John Barbo
Democratic
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State Representative, 65th District
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What this office does: A state representative votes on Ohio laws and the state budget in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Eastern and northern Trumbull County (Girard, Hubbard, Cortland, and Liberty, Hubbard, Brookfield, Vienna, Bazetta, Mesopotamia and other townships) and southern and eastern Ashtabula County (Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Kingsville, Morgan, Austinburg and other townships, and part of Geneva Township).
David Thomas
RepublicanIncumbent
Orwell
The gist
- Pledges to decrease spending and cut taxes.
- Sponsored a higher vote threshold for local tax issues.In office
- Sponsored limiting inside millage property taxes (HB 421).In office
- Sponsored minimum requirements for data center customers (HB 706).In office
- Sponsored requiring sellers to accept cash payment (HB 554).In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Pledges to decrease spending and cut taxes.
David Thomas for Ohio State Rep. 65th DistrictCampaign website · David Thomas campaign · Home · davidthomasforohio.com
“Decrease spending, share services, and cut taxes while removing fraud, waste, and abuse is the key.”
Sponsored a higher vote threshold for local tax issues.
David Thomas — Legislation, Ohio House of RepresentativesGovernment record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 355 · ohiohouse.gov
“Increase vote threshold for local taxes subject to voter approval”
Sponsored limiting inside millage property taxes (HB 421).
David Thomas — Legislation, Ohio House of RepresentativesGovernment record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 421 · ohiohouse.gov
“Enact Taxpayers Freedom Trilogy-Act II: Arresting Inside Millage”
Sponsored minimum requirements for data center customers (HB 706).
David Thomas — Legislation, Ohio House of RepresentativesGovernment record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 706 · ohiohouse.gov
“Impose certain minimum requirements on data center customers”
Sponsored requiring sellers to accept cash payment (HB 554).
David Thomas — Legislation, Ohio House of RepresentativesGovernment record · Ohio House of Representatives · Primary Sponsored Bills: H. B. No. 554 · ohiohouse.gov
“Require government, private sellers to accept cash as payment”
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