U.S. Senator

View Jon Husted’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Official Senate biography: elected to the Ohio House in 2000 and served as Speaker from 2005 to 2009; later served in the Ohio Senate, as Ohio Secretary of State for two terms, and as Lieutenant Governor. He began serving in the U.S. Senate in January 2025. In his biography, Husted says he was born into foster care and adopted. Official U.S. Senate biography Evidence type: official record · The official Senate biography supports the Ohio office history, Speaker dates, Senate start date, and biographical account.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Says his work focuses on lowering costs for working families and supports the Working Families Tax Cut Act. Husted statement on the Working Families Tax Cut Act · H.R. 1 Senate roll call 372 Evidence type: candidate statement · Husted’s Senate office describes his affordability focus and support for the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The vote is separately listed in the record below.
• Supports streamlining federal permitting for energy and mineral infrastructure, which he says can lower costs. Husted statement on federal permitting reform Evidence type: candidate statement · This is Husted’s stated position on a permitting bill; the cited office release describes its proposed provisions and his stated rationale.
• Introduced the Upward Mobility Act, proposing a five-state pilot to test changes intended to reduce benefits cliffs. Husted announcement of the Upward Mobility Act Evidence type: candidate statement · Husted’s office says he introduced the bill and describes its proposed five-state pilot. Introduction is not enactment or proof of results.
• Says he supports stronger border security and law-enforcement funding. Official U.S. Senate biography Evidence type: candidate statement · Husted’s Senate biography describes his stated border and law-enforcement priorities.
• Introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, proposing that state regulators consider requiring large new electricity users to cover the incremental grid costs they create. Husted announcement of the Ratepayer Protection Act Evidence type: candidate statement · Husted’s Senate office describes the bill as a proposal for state regulators to consider standards for large electricity users; it was introduced, not enacted.
• His Senate biography describes him as a pro-family advocate and says he has worked to protect unborn children. Official U.S. Senate biography Evidence type: candidate statement · This summarizes the senator’s self-description and stated priorities in his official biography.

Voting Record

• Voted YEA on final passage of H.R. 1 on July 1, 2025. The Senate recorded 50–50; the Vice President cast the tie-breaking vote. H.R. 1 Senate roll call 372 · Husted statement on the Working Families Tax Cut Act Evidence type: official record · The Senate roll call records Husted Yea and 50–50; the tie was broken by the Vice President. The official bill record covers the Act’s provisions.
• Voted YEA on final passage of S. 2, the Secure America Act, on June 5, 2026. S. 2 Senate roll call 163 Evidence type: official record · The official Senate roll call records Husted Yea on final passage.
• Introduced S. 5028, the Ratepayer Protection Act. After the House passed companion H.R. 9340 by 417–3, a Senate cloture vote on the motion to proceed to H.R. 9340 failed 57–43 on September 30, 2026. U.S. Government Publishing Office, S. 5028 introduced bill record · Husted announcement of the Ratepayer Protection Act · H.R. 9340 Senate roll call 254 Evidence type: official record · The Government Publishing Office confirms Husted introduced S. 5028, the Ratepayer Protection Act. The House Clerk records passage of the companion H.R. 9340 by 417–3; the Senate roll call records the failed 57–43 cloture vote on proceeding to H.R. 9340.
• Voted NAY on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 on October 9, 2025 (47–50). The bill included a permanent extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. S. 2882 Senate roll call 557 · S. 2882 official bill text Evidence type: official record · The official roll call shows a 47–50 failed cloture vote on the motion to proceed; the introduced bill text contains a permanent extension of enhanced premium tax credits.
• Voted YEA on cloture on S. 6, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, on January 22, 2025; the motion failed 52–47. S. 6 Senate roll call 11 Evidence type: official record · The official roll call records the cloture vote and its 52–47 result.
• Voted NAY on a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 104, a resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran; the motion failed 47–53 on March 4, 2026. S.J.Res. 104 Senate roll call 46 Evidence type: official record · The official roll call records a Nay vote on the motion to discharge, not a vote to pass the resolution.

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

This comparison lists Husted’s sourced public statements beside selected Senate actions. A vote records a position on a specific motion or bill; it does not by itself establish the candidate’s intent or whether a policy achieved its stated goal. No overall match score is assigned. Official U.S. Senate biography · H.R. 1 Senate roll call 372 · S. 2 Senate roll call 163 · Husted statement on the Working Families Tax Cut Act · Husted statement on federal permitting reform · Husted announcement of the Upward Mobility Act · Husted announcement of the Ratepayer Protection Act · H.R. 9340 Senate roll call 254 · S. 2882 Senate roll call 557 · S. 2882 official bill text · S. 6 Senate roll call 11 · S.J.Res. 104 Senate roll call 46 Evidence type: editorial summary · This is a limited comparison of six selected campaign statements and six selected Senate actions; it is not a complete voting history or a prediction of future votes.

View Sherrod Brown’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Born in Mansfield, Ohio. Served in the Ohio House (1975–1982), Ohio Secretary of State (1983–1991), U.S. House (1993–2007), and U.S. Senate (2007–2025). Chaired the Senate Banking Committee during the 117th and 118th Congresses (2021–2024). Lost his 2024 Senate re-election bid. U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Sherrod Brown biography Evidence type: official record · The official House history biography records Brown’s Ohio and federal offices, committee chairmanships, and 2024 election result.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Would hold health insurers accountable for denying care and lower prescription drug costs. Sherrod Brown campaign platform: Our Fight Evidence type: candidate statement · Brown’s campaign platform says he would hold health insurers accountable and lower prescription drug costs.
• Would require data centers to pay their full utility costs and says Ohioans should decide whether they are built in their communities. Sherrod Brown campaign platform: Our Fight Evidence type: candidate statement · Brown’s campaign platform says data centers should pay their full utility costs and Ohioans should decide whether they are built in their communities.
• Would cap how much utility companies can raise rates. Sherrod Brown campaign platform: Our Fight Evidence type: candidate statement · Brown’s campaign platform says he would cap utility rate increases.
• Would ban stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses, and bar members from becoming lobbyists after leaving office. Sherrod Brown campaign platform: Our Fight Evidence type: candidate statement · Brown’s campaign platform says he would ban stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses and prevent post-office lobbying.

Voting Record

• Voted NAY on House passage of H.J.Res. 114, authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces against Iraq, on October 10, 2002. House roll call 455: H.J.Res. 114 Evidence type: official record · The House Clerk records Brown’s Nay vote on passage on October 10, 2002.
• Voted NO on House passage of H.R. 3450, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implementing legislation, in November 1993. House roll call 575: H.R. 3450 Evidence type: official record · The House Clerk records Brown’s No vote on passage of the NAFTA implementing legislation in November 1993.
• Voted YEA on Senate passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, on March 6, 2021. Senate roll call 110: H.R. 1319 Evidence type: official record · The Senate records Brown Yea on passage of H.R. 1319 on March 6, 2021.
• Voted YEA on the Senate motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 4346 with an amendment on July 27, 2022, during Senate consideration of the CHIPS and Science package. Senate roll call 271: H.R. 4346 Evidence type: official record · The Senate records Brown Yea on the July 27, 2022 motion concerning H.R. 4346. The entry describes the recorded motion rather than attributing a project outcome to the vote.
• Voted YEA on Senate passage of H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, on August 10, 2021. Senate roll call 314: H.R. 3684 Evidence type: official record · The Senate records Brown Yea on passage of H.R. 3684 on August 10, 2021.
• Voted YEA on Senate passage of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, on May 20, 2010. Senate roll call 162: H.R. 4173 Evidence type: official record · The Senate records Brown Yea on passage of H.R. 4173 on May 20, 2010.
• Was an original cosponsor of S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. The bill did not receive a Senate floor vote. Congress.gov: S. 420 cosponsors Evidence type: official record · Congress.gov lists Brown as an original cosponsor on February 24, 2021. The bill record shows no Senate floor vote.

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

This profile lists four statements from Brown’s campaign platform and seven selected legislative actions. Each statement and action links to its source. The selection is not a complete platform or voting history, and it does not assign an overall match score. Sherrod Brown campaign platform: Our Fight · U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Sherrod Brown biography · House roll call 455: H.J.Res. 114 · House roll call 575: H.R. 3450 · Senate roll call 110: H.R. 1319 · Senate roll call 271: H.R. 4346 · Senate roll call 314: H.R. 3684 · Senate roll call 162: H.R. 4173 · Congress.gov: S. 420 cosponsors Evidence type: editorial summary · This is a limited comparison of four selected campaign statements and seven selected House and Senate actions; it is not a complete voting history or a prediction of future votes.

View William B. Redpath’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Redpath’s campaign biography describes a 38-year career in business valuation and two terms as chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2006–2010). The campaign biography lists no elected-office service. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign biography describes his business-valuation career and Libertarian National Committee leadership and lists no elected-office service.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Supports ending all U.S. tariffs and unilateral free trade. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform · Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign says he supports unilateral free trade and ending all tariffs.
• Calls for eliminating the Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development and ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies, immediately or within ten years. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign calls for eliminating the two departments, ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies immediately or phasing them out within ten years.
• Supports a BRAC-style commission to propose Social Security reforms, cash payments to Medicare enrollees, and phasing out federal Medicaid subsidies over ten years. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign describes the proposed Social Security commission, Medicare cash payments, and a ten-year Medicaid subsidy phaseout.
• Would repeal federal laws on consensual crimes, including federal drug prohibition and the federal ban on online gambling, leaving these issues to the states. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign says federal laws on consensual crimes, including drug prohibition and online gambling, should be repealed and left to the states.
• Would replace the federal tax code with the Tax Foundation’s Growth and Opportunity plan, including 20% individual income and distributed-profits tax rates. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign supports replacing the current federal tax code with the named Tax Foundation plan and summarizes its proposed rates.
• Supports ranked-choice voting for single-winner elections and multi-member U.S. House districts under the Fair Representation Act. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign supports ranked-choice voting for single-winner elections and the Fair Representation Act’s multi-member U.S. House districts.

Voting Record

• No legislative voting history is listed in this guide; Redpath’s campaign biography lists business and party roles and no elected-office service. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign biography lists his business and party background and no elected office; this guide does not include a voting history for him.

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

This profile lists selected statements from Redpath’s campaign platform. No elected-office voting record is listed here. The selection is not a complete platform and assigns no overall match score. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform · Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: editorial summary · This profile lists selected campaign positions and a limited background record; it does not score them against an equivalent legislative voting record.

View Greg Levy’s candidate profile and sources

Background

Greg Levy’s campaign identifies him as a socialist organizer and U.S. Navy veteran. The Ashtabula County Board of Elections lists him as an other-party candidate for U.S. Senator. Greg Levy campaign platform · Ashtabula County BOE official 2026 candidate list (revised 9/15/26) Evidence type: candidate statement · Levy’s campaign identifies him as a socialist organizer and Navy veteran. The county BOE candidate list gives his ballot designation.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• Would make public education from pre-K through college and trade school free and cancel student debt. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform calls for free public education through college and trade school and cancellation of student debt.
• Would establish universal, single-payer health care free at the point of use. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform calls for universal single-payer health care free at the point of use.
• Calls for cutting the Pentagon budget by 90% and ending U.S. overseas military bases. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform calls for a 90% Pentagon budget cut and dismantling the U.S. network of overseas military bases.
• Would place the 100 largest corporations under public ownership and democratic worker control. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform proposes public ownership and democratic worker control of the 100 largest corporations.
• Would outlaw corporate lobbying and political donations. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform says the campaign would outlaw corporate lobbying and political donations.
• Warns that AI-related energy use could strain Ohio’s electric infrastructure and natural resources. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: candidate statement · The platform warns that AI-related energy use could strain Ohio’s electrical infrastructure and natural resources.

Voting Record

• No legislative voting history is included in this guide. Greg Levy campaign platform Evidence type: editorial summary · This guide does not include legislative votes for Levy; the linked campaign page describes his platform, not a voting record.

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

This profile lists selected positions from Levy’s campaign platform. No legislative voting history is included here. The selection is not a complete platform and assigns no overall match score. Greg Levy campaign platform · Greg Levy campaign and Party for Socialism and Liberation information · Ashtabula County BOE official 2026 candidate list (revised 9/15/26) Evidence type: editorial summary · This profile lists selected campaign positions and a limited background record; it does not score them against an equivalent legislative voting record.

View Stephen Faris’s candidate profile and sources

Background

His campaign website asks voters to write in his name for U.S. Senate and describes him as a single-issue candidate. Stephen Faris 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

• Faris’s campaign says abortion should be abolished immediately and totally. Stephen Faris campaign website Evidence type: candidate statement · This is the candidate’s campaign statement about his position.

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 Anthony Holliman’s candidate profile and sources

Background

His campaign website identifies him as a U.S. Senate write-in candidate and publishes a draft federal bill called the Family Integrity and National Accountability Act. Anthony Holliman 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

• His published draft bill would remove federal marriage penalties and establish direct compensation for household caregiving. Anthony Holliman campaign draft legislation Evidence type: candidate statement · This summarizes provisions in a draft bill published by the candidate’s campaign; it is a proposal, not enacted law.

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 Timothy Telymonde’s candidate profile and sources

Background

The BOE lists Telymonde as a U.S. Senate write-in candidate. The candidate’s responses to a League of Women Voters questionnaire were published by The Portager. Ashtabula County BOE official candidate list (revised 9/15/26) · The Portager, League of Women Voters 2026 candidate questionnaire (response published as submitted) Evidence type: editorial summary · The BOE list confirms the candidacy; the candidate’s questionnaire responses were published by The Portager.

Campaign Promises & Positions

• In a published candidate questionnaire response, Telymonde proposed paper ballots, a website voters could use to verify their vote was recorded, and public receipts for local results. The Portager, League of Women Voters 2026 candidate questionnaire (response published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · The Portager publishes this as the candidate’s questionnaire response; these proposals are attributed to the candidate and have not been independently assessed for feasibility or effect.
• In the same response, he proposed comparing exit polls with election totals and requiring a dated newspaper clipping and photo identification with mailed ballots. The Portager, League of Women Voters 2026 candidate questionnaire (response published as submitted) Evidence type: candidate statement · The Portager publishes this as the candidate’s questionnaire response; these proposals are attributed to the candidate and have not been independently assessed for feasibility or effect.

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.