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Trump to campaign with Husted in Ohio

Trump to campaign with Husted in Ohio

President Trump will campaign with incumbent Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R) in Youngstown next week, marking his second trip to Ohio in a month as the incumbent faces an uphill climb in the Buckeye State.  The Oct. 12 rally comes as several polls show Husted trailing former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). A New York Times/Siena…

Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Hill
GOP wrestles with rising data center backlash weeks before midterms

GOP wrestles with rising data center backlash weeks before midterms

Republicans are growing increasingly worried that data centers are a liability in the midterms, as concerns over higher power bills tied to the facilities turn into a pocketbook issue for voters. The debate over the issue was on full display Wednesday, after Senate Democrats blocked legislation championed by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — who is…

Republican Partycritical
Oct 1, 2026 · byThe Hill
Thune seeks lifeline for 3 embattled Senate GOP incumbents

Thune seeks lifeline for 3 embattled Senate GOP incumbents

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is seeking to throw a political lifeline to embattled Republican incumbent Sens. Jon Husted (Ohio), Pete Ricketts (Neb.) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska) by scheduling votes Wednesday on two bills that would address the growth of AI-driven data centers and stock trading by members of Congress. All three GOP senators…

Republican Partycritical
Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Hill
What would Jon Husted’s data center bill actually do?

What would Jon Husted’s data center bill actually do?

Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act aims to mitigate high electricity costs associated with data centers, but, even if it passes, it’s not clear if the bill would have any impact. The legislation, which easily cleared the House 417-3, requires states and some electric utilities to consider a standard under which data centers would…

Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill
Democrats divided as Senate heads for AI data-center showdown

Democrats divided as Senate heads for AI data-center showdown

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is aiming to kill a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio) to protect taxpayers from additional costs posed by AI-driven data centers, but his Democratic caucus isn’t fully on board after House Democrats overwhelmingly voted for the proposal. The looming Senate floor fight over artificial intelligence and…

Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Hill
GOP breaks ranks on Iran as voters fume over war’s costs

GOP breaks ranks on Iran as voters fume over war’s costs

Republican support for the war in Iran is dropping as Senate GOP candidates speak out against it and voters increasingly blame high gas prices on the nearly seven-month conflict.   Growing public opposition among even Republican voters has put incumbents such as Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Pete Ricketts…

Republican Partyneutral
Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Hill
Crypto super PAC to spend $30M opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio

Crypto super PAC to spend $30M opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio

Major cryptocurrency super PAC Fairshake plans to spend $30 million in Ohio opposing former Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D) bid to return to the Senate, the group confirmed to The Hill. Brown, who spent nearly two decades representing the Buckeye State before being ousted in 2024, is facing off against incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R) in…

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Hill
Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs

Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts.  The New Mexico Democrat blocked the Ohio Republican’s effort to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act through unanimous consent, arguing that the bill…

Houseneutral
Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill
Husted picks up Steak ‘n Shake endorsement in Ohio Senate race

Husted picks up Steak ‘n Shake endorsement in Ohio Senate race

Steak ‘n Shake has thrown its support behind Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in the toss-up Ohio Senate race —  citing his commitment to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement as the fast food company touts its alignment with the Trump administration’s health policies.  “We stand with Husted because he champions the #MAHA movement to…

Sep 14, 2026 · byThe Hill
Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture

Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture

Washington Post report also reveals Jon Husted staffer Stephen Woytek created pro-Rhodesia playlist on Spotify The Republican senator for Ohio, Jon Husted, has fired an aide who was discovered to have used a photo of Nazi SS soldiers as his Facebook profile photo. Stephen Woytek was appointed as Husted’s political director last month in the senator’s knife-edge re-election contest against former Democrat senator Sherrod Brown. According to the Washington Post , Husted had decided to “part ways” with Woytek, 25, after learning that his Facebook profile showed he followed a military re-enactment group called LAH Living History Unit, which portrays the 1st SS Panzer division. Continue reading...

Sep 11, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Husted ousts his political director over posts with Nazi imagery

Husted ousts his political director over posts with Nazi imagery

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) fired his campaign’s political director, Stephen Woytek, on Friday after learning about social media posts linked to Woytek, including a Facebook profile photo of Nazi officers and a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a now-defunct nation often venerated by white supremacists.  A spokesperson for Husted’s campaign told The Hill that…

Sep 11, 2026 · byThe Hill