James L. Mills

We want to ban legislators from becoming lobbyists for 5 years after they’re in office.

We want to create and foster a more collaborative small business ecosystem with incubators, venture capital studios, chambers of commerce, and other entrepreneurship hubs.

We strongly oppose unaccountable federal enforcement agencies that illegally detain people without cause, are hidden behind masks, and operate without clear identification. We believe that due process applies to everyone and that immigration enforcement should be civil not militarized. Immigrants should have a straightforward and clear lawful path to citizenship and be required to show good faith progress toward legal status. Violations can be handled like any other criminal infraction.

Ohioans should not have their movements routinely tracked, photographed, and stored simply for driving on public roads. While technology can assist law enforcement, public safety should never come at the expense of privacy, due process, and protection from warrantless surveillance. As Governor, Don would work with the General Assembly to restrict or prohibit government use of automated license-plate surveillance systems, establish strong limits on the collection and sharing of vehicle-location data, and prevent state resources from funding mass-surveillance networks. Ohioans should be treated like free people not suspects whose daily movements belong in a government-accessible database.

We are in favor of the end property tax amendment. We prefer to see local consumption based funding. We can balance the budget and eliminate corporate welfare for the larger institutions saving a ton of money for Ohioans.

We are in favor of the state constitutional amendment petitions that is circulating that protects the language for LGBTQIA+ marriage in Ohio if the Supreme Court overturns their prior ruling.

Liberty, kindness, justice, common sense, and integrity guide how we approach every issue. Every bill, movement, policy, and political leader should be measured against those principles. Anything that asks us to sacrifice them is something we cannot support.

Restrict or prohibit government use of automated license-plate surveillance systems.

• Protect privacy, due process, and freedom from warrantless tracking.

Set strict limits on government collection and sharing of vehicle-location data and prevent state funding of mass-surveillance networks.

• Treat residents as free people rather than default suspects.

Support the proposed Ohio constitutional amendment to end property taxes.

• Replace local property-tax revenue through a different funding structure.

Replace local property taxes with consumption-based local funding.

• Balance budgets while changing the tax base.

Eliminate state corporate subsidies and preferential support for large institutions.

• Redirect savings toward taxpayers and core services.

Ban political contributions from regulated monopolies in utilities, health care, telecommunications, and insurance.

• Reduce conflicts and corporate influence over regulators.

Prohibit former state legislators from becoming lobbyists for five years after leaving office.

• Create a cooling-off period between public service and paid influence work.

Make government contracts and budgets identifiable and searchable in a public database.

• Improve public oversight of state spending.

Support incubators, venture-capital studios, chambers of commerce, and entrepreneurship hubs that help small businesses grow.

• Foster collaboration among local business-support organizations.

Simplify licensing and regulation for gig workers, tradespeople, home-based child care, and other local entrepreneurs.

• Lower barriers to starting and operating small businesses.

Support a state constitutional amendment preserving same-sex marriage rights if federal judicial protection is reversed.

• Establish an independent state-law safeguard.

Reduce state bureaucracy and rules that concentrate marijuana distribution among a small number of companies.

• Open the regulated market to broader participation.

Oppose masked or unidentifiable federal immigration enforcement and require due process and civil rather than militarized practices.

• Apply legal protections to everyone subject to enforcement.

Create a straightforward lawful path to citizenship requiring immigrants to show good-faith progress toward legal status.

• Address violations through ordinary legal processes.

The joint-ticket campaign raises concerns about data centers' effects on farmland, water, electricity, and local control, without specifying a project-review action.