Where's an EV charging station when you need one? Although the weather warmed up a bit this week, it is still winter time and those cold temperatures reduce the range of those all electric vehicles, meaning charging stations are in demand.This week the Senate passed legislation designed to build more charging stations without gouging your home electric bill. Senator Bill Reineke, who sponsored last year's SB 2 that served as model to modernize Ohio's energy policy, joins us for this week's President's Podcast to talk about charging stations, the price of energy, data centers, and how Ohio's laws are working to make the state more energy independent.

Fentanyl laced drugs continue to have a devastating and deadly impact in our neighborhoods. Where is it coming from? Senator Terry Johnson is a retired doctor, former Scioto County Coroner and United States Army Veteran who served as the Chief Flight Surgeon in the Ohio National Guard and served two tours of duty in Iraq. Senator Johnson doesn’t hold back on the role of foreign governments and cartels capitalizing on the lives of Ohioans here at home. Plus he talks about his legislation to protect Ohio's military installations and critical infrastructure from potential foreign threats designed to purchase property next to or nearby.

This week Senator Michele Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester, joins the President's Podcast for a candid talk about Black History Month, her bills recognizing the contributions of Black Ohioans from World War II, and her remarkable background growing up in a caregiving environment that helped shape her into the strong leader she is today.

The Snowstorm froze out the Senate’s first session of the year this week, but the President’s Podcast plows ahead with Senate President Rob McColley.2025 generated major pieces of legislation from the Senate.Senate Bill 1 reset the mission of teaching for public universities to education rather than indoctrination.Senate Bill 2 established a 21st Century Energy Policy.The General Assembly also passed critical updates to the state's property tax laws.2026 is a big election year with all the statewide Executive Branch offices up for voters to decide in November. President McColley made headlines recently as he got the Lt. Governor nod this fall from a major party ticket. Hear his thoughts on this week's President's Podcast.

College football's new national champion and the state's new marijuana law highlight this week's edition of the President's Podcast. Did you just say, "What are you guys smoking over there?"Our guest this week is a medical doctor who has practiced emergency medicine for years and he played Division I College Football for the Toledo Rockets.Senator Steve Huffman sponsored SB 56 which updated Ohio's marijuana law that included merging intoxicating hemp sales into existing marijuana dispensaries.It was a major challenge that took several months but the final product was something that both chambers of the General Assembly and the Industry agreed with. Except the hemp industry that recently announced a petition drive to repeal the law. We cover the changes, why it's for the better, and the remarkable way the State of Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control oversees the industry 24/7/365. Plus, we get his thoughts on the Big 10's new national champion.

Senator Andrew Brenner serves as the Chairman of the Senate's Education Committee and he makes the case for dissolving the U.S. Department of Education and sending all of the money from that expansive bureaucracy back to the states. He talks about his new bill that would require party designations to be printed on the ballot for school board candidates.  It has worked well for State Supreme Court races. Plus, hear his opinion on so called "sanctuary cities" and the billion dollar fraud investigation rocking Minnesota. What that means for Ohio. Senator Brenner also highlights the key changes the Ohio General Assembly passed as part of the much needed statewide property tax reforms last fall.

Governor Mike DeWine joins us for an insightful, comprehensive, and interesting conversation about his 50 years of public service.We cover today's disturbing political environment ranging from a socialist elected in New York City, to his response on the avalanche of social media resulting from the $9 billion fraud investigation into childcare operations in Minnesota that spilled over into Ohio.Governor DeWine highlights how Ohio has a far different system than Minnesota, one that is built on certified attendance, follow-up investigations and 10,000 unannounced visits by inspectors in 2025. Plus he talks about Senate President Rob McColley being named the Lt. Governor candidate for the 2026 Republican ticket led by Vivek Ramaswamy. Five years after what we now know was weaponized in a Wuhan lab, the governor talks about what we learned from Ohio's response to Covid-19, and hear what he has to say as a former member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee about U.S. Special Forces capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

We have great Ronald Reagan story you don't want to miss.National Political Commentator, Author, and Political Strategist Mark Weaver joins the President's Podcast to talk about today's changing political environment, the fight over free speech, and the big political headlines of the year.Mark is a respected lawyer, political insider, and crisis communications expert who has some great stories about his career in campaigns and politics.He also has a new children's book designed and illustrated around America's 250th birthday next year.Join us for an entertaining and enlightening conversation.

Ohio Senate Majority Floor Leader Theresa Gavarone goes on the record with the President's Podcast to talk about the hidden dangers within a campaign to repeal property taxes statewide. She also highlights her legislation that updates security involving Ohio elections and she cuts through the political attacks directed at a new bill designed to improve Ohio's family law procedures.

Father. Grandfather. Friend to those who protect and serve.Strongsville is his home, and he is a son of Cuyahoga County who never left. Senator Tom Patton joins the President's Podcast. Senator Patton is the second longest serving active member of the Ohio General Assembly and has unique insight and perspective about one of today's most heated public policy debates. Property Taxes.

The Ohio Senate passed major reforms to Ohio's Property Tax Laws ending the unfair practice of runaway tax increases without a vote of the people.This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as the full force of the changes take effect.The Senate acted to pass reforms in five key areas.This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as the full force of the changes take effect. Senate President Rob McColley joins the President's Podcast to explain the changes step-by-step and the transformational difference it will make for taxpayers.

The Ohio Senate saluted Veterans Day as the USMC, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps celebrate their 250th birthday. This week veteran, doctor, and Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast. Just honored as the Ohio VFW's Legislator of the Year, Senator Johnson is a true patriot and unafraid to describe the dangers of today's highly charged political environment. He talks about the election of a socialist to the mayor's office in New York City, the political fight that finally ended the "Schumer Shutdown" of the federal government, and how that turned into an effort that even targeted Ohio's Budget Stabilization Fund.

$20 billion every year. Local governments, school districts, and other organizations within political subdivisions collect more than $20 billion a year in local property taxes. If that disappears with an effort to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes next year, the key question becomes can it be replaced? Senator Bill Reineke joins the President's Podcast to highlight the dangers of the campaign to repeal property taxes statewide.

You've heard the old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished." Senator Al Cutrona, a Republican from Youngstown know exactly what that feels like. His bill, SB 186, focuses on three simple concepts for building a significant chance of success in life for our children. It's called the Success Sequence. Yet, the legacy media had a meltdown accusing supporters and Senate Republicans of trying to implement the "Handmaid's Tale Guidebook." Plus hear his thoughts on the General Assembly's effort to reform the state's property tax system.

Businessman. Senator. Fighter. Three words that describe Senator George Lang. The Senate's Majority Whip has been a dedicated advocate for taxpayers, fighting for Ohio's recently passed flat tax, as well as property tax reforms that the Ohio General Assembly remains committed to address through veto overrides and new legislation. What you would never guess is that Senator Lang is also fighting for his life, and is unapologetic in both the holistic method he is following and his message to others.

This week, Mehek Cooke, an Ohioan, national political analyst, and commentator for Fox News joins the President's Podcast. For those of you who hate President Trump and Republicans find a pair of earmuffs and a safe space.For those who like to listen to the straight talk on tough topics, this show is for you. Agree or disagree there is no holding back.Cooke covers the "Shumer Shutdown," Gaza Peace Deal, Comey Indictment, and the fallout from the big lies carried by the legacy media during the Biden Administration.

Property Tax Reform Veto Overrides to Ohio's Constitutional Redistricting Process. This week Ohio Senate President Rob McColley returns to the President's Podcast and delivers a straightforward conversation about why the General Assembly's property tax reforms are critical for Ohio homeowners. President McColley also describes the process Ohio voters approved to draw a new congressional map, why chronic absenteeism in public schools hurts Ohio in the long term, and hear his thoughts about political discourse and debate in today's polarized world of politics.

While Democrats shut down the government over your tax dollars funding healthcare for illegal migrants, there is one bright spot beaming from the gridlock. The GRID Power Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Sponsored by Congressman Troy Balderson, who is a former state senator, the bill's mission is to bring baseload power projects online faster than the current 8 years. The vote was 216 to 206 with a handful of Democrats voting for the bill. That is except for every single democrat from Ohio's congressional delegation who aligned themselves with the out-of-touch environmental lobby. Make no mistake, the oil and gas industry remains under attack by radical special interests funded out of California.Congressman Balderson is our guest this week on the President's Podcast.

Welcome to fall and a busy schedule for the Ohio General Assembly. First up? Property taxes. This week on the President's Podcast we highlight the best interviews and discussions about the critical property tax reforms passed by the legislature. Then the puzzling line item vetoes delivered by the governor wiped out those reforms. Get the straight talk on property taxes from Senate President Rob McColley, Finance Chairman, Senator Jerry Cirino, former county auditor, Senator Sandra O'Brien, and Education Chairman, Senator Andrew Brenner.

The murder of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk echoes throughout our lives on the news, social media, and in the troubling commentary of those who embrace violence.This week, Pastor Brian Solomon and Pastor Brian Hanson from Ohio Capitol Ministries join the President's Podcast with some straight talk over some tough topics during these difficult times.Why do bad things happen to good people?And if there is a God, why would He let bad things happen?Join us for a thoughtful conversation.

The 24th Remembrance of September 11th 2001, was preceded by the shocking political assassination of the young founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk.This week Senator Jane Timken joins the President's Podcast. The former RNC Committeewoman and Ohio Republican Party Chair talks about Patriot Day, the impact Charlie Kirk made, and how the woke left is trying to cancel free speech through the threat of violence.

Property Taxes.The process was supposed to be straight forward.Ask voters for an new levy, and if approved that increase in millage which would raise an exact amount of additional money and not more.But over the years, the system's legal guardrails designed to keep levies from raising additional revenue with new valuations were bypassed. It became way to raise revenue without needing a vote from the people. This week Senator Andrew Brenner who chairs the Senate's Education Committee joins the President's Podcast.He discusses property taxes, veto overrides, school funding, and accountability.It's a conversation you don't want to miss.

Property taxes and school funding.This week, we hear from someone who understands both.As a former school teacher and county auditor, Senator Sandra O'Brien brings unique insight and perspective to the President's Podcast this week.She highlights the critical reforms passed by the General Assembly on property taxes, and why she supports overriding the governor's vetoes on those changes.

Ohio is home to the high tech jobs of the future. From manufacturing to oil and gas to military applications, Senator Kyle Koehler joins the President's Podcast to talk about the bright future for people looking for quality careers. He also talks about the next step in the General Assembly's effort to rein in property taxes.

What do San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Sacramento have to with Ohio? They're home to a radical far-left funded effort to take down Ohio’s surging oil and gas industry. Big donors are funding a little known group of progressive leftists from Athens County that have attempted to generate headlines attacking injection well operations in Southeast Ohio. Senate Energy Committee Chairman, Brian Chavez is an expert in the field and joins the President's Podcast.

Ransomware. One wrong click, and your financial history and accounts are at the mercy of hackers from anywhere in the world. It happens all the time, and not to just everyday Ohioans. The big payoffs for these cybercriminals are governments. This week Ohio Auditor Keith Faber joins the President's Podcast.He talks about how the new laws his office worked to pass as part of the state budget will better protect both cities and citizens from cybercrime.

Knee high by the 4th of July. That's the old saying about how tall the field corn should be by Independence Day. Last year the crops sizzled in the fields under a sun driven drought. This year substantial rain combined with hot and humid conditions has made the fields lush. The drawback is some farmers have had to replant and the heavy rain washed out the rows. The Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Brian Baldridge, joins the President's Podcast from The Ohio State Fair this week. He highlights the high tech developments at the Department's new lab.

This week Senator Kristina Roegner joins the President's Podcast. The fiscal conservative from Hudson, Ohio talks about future property tax veto overrides, her bills that cut regulatory red tape, and as a former college athlete who worked to pass the Protect Women's Sports Act in Ohio, we get her reaction to the NCAA finally banning men from competing in women's sports.

The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act is now law, and it is already having a positive impact on the state's public universities and community colleges. Gone are divisive DEI programs, the risk of a faculty strike holding the education and degrees of the student body hostage, as university trustees have been empowered to make key decisions that are focused on education and leadership instead of the indoctrination of a cancel culture that has been infiltrating campuses across Ohio and the country.

All eyes are on the Ohio General Assembly as the House prepares for a July 21st session to override a set of property tax reforms vetoed by the governor. This week Senator Jane Timken joins the President's Podcast to talk about the need for property tax reform, her bill banning cell phone use during the instructional day at school becoming law, and how Hollywood has its eye on Ohio's film tax credit as Superman lands in theaters this weekend.

As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next year, we highlight the new book, "Ohio Rising, Journey to Statehood." Written by the Historic Site Manager of the Ohio Statehouse, Chris Matheney, the book walks us through the important role the Ohio Country played in shaping a young United States of America.

The Ohio Senate approved the state's new Biennial Operating Budget maintaining the Senate's commitment of fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers. Ohio is now the 15th state to implement a single flat income tax which coupled with substantial property tax reform will save the taxpayers more than $1 billion.Watch Senate President Rob McColley and Senate Finance Chairman Jerry Cirino deliver insight and perspective about how these reforms came together in this week's President's Podcast.

Well funded. Well organized. Well placed riots of anarchy.Indivisible, No Kings, Antifa.TDS. All for daring to deport.Senator Terry Johnson has led the fight to protect our homeland here in Ohio, and joins us on this week's President's Podcast. It is a must see interview that puts the spotlight on exactly why we all need to be much more vigilant in protecting ourselves and our families from the ongoing attacks by the enemy from within.

The Wright Flyer III is now the official airplane of the State of Ohio. Engineered and flown in 1905 by the famous Wright Brothers from Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Flyer III is considered the first reusable airplane, transforming the world into today's modern aviation industry. Join us for a special President's Podcast from the bill signing at the Wright Brothers National Museum from Carillon Historical Park in Dayton. Meet the Great Grandnephew of the Wright Brothers, Stephen Wright, as well as hear from Senator Stephen Huffman, Senator Terry Johnson, Senator Theresa Gavarone, and Historian and Museum Tour Guide Jim Charters.

The Ohio Senate introduced a bold budget plan that reduces the state income tax to a single flat tax rate, reforms Ohio's burdensome property tax system, maintains a significant investment in funding education by rewarding performance, and implements a visionary strategy for economic development, including professional sports. Join Senate President Rob McColley and Senate Finance Chairman, Senator Jerry Cirino for an exclusive look inside the strategy behind the Senate's budget plan.

Senator Theresa Gavarone joins The President’s Podcast to talk about her efforts to safeguard Ohio’s elections. From cracking down on illegal voting to promoting greater transparency in petition drives, she’s working to ensure Ohio’s elections are secure and trustworthy.In this episode:The mission behind Senate Bill 4 and the Election Integrity UnitWhy petition circulators should disclose who’s paying them (SB 153)Verifying citizenship before a vote is countedWhy ranked choice voting is a bad idea for OhioHosted by John Fortney, Communications Director for the Ohio Senate Majority Caucus.

Senator George Lang who founded the General Assembly's Business Caucus joins the President's Podcast this week to talk about his bill that would move Ohio to a flat tax, and what he believes that would do for the state.He also has sponsored a property tax reform bill, and highlights what he thinks needs to happen to make the system more affordable and fair.

Ohio State University professors Vladimir Kogan and Stéphane Lavertu from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, join Senator Jerry Cirino for the President's Podcast. They focus on the mission of Ohio's new Intellectual Diversity Centers, also known as centers for civics and government. The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Ohio State serves a vital role in refocusing and reaffirming the mission of education rather than indoctrination.

Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast this week. He's a retired physician, senior flight surgeon and Colonel with the Army National Guard, and a proud patriot from Scioto County in Southern Ohio.He isn’t shy about protecting the homeland from the damage done by fentanyl trafficking to the potential of a terror attack on our critical infrastructure and military bases here at home. Plus we talk about his Historical Documents Bill that the left is throwing a fit about.

Ohio's Education Choice Scholarships are a hit with parents, and a new study says the scholarships make a meaningful difference for minority and lower incomestudents. Researchers from the Urban Institute studied the results of 6,000 students forsix years and the results were so impressive the Wall Street Journal took notice writing an editorial titled, Ohio’s School Choice Success Story. This week Senate President Rob McColley and Rabbi Yitz Frank who is the President of School Choice Ohio, respond to the study's findings on the President's Podcast.

They call themselves “Indivisible,” but their radical protests around the country and around Ohio every weekend are organized and well-funded by practically invisible dark money. Dark money pouring into the country from foreign interests. The billionaires financing the paid protests fuels the Trump Derangement Syndrome on display by the elitist, entitled and always offended groups of mask wearing malcontents. This week, Caitlin Sutherland who is the Executive Director for Americans For Public Trust joins the President’s Podcast. She tells us exactly what billionaires are bankrolling these progressive temper tantrums, and why even with the Trump Landslide in November, the millions of dollars in foreign contributions and dark money represent a clear and present danger to the foundation of our country and all 50 states.

Congressman Michael Rulli joins the President's Podcast and delivers a hard hitting interview about Congress passing the SAVE Act to secure America’s elections, border security, DOGE, tariffs, Ohio’s excellent position to be national energy player, and why it is time to erase the United States Department of Education and send the savings back to the states.

Unplug students from their phone, and plug them into conversations with their friends at school. This week Governor Mike DeWine held a news conference where he was joined by Senator Jane Timken and Senator Andrew Brenner highlighting the introduction of SB 158, that would ban cell phone use during the instructional day at school. Senator Timken and Senator Brenner join the President's Podcast to talk about this vital change to the classroom environment.

Some things are worth fighting for. Senate Bill 1, was one of them. The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act was a more than two year political battle that faced the two front attack by the left of Identity Politics and Class Warfare. Bill sponsor Senator Jerry Cirino joins the podcast to highlight how this critical bill withstood the efforts by special interests to take it down.

Meet Senator Susan Manchester on this week's President's Podcast. She is one of the Senate's newest members, but she is no stranger to the Ohio General Assembly.Representing the 12th Senate District in Northwest Ohio, Senator Manchester is a strong advocate for Ohio Agriculture and our farmers.Senator Manchester grew up on a farm and recently sponsored Senate Bill 100 that provides a path for health insurance for farmers through the Ohio Farm Bureau.Join us for a great conversation with Senator Manchester on the President's Podcast that covers her position on income tax policy, energy, and school funding as the legislature works on delivering a new two-year operating budget that the Ohio Constitution requires be balanced and delivered on time for the start of  the new fiscal year.

The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a 21st Century Energy plan that prioritizes baseload power projects with an emphasis on reliability, affordability and accountability for Ohio consumers. Ohio's natural gas reserves bring a reliable source of energy, while removing the additional cost of "riders" on power bills brings both affordability and accountability to Ohio rate payers. Watch Senate President Rob McColley, Senator Shane Wilkin who chairs the Senate's Public Utilities Committee, and Senate Bill 2 sponsor Senator Bill Reineke talk about this game changing strategy designed to make Ohio an energy exporter on this week's President's Podcast.

The state of the state is strong. This week Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivered his 2025 State Of The State Address during joint session of the General Assembly. This week Senate President Rob McColley and Speaker of the House Matt Huffman join the President's Podcast to talk about the State Of The State. They cover the strength of Ohio's economy, the ongoing debate over property taxes, and the effort to further reduce Ohio's income tax down to a single bracket.

Ohio's new United States Senator joins the President's Podcast following President Trump's joint address to Congress. Senator Husted talks about his colleagues bad behavior from the other side of the aisle, his conversations with Elon Musk and the important work DOGE-The Department of Government Efficiency is doing to protect our tax dollars. He also talks about how well Ohio is positioned for AI and the technology jobs of the future.

The Ohio Senate affirmed the will of the voters this week by improving Ohio's marijuana law that was passed in November of 2023. The Senate updated protections focused on public safety and protecting children. The media and the left calls that "overriding the will of the voters." Yet another example of how out of touch the today's legacy media is with their ever-dwindling audience. Senate President Rob McColley sets the record straight this week on the President's Podcast.

Ohio Congressman Troy Balderson and State Senator Al Landis highlight new legislation that will position Ohio as a power player in the energy industry. Ohio's deep natural gas reserves are the key to reliable, affordable, and clean long term power generation. Watch as they highlight the GRID Power Act in Congress and Senate Bill 2 in the General Assembly on this week's President's Podcast.

First and ten this week on the President's Podcast as Senate President Rob McColley talks about the confirmation of former Ohio State Head Football Coach Jim Tressel as Ohio's next Lt. Governor. Then Senator Jerry Cirino joins us to talk about the passage of Senate Bill 1, Ohio's Higher Education Advancement Act that ends discriminatory DEI faculty hiring practices and promotes an on campus environment of education rather than indoctrination.

Republican National Committeewoman Jane Timken took the oath of office from the floor of the Ohio Senate to become the new senator for the 29th District which covers Canton and almost all of Stark County. She brings a remarkable public policy and political background to the post. Senator Timken talks about how Ohio is well positioned to pass breakthrough energy policy, highlights the political fight to end cancel culture on college campuses, and why the effort to move the state to a single flat tax is a worthwhile debate.

Ending Cancel Culture on college campuses. This week Senator Jerry Cirino introduced Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act. It provides for a true diversity of thought on campus, ends discriminatory DEI programs including the use of it in hiring, establishes performance reviews for tenured faculty and ends the ability of faculty to strike at the expense of tuition and the student body.

Senate Republicans held their caucus retreat this week at Maumee Bay State Park along the frozen shores of Lake Erie. Senate leadership and members talked about significant reforms to tax policy, higher education and energy generation. Watch Senate President Rob McColley, Senator Jerry Cirino and Senator Bill Reineke highlight the Senate's priorities for the new 136th General Assembly.

The Ohio Senate welcomed a new year and a new 136th General Assembly this week, complete with new Senate President Rob McColley. President McColley talks about the upcoming budget debate, ranging from ideas for a flat tax, local property tax reform, school funding and this fall's upcoming congressional map redraw.

Senate President and Speaker Elect Matt Huffman will become the first elected official in modern history to preside over both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives on the same day. January 6th 2025, before heading to the House Chamber, Senate President Matt Huffman will lead the ceremony during the first session of the 136th General Assembly in the Senate as incoming President Rob McColley takes the oath of office for the Upper Chamber. Join us for a remarkable look back at President Huffman's four years as Senate President that began with him taking the oath of office outside his front door at home in Lima during the height of Covid.

The President-elect of the Ohio Senate, Rob McColley talks about the honor of becoming the next President of the Ohio Senate. He remembers the legendary legacy of the late Senator Kirk Schuring. He delivers hard hitting perspective on Ohio's historic election night and the defeat of a $40 million dark money gerrymandering campaign, and he looks ahead to what a General Assembly led by Speaker Matt Huffman and President Rob McColley will look like and accomplish.

If you were disappointed by the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight that didn’t live up to the promotion, we are back in the ring this week with two political heavy hitters that pull no punches on the President’s Podcast. The former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, and close friend and advisor of President Trump, Bob Paduchik, joins the podcast to talk about the mandate Ohio voters delivered on Election Night. He and nationally respected redistricting expert and election law attorney Frank Strigari provide excellent analysis and insight on Trump's victory, the defeat of Issue 1 and the importance of having a Vice President from Ohio with J.D. Vance.

Senator Andrew Brenner joins the President's Podcast to talk about the defeat of the $37 million gerrymandering campaign, the benefit of having the next Vice President of the United States being from Ohio, and legislative lame duck kicks off with the passage of a bill that protects the privacy and safety of Ohio students. Why the left continues to chose culture wars over common sense.

Ohio voters extinguished the Issue 1 dumpster fire Tuesday. The $37 million secretly funded dark money gerrymander went up in smoke, as voters defeated it by 8 points, 54% to 46%. This week Senate President Matt Huffman talks about how the voters were wise to the dark money gerrymandering agenda behind Issue 1. He also talks about Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat following the election of President Trump and J.D. Vance.

Ohio voters extinguished the Issue 1 dumpster fire Tuesday. The $37 million secretly funded dark money gerrymander went up in smoke, as voters defeated it by 8 points, 54% to 46%. This week Senate President Matt Huffman talks about how voters were wise to the dark money gerrymandering agenda behind Issue 1. He also talks about Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat following the election of President Trump and J.D. Vance.

Panicked and desperate, the Issue 1 dumpster fire dumped an additional $11 million into its out-of-state dark money gerrymandering campaign. Raising the total amount of contributions to $37 million, all in an attempt to fool Ohio voters into giving their redistricting power away to an unelected, unaccountable and untouchable panel of hand picked political allies. This week the definitive President's Podcast featuring bipartisan Black lawmakers who explain why Issue 1 would disenfranchise minority voters. Hear from Governor Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Senate President Matt Huffman as well as from the former Chairwoman of Michigan's Independent Redistricting Panel which passed maps that were ruled a racial gerrymander by a federal court panel.

Issue 1 would gerrymander Ohio with fixed outcomes by disenfranchising the Black community. This week, Senator Michele Reynolds was joined by former State Representative John Barnes, a Cleveland Democrat, Rebecca Szetela, an Independent, who chaired Michigan's Independent Redistricting Panel, and Cleveland State University student Tahgi Turner, to expose the true danger this secretly funded out-of-state, progressive power grab poses to Ohio, by undermining the voice of minority neighborhoods, specifically the Black community.

October 7th 2023. The world was stunned by the murderous terror attack by Hamas on Jewish young people attending a concert in Israel. More than 1,200 people, men, women, families even babies were killed. Nearly 100 Israelis, including 4 Americans are still being held hostage. Last year, Rabbi Yitz Frank from Agudath Israel, and Howie Beigelman, President and CEO of Ohio Jewish Communities, joined us. They return to the President's Podcast with Senate President Matt Huffman. Listen to the message from our Jewish friends and neighbors, who represent America’s one true ally in Middle East.

Bureaucrats and D.C. political insiders are getting a bit touchy over questions finally being asked by the media about the foreign and out-of-state dark money behind their secretly funded campaign. Issue 1 subtracts all of the anti-gerrymandering protections passed by the voters and adds gerrymandering into Ohio's Constitution. In a special edition of the President's Podcast, hear from Senate President Matt Huffman, Governor Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, Senator Theresa Gavarone, Senator Rob McColley, and former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell as they describe the danger inside this dark money progressive power grab.

Frankenstein's Monster was pieced together much like the scary "Political Outcomes Over People" campaign otherwise known as Issue 1. Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman joins the President's Podcast to expose this disturbing campaign funded by secret contributions from foreign and out-of-state special interests and activists. Neighborhoods and communities will be sliced and diced by this plan that restricts voters from the map making process while leaving them on the hook for millions of dollars in unlimited legal expenses.

Two term Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, who also was also elected Ohio Treasurer and served as the Mayor of Cincinnati, joins the President’s Podcast this week to push back on the outrageous rhetoric directed at Secretary LaRose over the Political Outcomes Over People Campaign. Secretary Blackwell points out the gerrymandering dangers of the dark money funded progressive power grab.

In a special edition of the President's Podcast this week, we highlight the insight of nationally known Election Law attorney and Redistricting expert Frank Strigari, State Auditor and Redistricting Commission Chairman Keith Faber, Senate President Matt Huffman and the Chair and co-chair of the Ohio Ballot Board, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Senator Theresa Gavarone. They point out the hypocrisy of what we like to call the "Political Outcomes Over People" D.C. swamp monsters campaign.

The "Political Outcomes Over People" redistricting campaign establishes an untouchable 4th branch of government that is insulated by its deep state overlords. Rest assured, it is accountable to no one, including every day Ohioans. Yet, if you bother to waste time reading any editorial from today’s legacy media, you’d think Secretary of State Frank LaRose who chairs the Ohio Ballot Board was Lucifer. This week on The President’s Podcast, we tear those lazy elitists to shreds with expert perspective from a nationally known expert on redistricting. Election Law attorney, Frank Strigari, joins the President’s Podcast with new information about the discriminatory nature of who can serve on this so-called “Citizens Not Politicians” panel.

The Ohio Ballot Board approved the language you will read this November for an out-of-state and foreign funded Constitutional Amendment that would again change Ohio’s redistricting process. Friday afternoon, the board voted on clear language for the November ballot, and the special interests backing this progressive power grab lost their minds. Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Senator Theresa Gavarone serve on the Ballot Board and deliver the facts about the ballot language on the President's Podcast.

If you thought the Cold War collapsed with the fall of communism in the 80's, you'd be surprised that a new Cold War has smuggled its way back into your ballot box, crossing not only the U.S. border, but multiple state borders, including Ohio. Last week's stunning campaign finance filing by what we like to call, "Political Outcomes Over People," was replete with progressive out-of-state dark money. But at the very foundation of this progressive redistricting power grab, was a $6 million contribution from the foreign backed, Sixteen Thirty Group. The Executive Director of Americans For Public Trust, Caitlin Sutherland joins the President's Podcast this week to talk about very real danger foreign contributions present to our election system.

The dark money, deep state attack on Ohio's Constitution totals $25 million and counting. The "Political Outcomes Over People" campaign, as we like to call it, spent more than $16 million for political advertising this fall. 85% of the campaign is funded by out-of-state progressive dark money contributions. Senator Rob McColley joins the President's Podcast to point out how this campaign rushed to spend every dime before Ohio's new law banning foreign contributions takes effect. He highlights how their redistricting effort is a power grab for the progressive left.

We take the President's Podcast on the road to the Ohio State Fair and talk with Ohio's Director of The Department of Agriculture, Brian Baldridge. He grew up on a farm in Southern Ohio, and went onto serve his district in the Ohio General Assembly. Director Baldridge talks about the impact of Ohio's Agriculture Industry, the importance of trade and the critical work the Department of Agriculture does in protecting Ohio's crops, livestock and food supply.

She was only a month into the job, and was faced with a major emergency train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. This week the Director of the Ohio EPA, Anne Vogel joins the President’s Podcast to talk about the agency’s immediate response, and continued commitment to the people there. Plus, she highlights the effort to take back firefighting foam infused with forever chemicals to protect firefighters across Ohio.

The President’s Podcast stops at the Sherman House in Lancaster, Ohio. The home of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman is a must see in Fairfield County. It is filled with memorabilia from General Sherman’s life, his time leading the Union Army and an amazing new display featuring his battle sword. Senator Tim Schaffer joins us as he talks about this remarkable museum, the role of the State Capital Budget in preserving places like the Sherman House and his perspective on the billions of dollars in new economic development coming to the 20th Senate District with Intel and tech industry.

Happy Independence Day! The 4th of July means giant fireworks displays, cookouts and a time to relax and enjoy summertime in Ohio. But how many people even know or take time to remember what Independence Day really represents. This week Senator Terry Johnson joins the President’s Podcast to talk about the holiday, the service of his fellow veterans and his efforts to protect Ohio's farmland and military installations from our enemies at home and abroad.

The Chairman of the Senate’s Finance Committee, Senator Matt Dolan, (R-Chagrin Falls), joins the President’s Podcast this week to talk about why the Capital Budget is vital to the state and the communities it helps. Senator Dolan led the Senate through three operating budgets as well. Get his expert insight on Ohio’s economy, the remarkable flattening of Ohio’s income tax structure and where the state is positioned for growth.

Senate President Matt Huffman returns to the President’s Podcast this week. The left is reeling from the foreign money ban passed during the Special Session. This comes after Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly repeatedly said it just wasn’t happening. They knew it was. We knew it was. And now it’s illegal for campaigns targeting Ohio’s Constitution to accept contributions originating from outside the United States. Plus, why the progressive left keeps making parents the enemy by trying to kill educational scholarships and Ohio's EdChoice program.

Special Session and Higher Education Indoctrination. This week Senator Jerry Cirino joins us for a look back at the recent Special Session of the Ohio General Assembly. Get his perspective on why the Governor did the right thing to call the House and Senate into session to pass legislation outlawing foreign contributions targeting Ohio's Constitution. Plus, what is happening to the educational culture on our college campuses? Senator Cirino's Higher Education Enhancement Act awaits a full House vote. Why the delay? And who is blocking the critical changes needed within the Senate Bill 83?

Senator McColley delivers a hard-hitting interview about the Special Session called by the Governor. The Upper Chamber again led the way with solutions to put Joe Biden on the ballot and protect our elections from foreign contributions. Shockingly, learn why Democrats support keeping foreign dark money in Ohio's elections.

Frustrated by a lack of action by leadership in the Ohio House to pass a bill that would put Joe Biden on Ohio’s November ballot and outlaw foreign campaign contributions directed towards statewide ballot campaigns, Governor Mike DeWine executed Article III Section 8 of the Ohio Constitution. This week Senate President Matt Huffman and Senator Rob McColley talk about the Senate's efforts to outlaw campaign contributions originating outside of the United States, while also putting Joe Biden on the ballot. The House walked away from those bills passed by the Senate. The Governor called the House's failure to act, "simply unacceptable," "absurd," and "ridiculous."

Facts matter. But the spin is in from the legacy media and Democrats who continue to blame Republicans for the possibility of Joe Biden not making Ohio's ballot in November. The narrative promotes a "poison pill" from Senate Republicans, but this week we "red pill" that agenda with a big dose of facts from Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman.

Senate Democrats voted against a bill that would've made sure Joe Biden was on the November ballot in Ohio, because the bill also outlawed campaign contributions originating from outside the United States. Ohio already outlaws those contributions for candidate campaigns, and this would've extended the law to cover ballot initiatives. Senator Rob McColley delivers a hard hitting interview about the Senate Session and hypocrisy of the progressive left.

Two Senate Presidents deliver some straight talk this week. Senate President Matt Huffman is joined by State Auditor Keith Faber who served as President of the Senate from 2013 through 2016. They cover the outrageous takeover of college campuses around the country by Hamas sympathizers, and why they back the new President of Ohio State University for how the demonstrations were handled there. Plus, the Auditor is a member of Ohio's Redistricting Commission. Keith Faber and Matt Huffman talk about the left's next big ballot lie designed to gerrymander fixed wins for far left democrats. Plus, a billion dollars lost to fraud. The Department of Medicaid investigation and reforms needed to stop it from happening again.

Senator Bill Reineke joins the President's Podcast to talk about the progress the reforms at the Department of Education and Workforce are producing. He also highlights career opportunities that come without college debt, and why more rail safety updates are needed for smaller lines.

Join Senate President Matt Huffman and Senator Michele Reynolds as they highlight key findings from several months of hearings by the Senate's Select Committee on Housing. Also, President Huffman talks about Joe Biden's continued uphill climb to make the November ballot in Ohio and what he thinks has to happen for the DNC to make sure the process is completed.

What a "totality" awesome week in Ohio! The total solar eclipse wowed visitors from across the country. That was followed by Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State Address. Not to mention another national story making headlines about President Biden potentially not being on the ballot in Ohio this November. Join Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman for an in depth look at this week in Ohio.

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman delivers a hard hitting interview on a recent report from the State Auditor's Office detailing a billion dollar fraud regarding Medicaid recipients double enrolled with another state. Plus, we show you the confusing road map to nowhere the progressive left wants to use to gerrymander the state on their behalf. And why the ACLU's recent lawsuit against an Ohio law protecting children, is yet another example of politics over public safety.

The crisis at the Southern border of the United States is driving crime rates in Ohio neighborhoods. Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino hosted a border security forum with police chiefs, prosecutors and mayors highlighting the rise in human trafficking, drugs and violent crime. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost made a special presentation about what his office is doing to fight back. They both join the President's Podcast this week.

Ohio Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast to talk about his efforts to keep the government from tracking and storing your purchases related to the Second Amendment. Senator Johnson also highlights why he sponsored Ohio's Constitutional Carry Bill, and why he believes the state needs to protect Ohio's farmland and property near military bases from being purchased by investors from foreign countries.

Senate President Matt Huffman highlights how the General Assembly has reduced the tax burden down to two income tax brackets as April 15th approaches. Meantime March 19th is Election Day in Ohio, the President talks about foreign efforts that would destabilize Ohio's election integrity. Also the Senate remembers the late Ted Gray, Ohio's longest serving senator who received the honor of Lying-In-State in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse this week.

The Ohio General Assembly invested record funding into K-12 education in the current budget. Championed by the Senate, universal scholarships were also passed empowering parents to find the best school for their child. This week, the chairman of the Senate's Education Committee, Andrew Brenner joins the President's Podcast to talk about why these changes were necessary and how the pandemic is still affecting student achievement today.

Senator Rob McColley talks in depth about the passage of Senate Bill 215, and why protecting the Ohio Constitution from dark money contributions originating from outside the United States is critical. Also, setting the record straight about the Capital Budget process, and why the Senate passed a bill prohibiting financial institutions from tracking purchases related to the 2nd Amendment.

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman talks about Ohio's election system, election security and the Senate's efforts to preserve election integrity and voter confidence.

Senate President Matt Huffman responds to criticism regarding the Senate's recent veto override addressing local tobacco laws. Also, Ohio moms and dads are embracing the educational options provided through Ohio's new universal scholarships. Despite record funding to public schools, progressives are melting down making parents the enemy. Why President Huffman stands firmly behind the EdChoice program. Ohio's retired homeowners are feeling the financial squeeze of higher property taxes. President Huffman talks about the Senate's effort to update the homestead exemption.

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman and Senator Jerry Cirino make the case for requiring Ohio's public universities to disclose their administrative costs, including DEI overhead, before applying for millions of dollars in Capital Budget funding. At least one major Ohio newspaper had a meltdown about that. This week they respond.

Senator Theresa Gavarone talks about protecting Ohio's elections from foreign campaign dollars filtering into far left organizations that fund ballot campaigns targeting Ohio. Senator Gavarone also talks about her bipartisan bill prohibiting ranked choice voting. Get her thoughts on the recent effort to revise the death penalty process in Ohio.

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman talks about the Senate completing the veto override of House Bill 68, which bans sex change operations for children, maintains a parent's right to know, and preserves the integrity of Title IX and girls' sports in Ohio. It was just one of two separate veto overrides he talks about with John Fortney. Listen to the President's response to the false headlines and stories reported by the media, as well as the Senate's move to protect Ohio's elections from millions in foreign campaign dollars.

President Matt Huffman and Director of Communications John Fortney sit down to discuss the legislative plans to override House Bill 68.

On this special Christmas edition of The President's Podcast, Chris Matheney, the Historic Site Manager of the Ohio Statehouse joins the program to discuss the history of Christmas at the Ohio Statehouse.

The newest member of the Ohio Senate, Senator Brian Chavez joins the show to discuss his background as an engineer and experience in the oil and gas industry.

A leading national voice on protecting women’s athletics joins the President’s Podcast to highlight her testimony on HB 68. Listen to her fascinating and remarkable story of courage fighting the woke agenda of the radical left.

President Matt Huffman returns to the show to predict the future ballot initiatives in the wake of Issue 1, discusses changes to Issue 2, the lawsuit on partisan labels for judicial races, and Governor DeWine's appointment to head the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

State Senator Jerry Cirino joins the show to talk about the recent Public University Trustee Symposium, Senate Bill 83, and why protecting intellectual diversity on campus is important.

John Fortney sits down with State Senator Michele Reynolds to discuss the recent national hit piece on her Issue One column by the AP.

On this special edition of the President's Podcast, Representative Bill Seitz joins the show to reflect on his career, how lawmakers mentor each other, and the need for lawmakers to have a deep knowledge of the issues they face.

John Fortney sits down with special guest State Senator Rob McColley, who served on the commission, to talk about what changed between 2021 and the recent bipartisan approval of maps for the General Assembly and how out-of-state special interests worked against the people of Ohio.

President Matt Huffman and John Fortney sit down with Yitz Frank, Rabbi of Agudath Israel, and Howie Beigelman, CEO of Ohio Jewish Communities to discuss the recent terror attacks on Israel, the Jewish community in Ohio, and how Ohioans can support their Jewish friends in these times.

Senate President Matt Huffman and Director of Communications John Fortney talk redistricting, the SBOE lawsuit, and future guests of the podcasts.

The first edition of the President's Podcast featuring Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman. An exclusive of On the Record.

Get ready for an exclusive podcast from the President of the Ohio Senate. All part of a new online newsroom launching soon. The Director of Communication, John Fortney gives us a preview.