A checked claim
Husted’s taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from data center developers.
Defend The Vote (pac) · A PAC television advertisement, "Face" · October 1, 2026 · Race: U.S. Senator from Ohio
About Jon Husted.
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The records: Contributions by committees to candidates and independent expenditures, 2025-2026 bulk file (itpas2.txt), candidate S6OH00304 · Committee master file, 2025-2026 (cm.txt)
Context
Defend The Vote announced the ad on Oct. 1, 2026 as part of a $7 million statewide television campaign that its release says runs through Oct. 12.
Topics: Campaign finance, Technology, Energy.
Other claims by Defend The Vote
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Sources
- DTV $7M Ad Hits Jon Husted After His Fake Data Center Bill Fails · Defend The Vote · 2026-10-01 · accessed 2026-10-05
- Punchbowl: Ohio ad buy · Defend The Vote · 2026-10-01 · accessed 2026-10-05
- Contributions by committees to candidates and independent expenditures, 2025-2026 bulk file (itpas2.txt), candidate S6OH00304 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-05
- Committee master file, 2025-2026 (cm.txt) · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-05
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