Jon Husted in 2018 OH Governor's race
On Gun Control:
Endorsed by gun group, supports "right to protect"
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's gubernatorial campaign was endorsed today by Ohioans for Concealed Carry.Husted said he led a gubernatorial override of
Ohio's Concealed Carry law for the first time since the 1950s. "Law-abiding citizens have the right to protect themselves, their family and their property," Husted said.
Source: US News & World Report on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 24, 2017
On Families & Children:
American family is broken without two loving parents
On schools: "I got two parents who loved me, taught me good values and prepared me for life. If that hadn't happened, I wouldn't be here today. I wouldn't have much of an opportunity," Husted said of his adoptive parents. "There's no better instrument
of education than two loving parents who give a great upbringing to a child and get them launched into life with some hope," he said. "Problem is, we have so many who won't, or can't. The American family today is probably as broken as it has ever been."
Source: Toledo Blade on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 23, 2017
On Government Reform:
States should police elections, not Feds
Ohio's elections chief said he would provide the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity looking into voter fraud with only the voter information that is public. "Confidential info won't be provided," Husted tweeted.Husted said he ordered
detailed reviews of credible allegations of voter fraud & voter suppression after the last 3 federal elections. The investigations were conducted by Ohio's 88 bipartisan county boards of elections. None found significant instances of voter fraud or abuse
Source: US News & World Report on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 23, 2017
On Budget & Economy:
Liberation from Feds can reduce other problems
Husted said his priorities as governor would involve job creation, education and "liberation from the federal government."
Those three things, he believes, can cut to the heart of other problems in the state.
Source: Chillicothe Gazette on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 11, 2017
On Drugs:
If #1 in jobs & education, Ohio wouldn't be #1 in opioids
On the opioid epidemic: "Right now, Ohio is number one in opioid deaths, and that is unacceptable," he said. "If we were number one in job training and education, I promise you we would not be number one in opioid deaths.
So it's also about giving people hope and purpose in their lives so they don't turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of coping with the pain in their lives."
Source: Chillicothe Gazette on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 11, 2017
On Technology:
States must focus on high tech future
Husted said Ohio must keep up with the changing nature of technology. "The next governor is going to have to figure out how we win that future because the states that do a good job with it, they'll be the prosperous ones,
they'll be the ones that create the new jobs, and the states that train the people for those jobs, well, they'll win," Husted said. "But if you don't, you'll fall behind."
Source: Newark Advocate on 2018 Ohio gubernatorial race
May 10, 2017
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