Governor and Lieutenant Governor

View Vivek Ramaswamy / Robert A. McColley’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Cincinnati-born entrepreneur and Republican nominee for Ohio governor, according to his campaign biography. The sources reviewed here show no legislative voting record for him. Vivek Ramaswamy campaign biography Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign biography identifies Ramaswamy as a Cincinnati native and entrepreneur and presents him as the 2026 Republican nominee.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Says he will phase Ohio's state income tax to zero and lower property taxes. Ramaswamy campaign launch statement on taxes Evidence type: candidate statement · Ramaswamy’s campaign launch statement says he seeks to phase the state income tax to zero and lower property taxes.
• Would require future data centers to pay full property taxes without abatements, use the revenue for homeowner tax relief, and provide free electricity or compensation to nearby residents; he also says he would pause new approvals until the rules are enacted. Ramaswamy campaign data-center pledge, August 6, 2026 Evidence type: candidate statement · The August 6, 2026 campaign pledge proposes no future property-tax abatements for data centers, homeowner tax relief, free electricity or compensation for nearby residents, and a temporary halt on approvals until legislation is enacted.
• Would require data centers to meet air and water standards, recycle and reuse water, and prioritize brownfield or industrial sites over farmland. Ramaswamy campaign data-center pledge, August 6, 2026 Evidence type: candidate statement · The same campaign pledge proposes air and water standards, recycled and reused water, and preference for brownfield and industrial sites.

Voting Record

• No legislative voting history is listed here for Ramaswamy; his campaign biography describes him as an entrepreneur and candidate, not a former legislator. Vivek Ramaswamy campaign biography Evidence type: official record · The campaign biography lists Ramaswamy’s business background and no legislative office; this guide lists no legislative votes for him.
• McColley voted YEA on Senate passage of H.B. 8 on December 18, 2024 (24–7). Ohio Senate roll-call records for H.B. 8 Evidence type: official record · The Ohio Senate records McColley Yea on Senate passage of H.B. 8 on December 18, 2024.
• McColley voted YEA on Senate passage of S.B. 58 on December 18, 2024 (25–6). The bill prohibits certain fees and firearms liability insurance requirements and includes the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. Ohio Senate roll-call records for S.B. 58 Evidence type: official record · The Ohio Senate records McColley Yea on Senate passage of S.B. 58 on December 18, 2024.
• McColley voted YEA on Senate passage of S.B. 1 on February 12, 2025 (21–11), and on passage of the amended bill on March 26, 2025 (20–11). Ohio Senate roll-call records for S.B. 1 Evidence type: official record · The Ohio Senate records McColley Yea on S.B. 1 passage on February 12 and passage of the amended bill on March 26, 2025.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

• Ohio Issue 3: voter identification amendment: Support

  Vivek Ramaswamy campaigned for Issue 3 and backed a voter-ID amendment in a May op-ed before the final ballot text was certified. This records Ramaswamy’s stated support; it does not attribute a separate position to his running mate.

  Checked 2026-10-11 · Signal Ohio, Issue 3 explainer (September 1, 2026)

Promise vs. Record

This section lists selected Ramaswamy campaign statements and legislative actions by running mate Robert McColley. Ramaswamy has no legislative voting history listed here. The selection is not a complete platform or voting history and assigns no match score. Vivek Ramaswamy campaign biography · Ramaswamy campaign launch statement on taxes · Ramaswamy campaign data-center pledge, August 6, 2026 · Ohio Senate biography of Rob McColley · Ohio Senate roll-call records for H.B. 8 · Ohio Senate roll-call records for S.B. 58 · Ohio Senate roll-call records for S.B. 1 Evidence type: editorial summary · This summary covers the cited campaign statements and the selected official Senate votes of running mate Robert McColley. It does not infer a general match or score.

View Amy Acton / David Pepper’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health. Her campaign biography describes her Ohio State University public-health faculty work and appointment to lead the state health department. Amy Acton campaign biography · David Pepper campaign biography Evidence type: candidate statement · The ticket biographies describe Acton’s public-health career and former Ohio Department of Health director role, and Pepper’s Cincinnati City Council and Hamilton County commissioner service.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Proposes an Earned Income Credit for working families and a child tax credit of $1,000 per year for children ages 0–6 and $500 for ages 7–18 in households earning up to $85,000. Amy Acton campaign affordability plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Acton’s campaign plan describes an Earned Income Credit and sets out the child tax credit amounts, age groups, and income limit shown here.
• Would create Ohio Rx, an online prescription-price platform using the purchasing power of Ohio Medicaid’s single pharmacy benefit manager. Amy Acton campaign affordability plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Acton’s campaign plan proposes Ohio Rx using purchasing power from the Medicaid single pharmacy benefit manager.
• Would appoint PUCO commissioners focused on ratepayers, restore funding for the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and reinstate energy-efficiency, demand-response, and renewable-portfolio programs. Amy Acton campaign affordability plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Acton’s campaign plan proposes PUCO appointments, funding for the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and reinstating the named energy programs.
• Would direct faster handling of wage-theft cases through an executive order on her first day in office. Amy Acton campaign affordability plan Evidence type: candidate statement · Acton’s campaign plan says she would issue a first-day executive order requiring faster wage-theft case turnaround.

Voting Record

• Acton served as director of the Ohio Department of Health, an executive appointment. No legislative voting history is listed for her. Amy Acton campaign biography Evidence type: official record · Acton’s campaign biography identifies her former executive appointment as Ohio Department of Health director; no legislative vote is claimed.
• Pepper’s campaign biography lists service on Cincinnati City Council and as a Hamilton County commissioner; this profile does not include a state legislative voting history for him. David Pepper campaign biography Evidence type: candidate statement · Pepper’s campaign biography lists the local offices described. The guide does not infer a complete local voting history from that biography.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

• Ohio Issue 3: voter identification amendment: Support

  Amy Acton said she supports Issue 3. She also said she would work to make the required ID easy to obtain and available at no cost to eligible voters.

  Checked 2026-10-11 · Signal Ohio, Acton statement on Issue 3 (August 7, 2026)

Promise vs. Record

This section lists selected Acton campaign statements and public-service history for the ticket. Acton’s former health-director role was executive service; Pepper’s listed offices were local. The selection is not a complete platform or voting history and assigns no match score. Amy Acton campaign biography · Amy Acton campaign affordability plan · David Pepper campaign biography Evidence type: editorial summary · This summary labels Acton’s executive service and Pepper’s local elected roles separately from the campaign’s issue statements. It makes no comparison to a legislative vote record and assigns no match score.

View Don Kissick / James L. Mills’s candidate profile and sources

Background

The Ashtabula County BOE lists Don Kissick / James L. Mills as the Libertarian ticket. A Toledo Free Press candidate profile lists Kissick’s prior Libertarian Party, military, manufacturing, and HVAC background and Mills’s business and education history; these details are attributed to that profile. Ashtabula County BOE official candidate list, revised September 15, 2026 · Toledo Free Press 2026 Libertarian gubernatorial candidate profile Evidence type: official record · The BOE confirms the ticket and party; the career details are attributed to a contemporaneous Toledo Free Press profile.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Would work with the General Assembly to restrict or prohibit government use of automated license-plate readers and limit the collection and sharing of vehicle-location data. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: candidate statement · This wording summarizes the campaign’s stated proposal to restrict or prohibit government use of automated license-plate surveillance and limit location-data collection and sharing.
• Supports the proposed End Property Tax amendment and prefers local consumption-based funding. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign supports the proposed amendment and says it prefers local consumption-based funding.
• Wants a five-year restriction on former legislators becoming lobbyists and searchable public databases for government contracts and budgets. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign page calls for a five-year restriction on legislators becoming lobbyists and searchable public contract and budget information.
• Raises concerns about data-center electricity and water use, electronic waste, farmland, tax incentives, and local control; the campaign page does not state the specific pause or standards described in the previous profile. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign page raises these data-center concerns. It does not contain the former profile’s specific pause/standards pledge, which was removed.
• Supports simplifying licensing and regulation for small businesses, including gig workers, tradespeople, and in-home childcare providers. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: candidate statement · The campaign page calls for simplifying licensing and regulation for small businesses.

Voting Record

• This guide does not include a sourced public-office voting-history summary for either candidate in the ticket. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues · Toledo Free Press 2026 Libertarian gubernatorial candidate profile Evidence type: editorial summary · This is a statement about the guide’s selected record coverage, not a claim that either candidate has never held office.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.

Promise vs. Record

The selected positions above come from Kissick’s campaign issue page; they are not matched to a comparable public voting record in this guide. The data-center text is a list of stated concerns, not a specific pause or regulatory proposal. Don Kissick campaign, On the Issues Evidence type: editorial summary · This describes the sources and limits of the comparison and does not infer a voting pattern.

View Timothy Grady / Andrea Neutzling’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Grady’s campaign describes him as an independent candidate for governor and presents Integrity, Freedom, and Improvement as guiding principles. Tim Grady for Ohio campaign website · Ashtabula County BOE official 2026 candidate list (revised 9/15/26) Evidence type: candidate statement · This profile detail is attributed to the candidate’s campaign; the BOE list separately confirms the candidacy.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Grady’s campaign proposes investing in Ohio’s cities, infrastructure, education, health, and communities to support economic opportunity. Tim Grady for Ohio campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · These are positions stated on the candidate’s campaign website.
• His campaign says it would emphasize transparency and pursue government accountability and anti-corruption measures. Tim Grady for Ohio campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · These are positions stated on the candidate’s campaign website.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.

View Heather Hill / Patrick Manley’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Hill’s campaign describes her as a small-business owner, foster mother, and community leader; the campaign lists Patrick Manley as her running mate. Heather Hill for Ohio campaign website · Ashtabula County BOE official 2026 candidate list (revised 9/15/26) Evidence type: candidate statement · This profile detail is attributed to the candidate’s campaign; the BOE list separately confirms the candidacy.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Hill’s campaign proposes abolishing property taxes and says public services should be funded through other means. Heather Hill for Ohio campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · These descriptions and proposals appear on the candidate’s campaign website; they are presented as campaign statements.
• Her campaign opposes new data centers and AI investment and calls for renewed investment in Ohio manufacturing. Heather Hill for Ohio campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · These descriptions and proposals appear on the candidate’s campaign website; they are presented as campaign statements.
• Her campaign says parents should make decisions about their children’s health and education. Heather Hill for Ohio campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · These descriptions and proposals appear on the candidate’s campaign website; they are presented as campaign statements.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.

View Renea Turner / Jalen Turner’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Renea Turner / Jalen Turner is listed by the Ashtabula County Board of Elections as a candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The guide has not yet added independently sourced background or issue statements for this candidate. Ashtabula County BOE official candidate list, revised September 15, 2026 Evidence type: official record · The county’s revised official candidate list includes this named write-in candidate or ticket for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.

View Ron Ula / Michael C. Lehnerd’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Ron Ula / Michael C. Lehnerd is listed by the Ashtabula County Board of Elections as a candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The guide has not yet added independently sourced background or issue statements for this candidate. Ashtabula County BOE official candidate list, revised September 15, 2026 Evidence type: official record · The county’s revised official candidate list includes this named write-in candidate or ticket for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Stated Views on Ballot Issues

No source-backed candidate statement on a ballot issue has been added to this guide. That does not mean the candidate is undecided.