Mike DeWine on Families & Children

	Mike DeWine on Families & Children Former Republican Sr Senator (OH, 1995-2007)

Repeal the State's sales tax on critical infant supplies

To ease the financial burden on new parents, our budget asks you to repeal the State's sales tax on critical infant supplies, things such as diapers, wipes, cribs, car seats, strollers, and safety equipment. Further, I am also asking you to enact a $2,500 per child state tax deduction! Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature , Jan 31, 2023

Help kids with multiple medical and behavioral challenges

We have started the reform of Medicaid out of our shared-commitment to multi-system kids, through a program we call OhioRISE. Under OhioRise, children who have multiple medical and behavioral health challenges will now get the help they need -- in their own communities. Parents will no longer be forced to give up custody in order to get their children the help they need -- and families will stay together. Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the Ohio legislature , Mar 23, 2022

Got waiver to deliver school lunches to quarantined kids

Something very important for us, when we close the schools, we want to make sure that kids continue to get food. Department of Agriculture gave us a waiver within 24 hours, so we can actually take this food, this normal school lunch program, and take it out to kids, distribute it in different areas. Some school districts are actually going to take that out, put it on a bus, and travel around and distributing it. But we have had to get a waiver from the federal government. Source: CNN 2020 "State of the Union": 2022 Ohio Gubernatorial race , Mar 15, 2020

Religious employers may exclude contraception from insurance

Q: Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally?

Richard Cordray (D): No. Require employers to provide coverage of contraception in health insurance plans. Considers it key element of women's health care.

Mike DeWine (R): Yes. Considers this an issue of religious freedom for employers.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Ohio Governor race , Oct 9, 2018

Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record.

DeWine scores 100% by the Christian Coalition on family issues

The Christian Coalition was founded in 1989 by Dr. Pat Robertson to give Christians a voice in government. We represent millions of people of faith and enable them to have a strong, unified voice in the conversation we call democracy.

Represent the pro-family point of view before local councils, school boards, state legislatures, and Congress
Speak out in the public arena and in the media
Train leaders for effective social and political action
Inform pro-family voters about timely issues and legislation
Protest anti-Christian bigotry and defend the rights of people of faith.

Our ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization`s preferred position. Source: CC website 03n-CC on Dec 31, 2003