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Lieutenant Governor
2026 Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
Filed running mate: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Official name: Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert McColley
Office: Lieutenant Governor
Party or ballot designation: Republican
Placement evidence: candidate on a current official county November list
Joint-ticket partner: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Official name: Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert McColley
Office: Lieutenant Governor
Party or ballot designation: Republican
Placement evidence: candidate on a current official county November list
Joint-ticket partner: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Vivek Selects Rob McColley To Serve As His Running Mate
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Vivek Selects Rob McColley To Serve As His Running Mate
Throughout his service in the Ohio General Assembly, McColley has earned a reputation as a principled statesman, proven leader, and effective problem-solver focused on delivering real results. First elected to the Ohio House of Representatives 2014, McColley was unanimously elected to serve as President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025. His record includes slashing government red tape, cutting taxes to spur economic growth, and enacting legislation to prevent a repeat of the COVID-19 shutdowns that Democrat Amy Acton advocated for (after which she quit her role as director of the Ohio Department of Health). A native of northwest Ohio, McColley resides in Napoleon with his wife Denise, their daughter Anna, and their twin boys Matthew and Michael.
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Throughout his service in the Ohio General Assembly, McColley has earned a reputation as a principled statesman, proven leader, and effective problem-solver focused on delivering real results. First elected to the Ohio House of Representatives 2014, McColley was unanimously elected to serve as President of the Ohio Senate in January 2025. His record includes slashing government red tape, cutting taxes to spur economic growth, and enacting legislation to prevent a repeat of the COVID-19 shutdowns that Democrat Amy Acton advocated for (after which she quit her role as director of the Ohio Department of Health). A native of northwest Ohio, McColley resides in Napoleon with his wife Denise, their daughter Anna, and their twin boys Matthew and Michael.
Vivek is running in the 2026 Ohio Gubernatorial election against Democratic nominee Amy Acton, a physician and former Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Ramaswamy’s campaign offers a vision centered on free-market growth, regulatory reduction, tax burden relief, and strict government spending accountability.
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Vivek is running in the 2026 Ohio Gubernatorial election against Democratic nominee Amy Acton, a physician and former Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Ramaswamy’s campaign offers a vision centered on free-market growth, regulatory reduction, tax burden relief, and strict government spending accountability.
VIVEK SELECTS ROB MCCOLLEY TO SERVE AS HIS RUNNING MATE
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VIVEK SELECTS ROB MCCOLLEY TO SERVE AS HIS RUNNING MATE
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Today I am announcing my policy pledge to Ohioans on data centers. If a data center is built in your community, then (i) you will no longer have to pay for your home’s electricity, (ii) you will pay lower property taxes, and (iii) the data center will be required to abide by all air and water quality standards without exception, and we will take the necessary steps to protect Ohio’s fertile farmland. If any one of these three conditions is not met, the data center won’t be built. Period. I will work with Ohio’s state legislature to codify these commitments into law immediately after I assume office.
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Today I am announcing my policy pledge to Ohioans on data centers. If a data center is built in your community, then (i) you will no longer have to pay for your home’s electricity, (ii) you will pay lower property taxes, and (iii) the data center will be required to abide by all air and water quality standards without exception, and we will take the necessary steps to protect Ohio’s fertile farmland. If any one of these three conditions is not met, the data center won’t be built. Period. I will work with Ohio’s state legislature to codify these commitments into law immediately after I assume office.
Finally, my plan ensures that data centers do not receive special exemptions on air and water quality standards and that our farmland is protected. This respects local conservation objectives, while also giving companies a predictable regulatory environment. Simply put: if a data center is going to be built in Ohio, we will require it to minimize its water usage by recycling and reusing its water with the best available technology. We will also require that when the water is released, it comes out just as clean as when the data center took it in. That’s common sense. We will also emphasize the use of vacant and former industrial sites known as brownfields, rather than the use of fertile farmland. Our water and farmland are some of Ohio’s greatest and most precious resources, and my plan ensures that they are protected for all Ohioans.
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Finally, my plan ensures that data centers do not receive special exemptions on air and water quality standards and that our farmland is protected. This respects local conservation objectives, while also giving companies a predictable regulatory environment. Simply put: if a data center is going to be built in Ohio, we will require it to minimize its water usage by recycling and reusing its water with the best available technology. We will also require that when the water is released, it comes out just as clean as when the data center took it in. That’s common sense. We will also emphasize the use of vacant and former industrial sites known as brownfields, rather than the use of fertile farmland. Our water and farmland are some of Ohio’s greatest and most precious resources, and my plan ensures that they are protected for all Ohioans.
Lower Property Taxes.Real Relief for Ohio Families.
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Lower Property Taxes.Real Relief for Ohio Families.
Lower Taxes, Lower Energy Bills, Greater Opportunity
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Lower Taxes, Lower Energy Bills, Greater Opportunity
Lower Taxes So Families Can Build Their Future in Our State
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Lower Taxes So Families Can Build Their Future in Our State
Reduce Electric Bills To Advance Energy Independence
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Reduce Electric Bills To Advance Energy Independence
Expand career-technical education and apprenticeships to create real pathways to good-paying jobs.
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Expand career-technical education and apprenticeships to create real pathways to good-paying jobs.
Lower property tax bills for homeowners
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Lower property tax bills for homeowners
Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family.
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Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family.
Address severe psychiatric illness so officers can focus on fighting crime.
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Address severe psychiatric illness so officers can focus on fighting crime.
Strengthen public safety across the state so families feel secure in their neighborhoods.
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Strengthen public safety across the state so families feel secure in their neighborhoods.
Create more paths to homeownership and entrepreneurship by lowering the cost of living and reducing barriers to growth.
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Create more paths to homeownership and entrepreneurship by lowering the cost of living and reducing barriers to growth.
Protect Our Neighborhoods & Revive Our Cities
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Protect Our Neighborhoods & Revive Our Cities
Ohioans-First Data Center PledgeFree Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
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Ohioans-First Data Center PledgeFree Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
Free Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
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Free Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
United in their commitment to making Ohio the best state to live, work and raise a family, Vivek and Rob will fight to advance policies that put more money in Ohioans’ pockets, improve education, and crush crime.
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United in their commitment to making Ohio the best state to live, work and raise a family, Vivek and Rob will fight to advance policies that put more money in Ohioans’ pockets, improve education, and crush crime.
Reduce property taxes, phase out Ohio's state income tax beginning with capital-gains taxes, expand energy supply, streamline energy permitting, cut government spending and regulation, and lower barriers to homeownership and entrepreneurship.
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Put More Money in Your PocketLower Taxes, Lower Energy Bills, Greater Opportunity
Lower Taxes, Lower Energy Bills, Greater Opportunity
Raise academic standards, expand parent choice and transparency, reward high-performing teachers, promote healthy school meals and physical education, and expand career-technical education and apprenticeships.
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Expand career-technical education and apprenticeships to create real pathways to good-paying jobs.
Use stricter bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders, support local law enforcement, address severe psychiatric illness, and strengthen statewide public safety.
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Crush Crime
Protect Our Neighborhoods & Revive Our Cities
Ohio is a state of great cities: Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, and more. It’s time for us to restore law and order in our cities so that Ohioans feel safe in our cities.
As Governor, Vivek will:
Enforce stricter bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders.
Back the blue by empowering local police and sheriffs to arrest violent criminals quickly and decisively.
Address severe psychiatric illness so officers can focus on fighting crime.
Strengthen public safety across the state so families feel secure in their neighborhoods.
Promote a political culture centered on shared values and civil disagreement rather than partisan division.
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One Ohio Unity Over Division
As Governor, Vivek will bring people together around shared values, not partisan divides.
Ohioans-First Data Center PledgeFree Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
He will restore a political culture where we can respectfully disagree, while still seeing each other as neighbors, friends, and fellow citizens.
To Vivek, this isn’t about right vs. left. It’s about up vs. down.
Condition new data-center approvals on free electricity for nearby residents, lower local property taxes, compliance with air and water standards, and protection of farmland.
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Ohioans-First Data Center PledgeFree Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
Free Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 162 — regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers.
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Legislation: SB 162 — Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
Date: 2026-06-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Yeas: 33
Nays: 0
Yeas: Rob McColley (R)
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 315 — enact the enhanced cybersecurity for snap act.
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Legislation: SB 315 — Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
Date: 2026-06-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Yeas: 33
Nays: 0
Yeas: Rob McColley (R)
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting yes in the official record for scr 19 — urge congress to enact the ohio river restoration program act.
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Legislation: SCR 19 — Urge Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act
Date: 2026-06-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Adopted
Yeas: 33
Nays: 0
Yeas: Rob McColley (R)
Adopted
Robert McColley is recorded as voting yes in the official record for scr 20 — urge congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure.
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Legislation: SCR 20 — Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure
Date: 2026-06-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Adopted
Yeas: 24
Nays: 9
Yeas: Rob McColley (R)
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 56 — revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes.
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Legislation: SB 56 — Revise medical and adult-use marijuana laws; levy marijuana taxes
Date: 2025-10-29
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Yeas: 0
Nays: 32
Nays: Rob McColley (R)
Failed
Robert McColley is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 185 — regards emergency powers when suppressing a riot; firearms rights.
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Legislation: SB 185 — Regards emergency powers when suppressing a riot; firearms rights
Date: 2022-12-07
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Yeas: 1
Nays: 28
Nays: Rob McColley (R)
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 68 — allow community service in lieu of driver reinstatement fee.
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Legislation: SB 68 — Allow community service in lieu of driver reinstatement fee
Date: 2020-12-22
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Yeas: 28
Nays: 3
Nays: Rob McColley (R)
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Robert McColley is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 4 — make capital appropriations for school facilities assistance.
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Legislation: SB 4 — Make capital appropriations for school facilities assistance
Date: 2020-06-24
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Yeas: 21
Nays: 10
Nays: Rob McColley (R)
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Committee: VIVEK RAMASWAMY AND ROB MCCOLLEY FOR OHIO
Master key: 16178
Published candidate: VIVEK
Published candidate surname: RAMASWAMY
Office: GOVERNOR
District: 100
Party: REPUBLICAN
Report key: 452117167
Report year: 2025
Report: SEMIANNUAL (JULY)
Date filed: 31-JUL-25
Contributions: 9698156.47
Other income: 206574.61
Expenditures: 2470772.39
Balance on hand: 7433958.69
Report key: 481442833
Report: ANNUAL (JANUARY)
Date filed: 30-JAN-26
Contributions: 9772753.9
Other income: 314548.86
Expenditures: 4655921.55
Balance on hand: 12865339.9
Report key: 491730748
Report year: 2026
Report: PRE-PRIMARY
Date filed: 23-APR-26
Contributions: 5011232.01
Other income: 25435113.22
Expenditures: 12568962.78
Balance on hand: 30742722.35
Report key: 501113575
Report: POST-PRIMARY
Date filed: 12-JUN-26
Contributions: 4585501.95
Other income: 57461.55
Expenditures: 8614572.05
Balance on hand: 26771113.8
Report key: 513737491
Report: JULY MONTHLY
Date filed: 05-AUG-26
Contributions: 3966469.05
Other income: 0
Expenditures: 0
Balance on hand: 30737582.85
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