Cleophus Dulaney

I'm asking for your vote because I believe Congress should look a lot more like the people it serves, and a lot less like a permanent class of insiders who fly in, talk at you, and fly out. What I’ll fight for: There are many issues facing our country, but three are defining this race for me: the cost of living, good jobs and small businesses, and protecting our democracy.

First the cost of living. Groceries, rent, childcare, prescription drugs—almost everything is more expensive, and wages have not kept up. No family in central Ohio should have to choose between paying for medicine and paying for heat. In Congress, I will push to lower prescription drug prices by letting Medicare negotiate directly and by taking on the pharmaceutical middlemen that drive up costs. I will support targeted tax relief for working and middle‑class families, not more loopholes for those at the very top. Second good jobs and small businesses. We should be the best place in America to start a business, learn a skill, and build a career you can raise a family on. Yet too many of our young people feel they have to leave Ohio to find opportunity. I will support investment in infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy jobs—so we are building things here again, with Ohio workers, in Ohio communities. I’ll back apprenticeship and training programs so a four‑year degree is one option, not the only ticket to a decent life. And I will be a champion for small businesses—the barbershops, diners, and startups that give our neighborhoods their character—by cutting red tape that doesn’t make us safer and expanding access to affordable capital so they can grow and hire. Third protecting our democracy. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, we should all agree on one thing: every eligible American should be able to cast a ballot and have it counted. That’s not a partisan belief; that’s the foundation of our system. In Congress, I will support strong protections for voting rights, secure and accessible elections, and fair maps so you choose your representatives, not the other way around. I will defend free speech and peaceful assembly, while making sure our political disagreements never spill over into threats or violence.

Here is my promise to you: I will hold regular town halls in every corner of this district.I will publish my schedule and the votes I take in plain language, so you can see exactly what I’m doing with the office you entrust to me. I will put country over party, people over special interests, and the next generation over the next news cycle. You’ll hear a lot of attacks in this campaign. You’ll be told that if you vote for me, the sky will fall, your way of life will end, or your values will be erased. I don’t believe in politics of fear. I believe in politics of responsibility—doing the hard work, making tough compromises, and advancing the common good. You will also hear big promises—simple slogans for very complicated problems. I won’t promise you that I can fix everything overnight. What I will promise is that I will work every single day to move us forward, even when progress is messy and slower than we want.

"I live in my district. I work in my district. I relate with the people in my district. I know my district. That's why I will support my district the best of the candidates that are running for the 3rd congressional candidacy." Candidate Cleophus Dulaney is a long-time community servant who has dedicated time and money to his causes. Dulaney has reached out to the homeless, encouraged young ones, and backed politicians on both sides of the House. Dulaney has hope and desire for change in every community in Ohio and the nation. One person, one family at a time to achieve a better United States of America. Just ask him how? The difference starts with us. Let Dulaney give us all a new outlook and outcome for housing the homeless, tax relief, relations with officers of the law, and small business owners. Vote for change! Vote for Dulaney!

Groceries, rent, childcare, prescription drugs—almost everything is more expensive, and wages have not kept up. No family in central Ohio should have to choose between paying for medicine and paying for heat. In Congress, I will push to lower prescription drug prices by letting Medicare negotiate directly and by taking on the pharmaceutical middlemen that drive up costs. I will support targeted tax relief for working and middle‑class families, not more loopholes for those at the very top.

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, we should all agree on one thing: every eligible American should be able to cast a ballot and have it counted. That’s not a partisan belief; that’s the foundation of our system. In Congress, I will support strong protections for voting rights, secure and accessible elections, and fair maps so you choose your representatives, not the other way around. I will defend free speech and peaceful assembly, while making sure our political disagreements never spill over into threats or violence.

Supports Medicare negotiating prescription-drug prices; the existing federal program already negotiates prices for selected drugs.

Take action against pharmacy and pharmaceutical middlemen that drive up prescription costs.

• Improve pricing accountability.

Provide targeted federal tax relief to working- and middle-class families rather than expand upper-income loopholes.

• Direct affordability relief by income group.

Invest federal resources in Ohio infrastructure.

• Support construction and long-term regional growth.

Invest in advanced manufacturing so more goods and jobs are created in Ohio.

• Rebuild domestic production capacity.

Invest in clean-energy jobs performed by Ohio workers.

• Pair energy transition with local employment.

Expand apprenticeships and career training so a four-year degree is not the only path to a family-supporting job.

• Connect residents to skilled employment.

Reduce regulatory requirements on small businesses when they do not materially improve safety.

• Preserve necessary safeguards while lowering compliance burdens.

Expand access to affordable financing for small businesses seeking to grow and hire.

• Support neighborhood firms and startups.

Protect the right of every eligible American to cast a ballot and have it counted.

• Treat voting access as foundational to representative government.

Maintain elections that are both secure and accessible.

• Balance ballot access with public confidence.

Adopt fair maps so voters choose representatives rather than officeholders choosing their voters.

• Limit partisan manipulation of district boundaries.

Hold regular town halls throughout the district and publish the congressional schedule and votes in plain language.

• Make representation accessible and accountable.