ohio League of Women Voters:
Says that while his plan would narrow the time for early voting, “it still will be one of the most aggressive early voting time frames in America.”
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Marshall • May 2, 2011
Jon Husted
stated on September 27, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
“O’Shaughnessy even voted for her own personal stimulus package — a taxpayer-funded pay raise for herself.”
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By Joe Guillen • October 7, 2010
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Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release:
“Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices.”
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By Joe Guillen • October 22, 2010
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