Tag: ohio
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2024 presidential candidates campaign in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Ohio
As of March 15, 2024, five noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and four Republicans. Below is a summary of each candidate’s campaign activity from March 8 to March 15. Author and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) held campaign events across New Hampshire from March 8 to March…
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These 10 Ohio contributors gave over $3.8 million
In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $195.0 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $3.8 million, or 2 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Ohio state-level candidates and committees in the 2022…
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The top fundraisers among Ohio statewide elected offices
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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The top fundraisers in the Ohio State Senate
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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The top fundraisers in the Ohio House
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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Abortion may appear on the Ohio ballot in 2023, and other states expecting abortion-related constitutional ballot measures
Two campaigns in Ohio announced that they are joining efforts to put a statewide abortion-related initiative on the ballot in 2023. On February 16, Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Protect Choice Ohio said that they would file an initiative that would be similar to a measure that voters approved in Michigan in November 2022. That…
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Oklahoma will vote on marijuana legalization in March. Ohio could follow in November
Voters in Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023. Voters in Ohio could decide on an initiative to legalize marijuana in Nov. 2023. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, which is leading the campaign in support of State Question 820, wanted the citizen-initiated measure on the ballot…
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Initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio submitted to state legislature
On Jan. 4, 2022, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) sent a letter to legislative leaders announcing that he is resubmitting to the Ohio General Assembly an indirect citizen-initiated measure to legalize the use of recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and over. The initiative was originally filed in 2021 by the Coalition to…
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Ohio governor signs bill creating office to watch for potential federal government overreach
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a law January 3, 2023, that contains a provision establishing a Tenth Amendment Center in the Ohio Solicitor General’s Office. According to the bill’s text, “The center shall actively monitor federal executive orders, federal statutes, and federal regulations for potential abuse or overreach, including assertion of power inconsistent with…
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These Ohio State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for 17 of 33 seats in the Ohio State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 25-8 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 14 of 17 general elections were contested. The losing…