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Advancing Buckeye Blueprint with Tax Cuts, School Choice, and Government Reform

Ohio’s recently signed budget, with a record-breaking $86.1 billion in State General Revenue Fund (GRF) appropriations (total appropriations over $190 Billion), is a significant growth in state …

Ohio Needs a Flat Income Tax to Boost Economic Growth

As part of our ongoing #BuckeyeBlueprint campaign, Americans for Prosperity Ohio has released a study calling for a flat income tax in Ohio. We believe that implementing a flat tax of 2.75% in the sta…
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New Poll Shows Ohioans Support AFP-Ohio’s Buckeye Blueprint Agenda

Poll shows support for commonsense education, tax, and healthcare reforms Columbus, OH (April 18, 2023) – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) released polling that shows broad support for …

AFP-Ohio Releases New Study on Benefits of Pro-Growth Tax Reform

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...…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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 …
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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Engaged Communities: The Heartbeat of Our Chapter

Americans for Prosperity-Ohio’s grassroots team is working to engage communities across the state in new ways, while expanding our reach to communities we haven’t interacted with before. Our goal …