Jane M. Timken: "Raising taxes on the middle class is NOT the answer. … While Gibbons just thinks he ‘needs..."

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Raising taxes on the middle class is NOT the answer. … While Gibbons just thinks he ‘needs the middle class to win an election,’ I actually want to help hardworking Ohio families live their American Dream.

Jane M. Timken · A Facebook post · April 8, 2022

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Context for Ohio GOP Senate Race Spat on Taxes

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The record: Office of Tax Analysis: revenue effects of major tax bills

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Timken was responding to remarks on taxes by Mike Gibbons, another candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Topics: Taxes.

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Context for Ohio GOP Senate Race Spat on Taxes · FactCheck.org · 2022-04-25 · accessed 2026-09-25
Office of Tax Analysis: revenue effects of major tax bills · U.S. Department of the Treasury · accessed 2026-10-15

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