Ohio Citizen Action

Gas prices keep squeezing family budgets. Rep. Greg Landsman’s new bill would restore and expand tax credits for new and used EVs, helping families switch to cars that cost less to fuel. A practical step toward affordability. https://bit.ly/3U1nytD

Rising power bills force families to choose between food, cooling and medical equipment. Voters have made it clear they expect change. We’re fighting to hold utilities accountable and to build clean energy that lowers bills. https://politi.co/4iaHa7H

Rob McColley co-sponsored the 2021 law letting counties ban large wind and solar. His running mate Vivek Ramaswamy promises more generation of every kind. They can’t agree on basic energy policy- that says a lot about how they would handle our power bills. https://bit.ly/4BsP3gp

How are Ohio’s candidates for governor talking about your electric bill? PowerLines has a nonpartisan tracker that pulls each candidate’s energy affordability position straight from their campaign websites. https://powerlines.org/affordability-ballot/

Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsement: "Stand with decency on Nov. 3. Reject the debasement Ramaswamy has brought to this campaign. Choose the candidate who has poured her heart into serving Ohioans. Elect Amy Acton governor." https://bit.ly/4i8fFvF

Families are struggling with costs, and Kaptur is offering real solutions. Mr. Merrin’s campaign did not comment on how the candidate plans to tackle the affordability crisis. https://bit.ly/4i44F2d

Ohio’s secretary of state oversees elections and sits on the Redistricting Commission and Ballot Board. Allison Russo will protect voting access for every eligible Ohioan and push back against election misinformation. https://bit.ly/4zfUgGP

Brian Poindexter is a proud girl dad. He’s running for Congress in Ohio’s 7th District because he wants his daughters to have what he wants for every Ohio kid: a career they love that pays enough to build a secure life. https://bit.ly/4BufQZU

Thumbs up if you're ready to vote! Early in-person voting is underway through Sunday, November 1. Find your location and hours at OhioVoterGuide.com

"The bombshell campaign ad that Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy intended as an October surprise against Democrat Amy Acton has indeed exploded. Early indications are that it did so in Ramaswamy’s own face." https://wapo.st/4eaqZFd

Sprague says photo ID is the biggest issue in this race. Allison Russo says the biggest issue is making sure every eligible Ohioan can actually cast a ballot that counts. That's the choice this November https://signalohio.org/whats-at-stake-in-ohios-secretary-of-state-race-in-november-2026-election/

The people who set your electric rates should answer to ratepayers, not utilities. The Blade calls lobbyists in these roles “an obvious conflict of interest.” Amy Acton has a day-one plan to keep them off Ohio’s PUCO. https://bit.ly/4hSebFC

Reactions are swift and harsh from both sides of the political aisle to the Ramaswamy campaign attack ad. On Nov. 3, Ohio voters can make this the last ad he ever runs for governor. https://bit.ly/4k9ds4c

The legislature hasn’t passed meaningful ethics reform since the FirstEnergy scandal, a $61 million scheme behind a $1 billion nuclear bailout. Experts say big reform usually comes when power changes hands. Amy Acton is ready to start on day one. https://bit.ly/3UCxPfS

Our CEO Rachael Belz and Carla Walker, our Board President, at @poweracleanfuture.bsky.social 2026 Clean Energy Champions Awards. Earlier in the day, Carla co-facilitated a roundtable on how cities can engage utilities and the PUCO to lower energy costs. Congratulations to all of the honorees!

Data centers were barely a campaign issue in Ohio last year. Now Sunbury voters will weigh a ban on large data centers on the same ballot as Husted vs. Brown, a Senate race that could decide control of Congress. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19102026/ohio-data-centers-us-senate-race/

#ohio voters, I've attended two of Annette Blackwell's events and spoke with her personally. I'm convinced she is what Ohio needs for this office. Capable, principled, experienced, practical. Annette has my vote.

Marcy Kaptur stood with working families when their retirement security was on the line. The Butch Lewis Act protected more than 100,000 Ohioans. Keep her fighting for Toledo. https://bit.ly/4sa43LO

Brian Poindexter says the Iran war is driving up costs for Ohio families. He would rather invest that money in roads, bridges, health care, school lunches, Meals on Wheels and senior services. https://bit.ly/4yyP1AJ

Who runs Ohio’s elections matters. Allison Russo has spent years watching partisanship take over Ohio election policy from inside the Statehouse and the Redistricting Commission. She is running to make sure elections serve voters, not parties. https://bit.ly/4zHjvSe

The Ohio Supreme Court decides cases on whether utilities can add fees to your monthly bill. Judge Marilyn Zayas has pledged not to take campaign money from utility companies. She says “there should be no favoritism toward utilities.” Vote Zayas. https://bit.ly/4Bb7cPy

Families are feeling the squeeze of rising prices. Free school meals would save Ohio parents money every single school day. Amy Acton grew up without enough to eat. As governor, she plans to feed every Ohio public school student breakfast and lunch. https://bit.ly/47XpciW

Congress is full of people who never had to choose between their job and their campaign. Money, name recognition and personal finances keep working people out of Congress. Brian Poindexter is breaking through anyway, with small donors and fellow workers behind him. https://wapo.st/480CmM4

Ohio will elect a new secretary of state on Nov. 3. State Rep. Allison Russo wants to put more resources into county boards of elections and get more young Ohioans registered. Robert Sprague wants to get rid of ballot drop boxes. https://bit.ly/4il8gJd

Ohio’s 15th District is getting more competitive. Don Leonard is running on health care, childcare, homeownership and aging. He backs Medicare for all who want it, universal childcare modeled on New Mexico’s, and getting the U.S. out of the Iran war. https://bit.ly/4yRbkCZ

Ohioans told us what they want our next Governor to do about Energy. Their answers were clear. Lower bills, more clean energy and an end to utility corruption. We have the opportunity to elect a governor who will prioritize affordable energy and real utility accountability.

The Ninth District race will shape healthcare, farm income and energy costs across nine Northwest Ohio counties. Marcy Kaptur has a plan to restore coverage and invest in local agriculture. https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/2026/10/14/kaptur-merrin-run-for-ohios-ninth-district/

Ohio’s next auditor watches every dollar your local government spends. Annette Blackwell has managed public money in a crisis and turned it around. She wants the auditor’s office to step in before a community reaches fiscal emergency, not after. https://bit.ly/4s0S5nC

Community energy is voluntary. Households choose whether to subscribe to a local project and receive bill credits in return. HB 303 gives Ohio families one more tool against rising electric costs. https://bit.ly/4igIC8x

Ohio voters want candidates who will take on corruption. 72% are more likely to back a candidate who supports ending dark money and requiring donor disclosure. 70% are more likely to back one who wants to ban congressional stock trading. https://bit.ly/4jgA1Uk

Ohio’s nuclear upgrades have 20-year Meta contracts and could get a federal loan of up to $4.2B. The power goes to the regional grid, not Meta. The Energy Dept hasn’t said how costs split between public financing and Meta. https://bit.ly/4B46SSy

Federal judges ruled that former AG Dave Yost violated the First Amendment by inventing problems with citizen ballot petitions. John Kulewicz says the AG’s job is only to confirm a petition summary is fair and truthful, not to block ideas he dislikes. https://bit.ly/4s1LklH

For the first time this election season, two Ohio statewide candidates will square off on the debate stage: attorney general nominees Keith Faber and John Kulewicz. The candidates have agreed to debate at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, at Youngstown State University. https://bit.ly/4jSaAIO

Husted’s official calendars for the day HB6 was signed into law add a stark new visual record to years of emails, text messages, phone logs and sworn testimony documenting Husted’s contacts with FirstEnergy. https://tiffinohio.net/posts/husted-calendar-blacked-out-hb-6-signing-day/

Billionaires got huge tax cuts while costs went up and wages didn’t. Brian Poindexter is running for Congress to bring down prices, raise wages, strengthen unions, and protect retirement for people who work hard. https://bit.ly/4y9FT5u

Ohio’s treasurer oversees about $275 billion in state investments. Seth Walsh wants more of that money invested in smaller towns and community credit unions so it helps Ohio communities grow. He also wants to fight the plan to spend Ohioans’ unclaimed funds on a stadium. https://bit.ly/3UmBBdb

AI companies are paying to push old nuclear plants harder. Google has agreed to buy power from 11 upgraded reactors at an undisclosed price. Squeezing more power out of old equipment comes with risks and more frequent shutdowns. https://nyti.ms/4rSuohv

Everyone pays an electric bill. Rising energy costs are a top priority across the political spectrum. Ohio voters want to know: How will our next Governor hold utilities accountable to deliver quick, cheap, and reliable energy?

Don Leonard refuses corporate PAC money and wants proven, bold solutions for working families, like restoring funding for public schools, protecting our electric bills from data centers and banning stock trading in Congress. https://bit.ly/4rTxTUN

Ohio's last Attorney General used multi-state lawsuits to fight culture wars. John Kulewicz says an AG should be using the office to improve the economic lives of Ohioans by fighting consumer fraud, wage theft, monopoly pricing and high utility rates. https://bit.ly/4yIHYXq

Republicans, Democrats, and independents waiting to vote in Medina County all said the same things. They are tired of deceptive political ads, worried about the war with Iran and fed up with rising prices. https://bit.ly/4hwNvdo

212,879 doors knocked and counting. 💥 Thank you to our incredible canvass team for every conversation. Early voting has begun in Ohio and our canvassers are out there making sure every neighbor is ready to vote. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

"I don't have to be pro-labor, folks. I am labor," Poindexter said. Working people are tired of politicians who talk about their struggles without ever living them. As unions have weakened, workers have lost their seat at the table. Brian Poindexter wants to give it back. https://bit.ly/4i6UFoQ

Who better to run the auditors office than a woman who had to deal with the state-declared fiscal emergency she walked in to!

🔌💡 Spending more on #energy hurts more than your wallet. New modeling shows federal policy decisions will increase energy costs, slow economic growth & increase air pollution and healthcare costs 👉 energyinnovation.org/report/econo...

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Before Congress, Emilia Sykes represented the Akron area in the Ohio legislature. Now she is running to bring down costs for Ohio families, demand transparency from data centers on water and utility use, and give Midwest manufacturers a voice on tariff policy. https://bit.ly/4y15RIj

Seth Walsh wants Ohio's treasury to reflect Ohio's values. That means no new state investments in foreign countries, more support for community bank lending and protecting retirement security for public workers. Vote Walsh for Treasurer on November 3. https://bit.ly/4dGjUMn

Don Leonard is running for Congress in Ohio's 15th District because he sees life getting harder for working families. His plan focuses on housing costs, health care and requiring corporations and billionaires to pay their fair share. https://bit.ly/4y03QMo