The person behind the name
Jon Husted has held elected office in Ohio since 2000 and has served in the U.S. Senate since January 2025, when Governor Mike DeWine appointed him to the seat J.D. Vance left to become vice president.
Husted is a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio. DeWine announced the appointment on January 17, 2025, after Vance resigned the seat, and Ballotpedia records that Husted assumed office on January 21, 2025. Ballotpedia lists May 5, 2026 as the date of the special primaries, and Ballotpedia News reported on June 8, 2026 that Husted, Brown and two other candidates are running in the November 3 special election. The Erie County Board of Elections’ filing list for the November 3, 2026 general election shows him as the Republican candidate for U.S. senator for the unexpired term ending January 3, 2029. This profile did not read the Ohio Secretary of State’s primary canvass and states no primary vote totals. [1][2][3][5][6]
Early life and education
His official Senate biography says he “started his life in a foster home before his loving parents, Jim and Judy, adopted him,” and that he was raised in Williams County in northwest Ohio. He graduated from Montpelier High School and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Dayton. The biography says he was an All-American defensive back on the Dayton Flyers team that won the 1989 Division III football national championship. [4]
From the Ohio House to statewide office
Husted won election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000. His official biography says he was later “elected unanimously to lead the chamber as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009.” He then served in the Ohio Senate until becoming secretary of state in 2011. Ballotpedia’s election history shows him winning the secretary of state’s office with 53.7% of the vote in 2010 and 59.8% in 2014, and the lieutenant governorship in 2018 (50.4%) and 2022 (62.4%). He served as lieutenant governor with DeWine, who said at the appointment that Husted had played a part in every major decision of his governorship. [4][5][6]
Appointment and the 2026 special election
Before the appointment, Husted had filed to run for governor in 2026, the Statehouse News Bureau reported. On January 20, 2025, he filed a statement of candidacy for the Senate with the Federal Election Commission, designating Husted for Senate as his principal campaign committee. He filed his candidacy signatures with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office on December 12, 2025. The Cook Political Report’s Senate ratings dated September 15, 2026 listed the Ohio race as “Toss Up.” [6][7][8][41]
His official biography lists four committee assignments in the 119th Congress: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Environment and Public Works; and Appropriations. Ballotpedia’s member page lists the Special Committee on Aging and does not list Appropriations. This profile follows the senator’s official page, which his office maintains. [4][5]
A note on the term at stake. The November 3, 2026 contest is a special election for the rest of the term Vance won in 2022. County election records describe it as the unexpired term ending January 3, 2029. The Statehouse News Bureau reported that the winner would have to run again in 2028 for a full six-year term. [1][2][6]
Life & public service
The documented milestones run from the Ohio House to the U.S. Senate, with dates as the cited records give them.
Elected to the Ohio House
Won election to the Ohio House of Representatives, the start of his career in elected office. [4]
Speaker of the Ohio House
His official biography says House members elected him unanimously as speaker, a post he held from 2005 to 2009. [4]
Supreme Court upholds voter-roll process
In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, decided June 11, 2018, the Court held that Ohio’s process for removing voters on change-of-residence grounds did not violate the National Voter Registration Act. [9]
Joins a bank board while in office
Heartland Bank shareholders elected him to the bank’s board of directors on May 17, 2022, the Statehouse News Bureau reported. He said the role posed no conflict of interest. [11]
Trump endorsement
President Donald Trump endorsed him in a Truth Social post, writing that Husted “has ALWAYS delivered for Ohio, and will continue doing so in the U.S. Senate.” [12]
Yea on the reconciliation bill
Voted Yea as the Senate passed H.R. 1 with 50 Yeas and 50 Nays, the vice president voting in the affirmative. [13]
Accomplishments, in the record
Court records, executive orders, Senate roll calls and official releases establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors. A release documents that a bill was introduced, not that it passed.
Ohio’s voter-roll process at the Supreme Court
As secretary of state, Husted was the named petitioner in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, No. 16–980, argued January 10, 2018 and decided June 11, 2018. The syllabus describes the process at issue: Ohio sent registrants who had not engaged in voter activity for two consecutive years “a preaddressed, postage prepaid return card, asking them to verify that they still reside at the same address,” and removed those who did not return it and then went four more years without voting. [9]
The Court held that “The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the Failure-to-Vote Clause or any other part of the NVRA,” the National Voter Registration Act. Justice Alito wrote for a five-justice majority. Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan dissented. [9]
InnovateOhio and state technology
Executive Order 2019-15D, signed by Governor DeWine on April 29, 2019, established the InnovateOhio Platform “to make State government a more effective and efficient leader in using technology to improve customer service.” It told cabinet agencies, boards and commissions to migrate websites and share data “At the direction of the Lieutenant Governor, InnovateOhio Director or their designees and the State Chief Information Officer.” The order does not name Husted; he held the office of lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025. [5][10]
His official Senate biography says he “launched InnovateOhio to cut costs and end bureaucratic waste” and “pioneered job training programs like TechCred.” Those are his office’s descriptions. The sources reviewed here do not include an independent audit of savings or job outcomes from either program. [4]
Two reconciliation bills, two Yea votes
On July 1, 2025, the Senate passed H.R. 1, listed in the roll-call record as “A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.” The tally was 50 Yeas and 50 Nays, and the vice president voted Yea. Husted is recorded as Yea. [13]
On June 5, 2026, the Senate passed S. 2, “An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33,” by 52–47. Husted is again recorded as Yea. The roll-call pages record votes only; they do not describe the bills’ contents or effects. [16]
Rescissions and the November funding bill
Husted voted Yea on July 17, 2025, when the Senate passed H.R. 4, a bill to rescind budget authority that the president had proposed for rescission on June 3, 2025. The vote was 51–48. [17]
He voted Yea on November 10, 2025, when the Senate passed H.R. 5371, “A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes,” by 60–40. [18]
A Nay on ending the tariff emergency
On October 30, 2025, the Senate passed S.J.Res. 88, “A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs,” by 51–47. Husted voted Nay, as did Ohio’s other senator, Bernie Moreno. The roll-call page records the Senate vote only; it does not show what happened to the resolution afterward. [19][20]
Premium tax credits: two votes, one bill
On December 11, 2025, the Senate held cloture votes on two health care bills. Husted voted Nay on proceeding to S. 3385, a bill “to extend the enhancement of the health care premium tax credit,” and Yea on proceeding to S. 3386, a bill “to provide a health savings account contribution to certain enrollees,” among other purposes. Each motion received 51 Yeas and 48 Nays, short of the three-fifths required. [21][22]
Two days earlier his office announced the Accountability for Better Care (ABC) Act. The release says the bill would extend enhanced premium tax credits for two years, require “a minimum monthly payment of $5 for all ACA enrollees,” and limit eligibility to U.S. citizens. The release gives no bill number, and the sources reviewed here do not show further action on it. [23]
Votes on the Iran war powers measures
On June 23, 2026, the Senate agreed, 50–48, to H. Con. Res. 86, described in the Senate’s vote list as “A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” Husted voted Nay. Four Republicans are recorded as Yea: Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski and Paul. [24][25]
The Ohio Capital Journal reported on May 14, 2026 that Husted had “voted four times to block a war-powers vote by mid-April” and did so again on April 30. This profile read the June 23 roll call directly; the earlier votes are given as that outlet reported them. [26]
Bills on AI chatbots and foster youth
A June 10, 2026 release from his office says Husted introduced the Stopping Illegal Minor Simulations (SIMS) Act with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). It describes the bill as setting “criminal and civil penalties for any person who owns or operates a chatbot designed to simulate a child and engage in sexually explicit conversations.” The same release lists the Children Harmed by AI Technology (CHAT) Act, which he introduced in September 2025, and says he joined the Kids Online Safety Act in December 2025. [27]
On May 29, 2026, his office announced the Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust (CONNECT) Act, S. 4634, on youth aging out of foster care, with House companions from Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and Mike Carey (R-Ohio). These releases document introduction, not passage. [28]
Faith, family & community
Husted’s official Senate biography says he and his wife, Tina, raised their three children in Ohio and make their home in Columbus. The Senate’s state directory lists Upper Arlington as his hometown. [4][29]
The biography says the Husteds became grandparents in 2023 and are “active members of Riverside Church.” It does not state the congregation’s denomination, and this profile does not characterize it. [4]
Both his official biography and his campaign say his life began in foster care before Jim and Judy Husted adopted him. Announcing a 2026 bill on youth leaving foster care, he said: “As someone who started my life in foster care, I will always advocate for children in the system to have the care and support they need.” [4][28][30]
His mission for Ohio
Senator Jon Husted delivers for Ohioans — bringing home jobs, upholding our values, and reining in Big Government.
Husted’s campaign website has no separate issues page. The following draws on the themes of its home and biography pages and on positions he has stated in Senate releases and news reports. These are stated priorities and proposals, not completed accomplishments. [30][31]
01Jobs and economic development
The campaign’s home page says Husted is “bringing home jobs,” and its biography credits him with having “Helped bring in the largest economic development deal in state history with Intel’s chip manufacturing facility in Licking County.” The description of the Intel project is the campaign’s. [30][31]
02Workforce training
The campaign points to “business-driven programs like TechCred and Industry Sector Partnerships,” which it says he pioneered, as its model for job training. [30]
03Technology and the cost of government
The campaign says he “Founded InnovateOhio to reduce costs and eliminate government waste” and moved services such as driver’s license renewal and title transfers online. Its statement that this work saved “millions of taxpayer dollars” is a campaign figure with no audit cited. [30]
04Life and law enforcement
Under the heading “Senator Jon Husted Stands Up for Our Values,” the campaign calls him a “Champion for life” and a “Proud supporter of our police who worked to secure millions in funding for law enforcement agencies.” [30]
05Costs, jobs and the border
When he filed for the race, Fox News reported that his campaign “will center on lowering costs, creating jobs, securing the border” and affordability, and quoted him: “My focus is on delivering for Ohio’s working families.” [32]
06Immigration and driver’s licenses
On September 16, 2026, Husted and Senator Bernie Moreno introduced what their release calls the Red Light Act, which would “withhold a state’s share of certain federal highway funds if the state has enacted a law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.” [20]
07A balanced federal budget
In November 2025 he introduced a constitutional amendment that, in his office’s words, “Requires Congress to achieve balance of federal expenditures and receipts within 10 years of ratification” and allows emergency deficit spending only with two-thirds votes in both chambers. Senator Cynthia Lummis is named as a cosponsor. It is a proposal; the release shows no committee or floor action. [33]
08Health insurance subsidies
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
FirstEnergy, House Bill 6 and the 2026 trial
A spreadsheet obtained under Ohio’s public records law showed that “$1 million went from FirstEnergy to the conservative group Freedom Frontier in 2017, with ‘Husted campaign’ noted as the reason,” Floodlight and Canary Media reported in the Ohio Capital Journal on April 10, 2024. The report said the group backed Husted during his 2017 primary campaign for governor. Spokesperson Hayley Carducci responded: “The Husted campaign never received this donation and is not affiliated with any of these groups.” In August 2022 the Statehouse News Bureau reported a text between former FirstEnergy executives, included in an Ohio Consumers’ Counsel filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, that read: “Just had a long convo with JHusted just now. All is well. JH is working on the 10 years.” His spokesperson, Hayley Carducci, said “There is nothing new here” and that “This kind of advocacy is well within his responsibilities as a public official.” That report said the texts “do not suggest Husted was part of any wrongdoing.” House Bill 6, signed into law in July 2019, was the nuclear-plant bailout the utility sought, the Statehouse News Bureau reported. On March 11, 2026, Husted testified remotely as a defense witness in the state trial of former executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling. The Associated Press reported that “Neither DeWine nor Husted has been accused of wrongdoing.” That trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked, and the two former executives were indicted again, WOSU Public Media reported on June 4, 2026; its report gave no retrial date. [14][15][35][36][42]
Voter rolls, early voting and the courts
The Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s removal process with five justices in the majority and four in dissent. Justice Breyer’s dissent, joined by three colleagues, stated: “Ohio’s program is unlawful under §8 in two respects.” The Statehouse News Bureau reported on June 15, 2018 that opponents characterized Husted as “more aggressive than other Secretaries of State in what they call purging voters,” and that Democrats said “thousands of voters could be affected.” Husted said the law required his office to run the process and that the office had “created online change of address and other ways to reach voters.” The opinion decides a question of federal statute; it does not count how many eligible voters were removed. Separately, in Obama for America v. Husted, decided October 5, 2012, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed “the district court’s order granting a preliminary injunction” against Ohio’s limit on in-person early voting in the three days before the November 2012 election, in a suit that named Husted as secretary of state. That ruling addressed a preliminary injunction; the opinion does not carry Husted’s public response. [9][37][43]
A bank board seat while lieutenant governor
Heartland Bank shareholders elected Husted to the bank’s board on May 17, 2022, while he was lieutenant governor, the Statehouse News Bureau reported. The report said: “It’s not illegal for an elected executive state official to take a private sector job, but it’s unclear if it’s happened before.” Husted responded: “None of what I do in any way conflicts. I do not oversee banking.” He said there was no set compensation and that he would disclose it. The article does not establish what he was paid or how long he served. [11]
Health care votes as a campaign issue
The Statehouse News Bureau reported on December 31, 2025 that Sherrod Brown had “blasted Husted on the trail for his nine votes against restoring the ACA subsidies.” Husted replied of Brown: “He’s hiding from his own record.” He also said an extension could pass “If we can just get Democrats to say, hey, let’s end the thievery that we have in our health care system.” The Senate records read for this profile show his December 11, 2025 Nay on the bill to extend the enhanced credit and his Yea on the health savings account bill. They do not itemize the nine votes Brown counts. [21][22][34]
War powers votes and an unanswered question
The Ohio Capital Journal reported on May 14, 2026 that the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline for the conflict with Iran had passed at the start of May, that Husted had “voted four times to block a war-powers vote by mid-April,” and that “Neither senator’s office responded when asked why he supported the war.” On June 23, 2026, he voted Nay on H. Con. Res. 86, which the Senate agreed to 50–48. The sources reviewed here do not include a statement from Husted explaining those votes. One article’s lack of a reply does not establish that he has never given one. [24][26]
Campaign descriptions and independent measures
The campaign’s biography calls Husted “a proven conservative champion” and says that as speaker he “led the passage of the most fiscally conservative budget in 40 years” while delivering what was then the largest income tax cut in Ohio’s history. The sources reviewed here include no independent analysis that verifies or disputes those rankings. Heritage Action’s scorecard for the 119th Congress showed a 76% session score for Husted when reviewed; the page displayed no chamber average, so this profile does not rank it. On money, the campaign’s July 14, 2026 release reported “more than $11 million” in cash on hand after raising “$7.7 million across all affiliated committees.” The principal committee’s FEC report shows $9,418,818.45 on hand on June 30, 2026. The release does not say which committees its cash figure covers; the FEC figure is for the principal committee alone. [30][38][39][40]
Questions & answers
Who is Jon Husted?
What office is Jon Husted running for in 2026?
Who is Jon Husted running against?
The Erie County Board of Elections’ candidate list shows Democrat Sherrod Brown, Libertarian William B. Redpath and Greg Levy, whom the county labels an other-party candidate and Ballotpedia lists as an independent, along with three write-in candidates. Ballotpedia News reported that Brown was a member of the U.S. Senate from 2007 to 2025. [1][3]
When is the election?
The general election is November 3, 2026. The Erie County Board of Elections’ filing list for that date includes the U.S. Senate contest for the unexpired term. [1]
How did Jon Husted become a U.S. senator?
What are Jon Husted’s main campaign priorities?
What has Jon Husted done in office?
In the Senate he voted Yea on the 2025 and 2026 budget reconciliation bills and the November 2025 funding bill, and introduced a balanced-budget amendment and bills on AI chatbots and foster youth. As Ohio secretary of state he was the petitioner in a 2018 Supreme Court case that upheld the state’s voter-roll process. [9][13][16][18][27][28][33]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Candidate Filings for November 3rd, 2026 General ElectionErie County Board of Elections, Ohio · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
County election authority’s filing list. It shows the contest as U.S. Senator, unexpired term ending January 3, 2029, with Jon Husted as the Republican candidate and Sherrod Brown as the Democratic candidate. It is one county’s list, not the statewide certification.Government / regulatory record - 02United States Senate special election in Ohio, 2026Ballotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used for the nature of the contest, the May 5, 2026 primary date and Levy’s independent label. As returned to the reviewer the page carried no vote totals or race ratings, so none are taken from it.Independent analysis / professional record - 03Appointed senator and former senator face off in Ohio’s U.S. Senate special electionBallotpedia News · June 8, 2026
Lara Bonatesta’s post-primary report naming the four candidates in the November 3 special election and summarizing Brown’s Senate service. It labels Levy an independent; the Erie County list prints “Other-party candidate.”Independent analysis / professional record - 04About Senator Jon Husted: official biographyOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official Senate biography: upbringing, education, offices held, committee assignments, family and church membership. It is the office’s own account, not an independent evaluation of the programs it credits to him.Government / regulatory record - 05Jon HustedBallotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used for the date he assumed office, prior offices and election history. Percentages are Ballotpedia’s tabulations; the Ohio Secretary of State’s archive could not be fetched. Its committee list differs from the senator’s official page.Independent analysis / professional record - 06DeWine appoints Ohio’s Lt. Gov. Husted to succeed VP-elect Vance in the US SenateThe Statehouse News Bureau · Jan. 17, 2025
Karen Kasler’s report of the appointment announcement, Vance’s January 10 resignation, the 2026 special election and 2028 full-term election, and Husted’s earlier filing to run for governor.Independent reporting - 07FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy: Jon Husted (candidate ID S6OH00304)Federal Election Commission · Filed Jan. 20, 2025
Original statement of candidacy for the 2026 Ohio Senate election, signed and filed January 20, 2025, designating Husted for Senate (C00896019) as principal campaign committee. Later amendments exist; this profile read the original.Government / regulatory record - 08Husted files for 2026, making half of Ohio race for US Senate officialThe Statehouse News Bureau · Dec. 12, 2025
Sarah Donaldson’s report that Husted filed candidacy signatures with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office; also carries the two campaigns’ early exchanges.Independent reporting - 09Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, No. 16–980 (slip opinion)Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 11, 2018
Syllabus, majority opinion and dissents. Establishes the holding, the 5–4 alignment and the Court’s description of Ohio’s process. It decides a question under the National Voter Registration Act; it does not count how many voters were removed.Government / regulatory record - 10Executive Order 2019-15D: Modernizing Information Technology Systems in State AgenciesOffice of Governor Mike DeWine · Signed Apr. 29, 2019
Establishes the InnovateOhio Platform and places agency website migration and data sharing under the direction of the lieutenant governor. The order does not name Husted and reports no results.Government / regulatory record - 11Ohio’s lieutenant governor defends decision to add on private sector jobThe Statehouse News Bureau · May 24, 2022
Karen Kasler’s report on Husted’s election to Heartland Bank’s board while lieutenant governor, with his response. It does not establish his compensation or how long he served.Independent reporting - 12Husted secures early Trump endorsement in bid to hold Ohio US Senate seatThe Statehouse News Bureau · Apr. 15, 2025
Sarah Donaldson’s report of President Trump’s Truth Social endorsement and Husted’s reaction. An endorsement establishes political support, not a policy result.Independent reporting - 13Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 372: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1, as Amended)U.S. Senate · July 1, 2025
Official roll call: H.R. 1 passed with 50 Yeas and 50 Nays and the vice president voting Yea; Husted recorded as Yea. The page records votes, not the bill’s contents.Government / regulatory record - 14US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives’ corruption trialAssociated Press / WOSU Public Media · Mar. 11, 2026
Julie Carr Smyth’s AP report on the testimony, including the December 18, 2018 dinner. It states that neither DeWine nor Husted has been accused of wrongdoing.Independent reporting - 15Ohio U.S. Sen. Husted testifies as defense witness in FirstEnergy execs’ trialThe Statehouse News Bureau · Mar. 11, 2026
Karen Kasler’s account of Husted’s testimony in the state trial of Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling. It states that he is not accused of wrongdoing.Independent reporting - 16Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 163: On Passage of the Bill (S. 2, As Amended)U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026
Official roll call: S. 2 passed 52–47 with one senator not voting; Husted recorded as Yea. The page records votes, not the bill’s contents.Government / regulatory record - 17Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 411: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 4, As Amended)U.S. Senate · July 17, 2025
Official roll call: the rescissions bill passed 51–48; Husted recorded as Yea. The page does not state the amounts rescinded.Government / regulatory record - 18Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 618: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5371, As Amended)U.S. Senate · Nov. 10, 2025
Official roll call: the continuing appropriations bill passed 60–40; Husted recorded as Yea.Government / regulatory record - 19Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 600: On the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res. 88)U.S. Senate · Oct. 30, 2025
Official roll call: the resolution passed the Senate 51–47; Husted and Moreno recorded as Nay. The page does not show later action on the resolution.Government / regulatory record - 20Husted, Moreno lead effort to stop illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licensesOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · Sept. 16, 2026
Senate office release on the Red Light Act. It gives no bill number and documents introduction only.Government / regulatory record - 21Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 644: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3385U.S. Senate · Dec. 11, 2025
Official roll call: cloture failed 51–48 with three-fifths required; Husted recorded as Nay.Government / regulatory record - 22Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 643: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3386U.S. Senate · Dec. 11, 2025
Official roll call: cloture failed 51–48 with three-fifths required; Husted recorded as Yea.Government / regulatory record - 23Husted introduces plan to make health care more affordable, prevent fraud, provide premium stabilityOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · Dec. 9, 2025
Senate office release describing the Accountability for Better Care (ABC) Act. It is the sponsor’s summary, gives no bill number and does not show further action.Government / regulatory record - 24Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 184: On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 86)U.S. Senate · June 23, 2026
Official roll call: the concurrent resolution was agreed to 50–48; Husted and Moreno recorded as Nay; Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski and Paul were the Republicans recorded as Yea. The page prints no measure title.Government / regulatory record - 25Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress, 2nd Session (2026)U.S. Senate · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The Senate’s vote list supplies the description of H. Con. Res. 86 that the individual roll-call page omits.Government / regulatory record - 26The deadline for Trump to get approval for his war has passed. Ohio’s US senators are mumOhio Capital Journal · May 14, 2026
Marty Schladen’s report on the War Powers Resolution deadline and the Ohio senators’ procedural votes. The earlier votes are given as the outlet reported them; one article’s lack of a reply does not establish that Husted has never explained the votes.Independent reporting - 27Husted introduces bill to protect kids from sexually explicit AI chatbotsOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · June 10, 2026
Senate office release on the SIMS Act; also lists his earlier bills on children and technology. It documents introduction, not committee action or passage.Government / regulatory record - 28Husted introduces bill to support youth aging out of foster careOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · May 29, 2026
Senate office release on the CONNECT Act, with House companions named. The bill number appears in the release’s link to the bill text (s4634). It documents introduction, not passage.Government / regulatory record - 29States in the Senate: OhioU.S. Senate · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The Senate’s state directory lists Jon Husted (R) with Upper Arlington as hometown and his Russell Building office. It gives no service dates.Government / regulatory record - 30Bio: Senator Jon Husted Leads with Conservative PrinciplesHusted for Senate · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography organized by theme. Its descriptions of budgets, savings and rankings are campaign claims and are labelled as such.Campaign source - 31Jon Husted for Senate: official campaign homepageHusted for Senate · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign’s own statement of purpose, social links and committee disclaimer. The site has no separate issues page.Campaign source - 32Husted files for 2026 Senate race, launching aggressive statewide re-election pushFox News · Dec. 12, 2025
Andrew Mark Miller’s report on the filing and the campaign’s stated themes. The themes are the campaign’s.Independent reporting - 33Husted introduces constitutional amendment to balance the federal budgetOffice of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · Nov. 24, 2025
Senate office release on the proposed amendment, naming Sen. Cynthia Lummis as cosponsor. It gives no resolution number and shows no committee or floor action.Government / regulatory record - 34Ohio’s 2026 US Senate race: Husted, Brown focus in on health care costThe Statehouse News Bureau · Dec. 31, 2025
Sarah Donaldson and Jo Ingles report both candidates’ health care arguments, including Brown’s count of nine Husted votes and Husted’s reply. The article does not itemize those votes.Independent reporting - 35FirstEnergy gave $1 million to boost Ohio Lt Gov Husted’s campaign before scandal, document showsOhio Capital Journal / Floodlight / Canary Media · Apr. 10, 2024
Mario Alejandro Ariza and Kathiann M. Kowalski report a spreadsheet obtained under Ohio’s public records law, with the Husted spokesperson’s denial. The document shows a payment to an outside group, not to Husted’s campaign committee.Independent reporting - 36Texts from former FirstEnergy execs suggest Lt. Gov. Jon Husted pressed for nuclear bailoutThe Statehouse News Bureau · Aug. 11, 2022
Andy Chow’s report on executives’ texts filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio by the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, with the spokesperson’s response. The texts are the executives’ words about Husted, not his own.Independent reporting - 37Husted Says He Expects Voter Roll Maintenance Process To Become Law After Supreme Court RulingThe Statehouse News Bureau · June 15, 2018
Karen Kasler’s report after the ruling, with opponents’ characterization of the process and Husted’s defense of it.Independent reporting - 38Sen. Jon Husted: Heritage Action Scorecard, 119th CongressHeritage Action for America · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy group’s scorecard. The page showed a 76% session score and a 76% lifetime score when read; it did not display a chamber average. A score reflects that group’s chosen votes and positions.Independent analysis / professional record - 39Jon Husted reports strongest fundraising quarter, tops $11 million cash on handHusted for Senate · July 14, 2026
Campaign release. Its totals span the principal committee and affiliated committees, so they are not comparable line for line with a single FEC report.Campaign source - 40FEC Form 3, July Quarterly Report 2026: Husted for Senate (C00896019)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
Principal campaign committee’s report covering April 16 through June 30, 2026: total receipts $3,831,806.20, total disbursements $2,574,148.30, cash on hand at close $9,418,818.45, no debts. It covers this committee only.Government / regulatory record - 412026 Senate Race RatingsThe Cook Political Report with Amy Walter · Sep. 15, 2026
Independent handicapper’s rating table, dated September 15, 2026 when read, listing the Ohio seat held by Husted as Toss Up. A rating is an analyst’s judgment and may change.Independent analysis / professional record - 42Former FirstEnergy executives indicted again on public corruption charges after mistrialWOSU Public Media · June 4, 2026
Jared Clayton Brown’s report that the March trial of Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked and that both were indicted again. It gives no retrial date and reports nothing new about Husted.Independent reporting - 43Obama for America v. Husted, Nos. 12-4055/4076 (opinion)U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · Decided Oct. 5, 2012
Published opinion affirming a preliminary injunction on early in-person voting in the three days before the November 2012 election, with Husted a defendant-appellant as secretary of state. It is a preliminary-injunction ruling, not a final judgment on the merits.Government / regulatory record
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Voting in Ohio: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Ohio Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineMonday, October 5, 2026, for the November 3, 2026 general election. A registration form (a new registration, or a change of name or address) must be postmarked or received by October 5, 2026. Ways to register: online through the Secretary of State's online voter registration system (olvr.ohiosos.gov); by mail; or in person at your county board of elections or at another registration site such as a Bureau of Motor Vehicles office or a public library. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/clark/election-info/registration-deadlines
- Registration deadline — by mailPostmarked no later than Monday, October 5, 2026, when the form is mailed to your county board of elections or to the Secretary of State's office. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/clark/election-info/registration-deadlines
- Registration deadline — in personReceived no later than Monday, October 5, 2026, when the form is handed in rather than mailed. The county boards of elections that print their hours for that day stay open late: Montgomery County, “office open until 9:00 p.m.”; Summit County, “Our office is open until 9 PM on that date.” Read from: boe.ohio.gov/montgomery/election-info/registration-deadlines
- Absentee (mail) ballots start going outTuesday, October 6, 2026, the day after registration closes. The Summit County board's 2026 calendar says absentee ballots “must be ready” that day, and the Hamilton County board says it starts mailing absentee ballots on October 6, 2026. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/summit/c/upload/ElectionsCalendar.pdf
- Early in-person voting beginsTuesday, October 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., at your county board of elections (each board prints the address of its early voting center). The Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Franklin and Summit county boards of elections print the same schedule: October 6–9 (Tuesday–Friday), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; October 12–16 (Monday–Friday), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; October 19–23 (Monday–Friday), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 24, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Monday, October 26, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, October 27, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 28 to Friday, October 30, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 31, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 1, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/montgomery/election-info/early-voting-hours
- Early in-person voting endsSunday, November 1, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Franklin County board's schedule calls it the “Final Day of Early Voting,” and the Summit County board says the last day for in-person absentee voting is the Sunday before Election Day at 5:00 p.m. The schedules printed by the county boards list no early voting hours for Monday, November 2, 2026. Read from: vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voters/absentee-and-early-voting
- Deadline to request an absentee (mail) ballotTuesday, October 27, 2026: your county board of elections must RECEIVE your absentee ballot application by the close of business that day, the seventh day before Election Day. County boards print the closing time as 8:30 p.m.: Hamilton County, “until 8:30 pm on October 27th”; Lorain County, “Tuesday, October 27 by 8:30 P.M.” The application must be mailed or delivered in person; the Summit and Greene county boards say faxed or e-mailed requests from domestic voters are not accepted. Read from: votehamiltoncountyohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Nov-2026-Election-Cal-.pdf
- Deadline to return an absentee (mail) ballotTuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m. — the ballot must be RECEIVED by your county board of elections by then; this is a received-by deadline, not a postmark deadline. The Secretary of State's absentee application (Form 11-A, 06/2026) says: “Ohio law requires all absentee ballots to be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day,” whether the ballot comes back by mail, in the drop box located at your county board of elections, or in person at the board office. Exception printed on the same form: ballots from members of the uniformed services and from voters outside the United States must be received by the fourth day after the election. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/comoh/Absentee_Request_11-A.pdf
Rules to know
- What to bringOhio requires photo identification to vote in person, both during early in-person voting and on Election Day. The ID must not be expired and must show your name and photograph. Accepted: an Ohio driver's license, state ID card or interim ID form issued by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; a U.S. passport or passport card; or a U.S. military ID card, Ohio National Guard ID card or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card. The Hamilton and Butler county boards also list a U.S. military dependent ID card. If you do not have or cannot show photo ID, you may vote a provisional ballot; for it to be counted you must go to your county board of elections within four days after Election Day and show photo ID. Voting by mail works differently: the absentee ballot application asks for the last four digits of your Social Security number, your Ohio driver's license or state ID card number, or a copy of your photo ID. Read from: vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voters/identification-requirements
- Voting by mail (absentee)Any registered Ohio voter may vote absentee by mail; the Greene County board notes that voters no longer have to state a reason. Ask for a ballot with the Absentee Ballot Application (Form 11-A, prescribed by the Secretary of State), or call your county board of elections and ask it to mail you an application. The application must include ONE of these: the last four digits of your Social Security number; your Ohio driver's license or state ID card number; or a copy of a current photo ID (front and back; for a passport, the identification page). Mail it or hand it in to your county board of elections so that the board RECEIVES it by the close of business on Tuesday, October 27, 2026; the Summit and Greene county boards say faxed or e-mailed requests from domestic voters are not accepted. Return your voted ballot so that the board RECEIVES it by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026: by mail with postage affixed (the form says to mail it as soon as possible), in the drop box located at your county board of elections, or in person at the board office. Only you or a near relative may deliver your ballot; a voter with a disability may choose anyone other than their employer or an officer of their union, and whoever delivers a ballot for someone else must complete an attestation form (Form 12-P) at the board office. Do not take an absentee ballot to your Election Day polling place: the Summit County board says ballots left there will not be counted. If you were mailed an absentee ballot and decide to vote at your polling place on Election Day instead, you will have to vote a provisional ballot. Read from: boe.ohio.gov/comoh/Absentee_Request_11-A.pdf
- Early in-person votingOhio's early voting is in-person absentee voting: from Tuesday, October 6 to Sunday, November 1, 2026 you can vote in person at your own county's early voting center, which in the counties read is the county board of elections office (the Hamilton County board says early in-person voting takes place “ONLY at the Board of Elections”). The days and hours are listed above under “Early in-person voting begins”; the Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Franklin and Summit county boards print the identical schedule, which includes two Saturdays and one Sunday and no hours on Monday, November 2, 2026. Bring photo ID: the Franklin County board lists the same identification requirements for early in-person voting and for Election Day. Read from: vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voters/absentee-and-early-voting
- Track your absentee ballotThe Secretary of State's absentee application (Form 11-A) says: “You can track your request and your ballot online at VoteOhio.gov/Track.” County boards of elections also post their own trackers, for example “Track your Absentee Ballot” (Summit County), “Absentee Request Status” (Greene County) and “Track the status of your mail-in ballot” (Franklin County). Read from: boe.ohio.gov/comoh/Absentee_Request_11-A.pdf
Read from: Absentee Ballot Application — Form 11-A Prescribed by the Ohio Secretary of State (06/2026) · 2026 ELECTIONS CALENDAR · SUMMIT COUNTY – Board of Elections · Summit County In-Person Absentee Voting For the November 3, 2026 General Election · Absentee Voting – SUMMIT COUNTY · SUMMIT COUNTY General Election - November 3, 2026 (Official Candidate List) — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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