NINTH TIME’S THE CHARM: Jon Husted’s New Favorite Number

NINTH TIME'S THE CHARM: Jon Husted's New Favorite Number

June 18, 2026

Husted has now voted NINE TIMES to support Iran war & NINE TIMES to raise health care costs

COLUMBUS, OHIO - This week marked the ninth time that Husted has voted to support the expensive and unnecessary war in Iran, doubling down on a foreign conflict that has sent energy and food prices soaring for Ohioans.

During his first year and a half in office, Husted has demonstrated a penchant for taking harmful votes over… and over… and over. Last year, he voted nine times against lowering health care premiums, letting premiums double or triple for half a million Ohioans and kicking more than 120,000 off their health insurance altogether.

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

"For Jon Husted, screwing over Ohioans once isn't enough. When it comes to making life more expensive for Ohioans, backing another foreign conflict in the Middle East, and voting against lowering health care costs, Jon Husted has voted for it all nine times - proving how out of touch he really is."

While Husted keeps voting to make everything more expensive, he also can't help himself from insulting hardworking Ohioans struggling because of his votes:

• Husted insulted hardworking Ohioans, claiming that families struggling to make ends meet are "not very experienced at navigating the real world."

• Husted blamed Ohioans working harder than ever, complaining that their "work ethic is broken."

• Husted's solution to the affordability crisis was that Ohioans should just "earn more" money to make ends meet.

• When asked what he was doing to address rising gas prices for his constituents, Husted responded: "What do you want me to do?"

• When a truck driver asked about soaring diesel costs, Husted brushed him off and responded by asking if he was comfortable with Iran being a nuclear power.

• Husted has claimed that he thinks the war is "good news for the global economy" and going "much better than anyone thought it would."

• When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted's campaign "declined to comment."

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