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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio bill would overturn conversion therapy bans, limit LGBTQ+ support in schools February 12, 2026
Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would punish state agencies and local governments for being too supportive of LGBTQ+ youth. The bill sponsors argue that municipalities are too hard on those who don’t accept transgender and nonbinary identities. Among a slew of provisions, conversion therapy would be reinstated where it has been banned, teachers […]
Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton makes pitch for addressing health care costs February 12, 2026
Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dr. Amy Acton said Tuesday that she’ll bring a whole-of-government approach to dealing with rising health care costs if she’s elected. She also took Republican frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy to task over past comments about health care programs. The physician and former state health department director said “everywhere I go, people […]
Ohio Republicans introduce bill to ban NIL deals for high school and middle school athletes February 12, 2026
Ohio Republicans want to ban high school and middle school athletes from making name, image, or likeness deals. State Reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Mike Odioso, R-Green Twp., recently introduced Ohio House Bill 661. “The purpose in Ohio high school sports should be about a learning experience that is an extension of the classroom,” […]
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves February 12, 2026
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers for the 2025 fiscal year, the second full year with universal (EdChoice) school vouchers — higher than the estimated cost that the nonpartisan Ohio Legislative Service Commission predicted about school voucher programs in the Buckeye State. According to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) […]
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice begins collecting signatures for referendum before March 19 deadline February 11, 2026
Ohioans for Cannabis Choice are starting to collect signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a new law that will change the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. But they are up against a March 19 deadline. They need more than 248,000 signatures to get on the Nov. […]
Campaign to end Ohio property taxes brushes off funding concerns as DeWine warns of 20% sales tax February 11, 2026
As Gov. Mike DeWine warns that Ohio’s sales tax would need to go up to 20% if a proposal to abolish property taxes passes this November, campaign organizers to abolish property taxes in Ohio argue that it isn’t their problem. Rising property taxes have reached a breaking point for many Ohioans. “The ever-increasing property taxes […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"I Was Just So Disgusted": Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic February 12, 2026
As we continue to look at Wednesday’s contentious hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, we speak with Vermont Congressmember Becca Balint, who walked out after Attorney General Pam Bondi accused her of supporting antisemitism. Balint, who is Jewish and whose grandfather died in the Holocaust, had just asked Bondi to meet with survivors of Jeffrey […]
Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran February 12, 2026
Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film It Was Just an Accident with dissident director Jafar Panahi, and their film is nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. Mahmoudian was arrested after signing a public statement condemning Iran’s Supreme […]
Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump held a lengthy meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday at the White House, where the two leaders discussed ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. Trump has said he wants to reach a deal with Iran about the country’s nuclear program, which Tehran insists is only for peaceful civilian purposes but which […]
"Massive Cover-Up": Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers February 12, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly refused to answer questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. She also refused to apologize to Epstein survivors over the botched release of files, some of which contained survivors’ personal information and even uncensored nude photographs. During the hearing, […]
Headlines for February 12, 2026 February 12, 2026
AG Bondi Hurls Insults at Lawmakers as She Defends Handling of Epstein Files, Trump Says “Nothing Definitive” Decided on Iran After Hourslong Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu, Thousands Protest in Melbourne as Israeli President Herzog Wraps Australia Tour, Video Shows ICE Agents Breaking Into Home of Pennsylvania Family, St. Paul Mayor Demands ICE Leave Minnesota […]
"Devastating": Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push February 11, 2026
In a victory for the fossil fuel industry, a set of Obama-era rules that required the federal government to regulate the emissions of six greenhouse gases is being reversed by the Trump administration. The changes would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming, as well as remove industrial reporting obligations and roll […]

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US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

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US Senator: Bernie Moreno

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US Senator: Jon Husted

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Governor Mike DeWine

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