Jon Husted

Supports business growth, workforce training, and regulatory reform. His public agenda also emphasizes reducing benefits cliffs and giving states more flexibility in anti-poverty programs.

Supports expanding domestic energy production as part of an all-of-the-above approach. He has backed legislation to incentivize methane capture from coal mines and highlighted support for Ohio oil and gas development.

Supports expanding rural health care access, including federal funding for rural communities and veterans, and says competition and more efficient delivery can help lower costs.

Supports safeguarding the Hyde Amendment to bar taxpayer funding for abortions, including in federal employee health plans and ACA subsidies. His stated position includes exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.

Supports stronger immigration enforcement and border security, including funding for ICE and DHS. He has also backed measures aimed at combating fentanyl trafficking and limiting interference with law-enforcement operations.

Supports expanding concealed-carry rights for qualified law-enforcement officers through the LEOSA Reform Act, which would broaden where officers may carry concealed firearms and extend training-certification timelines.

Supports bipartisan sanctions targeting foreign buyers of Russian oil to reduce revenue for Russia and increase pressure over the war in Ukraine, with exemptions for countries that assist Ukraine.

Has emphasized protecting women, children, and the unborn, and his public record includes support for abortion restrictions. Public criticism of his LGBTQ record has focused on earlier positions in Ohio-era policy debates.

Supports accelerating AI adoption in business, government, and education. He has backed bills to recruit AI talent for the federal workforce, expand AI use in classrooms, help small businesses use AI, and protect consumers from AI-driven scams.

Focuses on infrastructure, broadband, water access, rural health care, and economic opportunity in southeastern Ohio. He has highlighted legislation on rural water response, upward mobility, and rural health funding as part of that agenda.

Supports requiring photo ID to vote and other election-integrity measures. He has promoted nationwide photo-ID standards and argued that the rules make voting easy while making fraud harder.

Supports school choice, including Ohio’s EdChoice model, and has backed efforts to add AI literacy and career-technical training in schools. His campaign frames these policies as giving parents more control over education decisions.