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With the launch of our Buckeye Blueprint campaign in 2021, we traveled the state to hear from folks on the issues that most impact them. One of the most important issues on the minds of the Ohioans we spoke to was the need to improve our economic competitiveness through state and local tax reform.
So, we conducted a study on Ohio's econo…
Americans for Prosperity – Ohio Announces First Round of 2022 General Election Legislative Endorsements
Columbus, OH – Americans for Prosperity – Ohio (AFP-Ohio) today announced its first round of 2022 General Election endorsements for the Ohio General Assembly. The endorsements include: Michele Rey…
Americans for Prosperity – Ohio is launching a tour to share why it’s more expensive to enjoy college football
As football season begins, the cost of being a fan is rising due to inflation. Americans could face sharply higher prices during the 2022-23 season as ticket, food, and travel costs soar. In…
Vote Steve Demetriou for State Representative
As a small business owner, Steve Demetriou understands that state government policies can undermine the ability of businesses to grow and create jobs. When elected to the State House, he will work to …
Vote to Reelect State Representative Derrick Merrin
As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Derek Merrin is a leader and key voice supporting major tax reform issues, particularly those focused on property taxes. He has been the lead sp…
Vote Nick Santucci for State Representative
When elected to the State House, Nick Santucci will advance the taxpayers’ interests through commonsense tax reforms that impose broad-based cuts and focus on creating a more favorable business …
Vote Michele Reynolds for State Senate
Michele Reynolds currently serves as Madison Township Trustee. As a trustee, Reynolds worked to make the budget process more transparent, cut spending, and sell assets the government no longer needed.…
Vote Josh Williams for State Representative
Josh Williams will work in the State House to break down barriers that prevent people from reaching their full potential. Williams will work to reform occupational licensing regulations that make it m…
Vote Beth Bigham for State Representative
Beth Bigham will work to get the government out of the way to create more access to quality health care at affordable prices. Bigham will support policies that reform scope-of-practice laws, which res…
Americans for Prosperity-Ohio
Touts Primary Election Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022 Americans for Prosperity – Ohio (AFP-Ohio) today announced that eight of the nine state candidates the organization supported with grassroots engagement are adv…
Vote to Reelect State Representative Darrell Kick
Rep. Darrell Kick has been a strong advocate of educational freedom that empowers parents to choose an education that best addresses the individual needs of their children. Rep. Kick cosponsored the B…
Vote to Reelect State Senator Nathan Manning
As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Nathan Manning helped enact smart-on-crime public-safety reforms that increase the use of diversion programs for people charged with certain crimes …
Vote Tim Barhorst for State Representative
This is the second election that AFP-OH has endorsed Tim Barhorst. Barhorst’s professional experience as an employee benefits consultant and financial advisor will serve him well in the General Asse…
Support Chris Monzel for State Representative
Experienced. Fighter. Reformer. Chris Monzel has considerable experience as a county commissioner opposing irresponsible budgets and tax increases. In the Ohio House of Representatives, Monzel will co…
Support Thad Claggett for State Representative
Businessman. Innovator. Fighter. Thaddeus Claggett will champion Ohio workers when he’s elected to the State House of Representatives by supporting the repeal of unfair occupational licensing re…
Support Susan Manchester for State Representative
Experienced. Innovative. Fighter. Representative Susan Manchester has been a consistent advocate for policies that grow the economy and increase jobs, such as controlling taxes and spending, increasin…
Support Adam Mathews for State Representative
Fighter. Innovator. Outsider. Adam Mathews will champion policies in the Ohio House of Representatives that expand educational opportunities, such as the “backpack bill” that allows educat…
Support Melanie Miller for State Representative
Experienced. Fighter. Innovator. Melanie Miller will champion policy reforms that help people work. She will support occupational licensing reforms so people don’t need a government permission s…
Buckeye Blueprint 2022 Kick-Off
We started our 2022 listening tour off on the right foot in Bowling Green. Engagement Director Douglas Simpson opened the night by talking through the many victories AFP-Ohio activists have experience…
Lake County Wants Reform
We closed out the 2021 launch of our Buckeye Blueprint listening tour on a snowy night in Willoughby, Ohio at the VFW Hall. Our local engagement director Angela helped get those in attendance into the…
Miami Valley Welcomes Blueprint
Miami Valley Engagement Director, Matthew Hurley, welcomed 20 community leaders from the region. They shared their thoughts with Rea Hederman, Director of Economic Research Center and Vice President o…
Creating Opportunity in Boardman
Derrick Anderson, AFP-Ohio Engagement Director, brought the crowd for our Buckeye Blueprint listening tour in the Mahoning Valley. The nearly 100 people who joined us on a Saturday morning in Boardman…
Buckeye Blueprint Launch Event
It was AMAZING to kick off the start of our new initiative, AFP-Ohio’s Buckeye Blueprint, in Steubenville Ohio. The Ohio Valley is one of our longest running activist communities and it was an honor…
Removing barriers to economic opportunity for all.
Over the past 20 +years Ohio has removed tax brackets and lowered rates. Top 10 states, on the other hand, aren’t incremental, and we shouldn’t be either. Prioritizing the abolition of our state i…
Driving Personal Options In Health Care
Ohio has made positive advances during the times of COVID on access to care, most notably with recently passed telemedicine reforms in House Bill 122. Though, a larger more substantive move that both …
Reforming the criminal justice system to protect people & ensure public safety.
Great strides have been made, and Ohio legislators deserve credit for fully funding indigent defense in the last two state budgets. Ohio had an opportunity to pass drug sentencing reform in the last G…
Advancing educational opportunities for everyone.
Governor DeWine, Speaker Cupp, and, most notably, Senate President Huffman, deserve credit for steps taken in the most recent Budget that increased educational opportunity through vouchers. Passage of…
Engaged Communities: The Heartbeat of Our Chapter