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Source topic or question: Growing Ohio Jobs and Businesses

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Across government, I will focus on supporting small businesses, advancing regional economic development, expanding workforce development and skills training, and investing in the modern infrastructure we need to compete, from broadband to transportation. Most importantly, when our state makes investments, we must ensure those investments lead to good jobs for Ohio workers, instead of simply padding the bottom lines of big out-of-state corporations.

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Source topic or question: Building Safer Communities

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Republicans in Ohio have defunded public safety for years to pay for tax cuts for Ohio’s wealthiest. These cuts have resulted in layoffs, chronic officer shortages, and understaffed first responder units. As Governor, I will rebuild state and local partnerships, fully fund the police and public safety, and ensure that communities again have the public safety resources they need. My opponent’s plan to eliminate property taxes will defund our police, firefighters and first responders. This hurts our kids and makes all of us less safe.

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Source topic or question: Improving Ohio’s Education

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My number one priority is making sure that Ohio’s kids are getting the world class education they deserve. We will invest in new, 21st century approaches to math and literacy and create workforce training programs that give our kids the tools they need to thrive.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Building Safer Communities

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Republicans in Ohio have defunded public safety for years to pay for tax cuts for Ohio’s wealthiest. These cuts have resulted in layoffs, chronic officer shortages, and understaffed first responder units. As Governor, I will rebuild state and local partnerships, fully fund the police and public safety, and ensure that communities again have the public safety resources they need. My opponent’s plan to eliminate property taxes will defund our police, firefighters and first responders. This hurts our kids and makes all of us less safe.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Source topic or question: Aging in place

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Eric and I have had to balance the demands of caring for aging family members while raising children, and we understand how difficult this is for working families. My opponent’s pals in Congress voted overwhelmingly to cut Medicaid benefits for home and community-based services, but I believe that we need to support families and caregivers as they help our seniors age in place, at home. We can’t sit idly by; we must invest in career pathways and training for our long-term care workforce, who staff assisted living and nursing home facilities, to keep up with greater demand as Ohioans age.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Source topic or question: Growing Ohio Jobs and Businesses

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Across government, I will focus on supporting small businesses, advancing regional economic development, expanding workforce development and skills training, and investing in the modern infrastructure we need to compete, from broadband to transportation. Most importantly, when our state makes investments, we must ensure those investments lead to good jobs for Ohio workers, instead of simply padding the bottom lines of big out-of-state corporations.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 19, 2026

Source topic or question: Workforce Integration+

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Colleges will be directly integrated with local business and industry. Specialized training programs will be developed in coordination with regional employers, and degree pathways will map clearly onto real job opportunities in the local economy. Apprenticeship programs will also be facilitated.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Two free years of post-secondary education

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Two Free Years of Post-Secondary Education+ Every Ohioan will be guaranteed two years of tuition-free post-secondary education following high school at a community college, technical school, or public university. This program will be universal in eligibility and differentiated in path: students may pursue a two-year associate’s degree, a technical certification, a vocational qualification, or the first two years of a four-year degree at any public Ohio institution. The state pays the tuition; the student chooses the direction and must demonstrate ability. The program will be voluntary but strongly incentivized, and we expect adoption rates approaching 90%. By default, high school graduates will have a connected pathway to their local affiliated community college or university. But they may apply to any public institution in Ohio and attend if accepted, including flagship research universities, where the two-year benefit applies toward a four-year degree. Students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement will have access to selective and accelerated pathways. Long-term this will create one of the best educated and skilled workforces in the world. Preparing Ohioans for a changing future and preparing Ohio to compete and succeed. At the same time it will help fuel an explosion of new business formation, invention, and innovation that will grow the economy, lower costs, and deliver more and better. This will require a massive expansion of Ohio’s post-secondary institutions, especially community colleges. It will require the hiring of thousands more instructors and professors. New and expanded facilities will be a tremendous investment in all of Ohio and provide new services and be aligned with downtown revitalization efforts.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Small Business

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Eric Conroy understands that small businesses are the engine of Ohio’s economy. As a supporter of local entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses, Eric is dedicated to cutting red tape and removing burdensome regulations that hinder growth, as well as working to lower the cost of health insurance for small businesses. Eric supports simplifying the tax code, increasing access to affordable capital, and reducing compliance costs to enable small businesses to focus on what they do best: creating jobs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Jobs and the Economy

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Eric Conroy believes it’s time to prioritize Ohio’s economy again, starting with what benefits the people. As a common-sense conservative, Eric will fight to control inflation by cutting wasteful spending, restoring American energy independence to reduce fuel costs, and removing red tape that suppresses small business growth. He’ll support pro-growth policies that empower small businesses, lower taxes for middle-class families, and invest in workforce development so every Ohioan has a fair chance to succeed. Unlike his opponent, Eric will never vote to put Washington special interests ahead of hardworking families in Cincinnati and across the First District.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026