Person
Chuck Horn
- Work
- Led people and managed information technology at LexisNexis (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Chuck For Ohio
- Education
- Attended the University of Cincinnati, studying economics, business and law (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Chuck For Ohio
- Home
- Says he has lived in Kettering for 30 years (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Chuck For Ohio
- Home
- A voter protest said his primary residence is in Butler County, not Kettering. The Montgomery County Board of Elections rejected it on a split vote after an August 25, 2026 hearing, and he remains on the ballot.
Source: Independent candidate can remain on ballot for statehouse seat representing Kettering area
Ballotpedia · Campaign Website · Ohio campaign finance
- None found in the records checkedRaised, as filed
- None found in the records checkedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 7Positions in their words · 7 issues
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
5 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 7 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 7 entries Ballotpedia records no Candidate Connection survey for him in any cycle; seven positions are from his campaign website's issues blog.
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office Not yet researched He has not held elected office; there is no legislative record to check.
- Money None found in the records checked No 2026 campaign-finance report for this candidate was found in the Secretary of State's candidate cover-page export as of September 19, 2026. Checked: Ohio Secretary of State candidate cover-page export, every name variant listed in _staging/d2/money-legislative.json
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 2 entries He ran for the Ohio House in District 52 in 2020 and District 45 (Butler County) in 2022, and lost the District 36 Democratic primary in March 2024. He is running as an independent in 2026.
- Endorsements None found in the records checked Checked the same 2026 lists for every Ohio House candidate on 2026-09-25: the Ohio Federation of Teachers 2026 election page, the UAW Ohio endorsement page, the North Shore AFL-CIO endorsements page, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC general (July 10) and primary (March 26) releases, the Buckeye Firearms Association PAC general-election table, the Ohio Right to Life PAC general and primary lists, the OEC Action Fund 2026 page and April 9 primary release, the Everytown and Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Voter guide for Ohio, and the Ohio Republican Party's county slate cards (61 of 88 county cards could be read). The Ohio AFL-CIO endorsements page is empty; the FOP of Ohio and Ohio Conference of Teamsters releases cover statewide and federal races only; no 2026 legislative slate was found from the building-trades councils, the regional labor councils, the Ohio Democratic Party, the House caucus committees or a newspaper editorial board; Ohio Farm Bureau designations and Equality Ohio grades are not endorsements. The Ohio Education Association, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, NFIB and Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters sites returned 403 and were not read. None found. Checked: Research lane ohh-endorsements, 2026-09-25
- Sources 8 entries
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| money | none found |
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| endorsements | none found |
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio House | Ohio House, Ohio's 36th District | Ohio State Representative, District 36 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 36 · November 3, 2026 · Independent
Source: Chuck Horn
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Education
Public schools were invented in America and are part of what makes us great! The Ohio legislature was charged by the Supreme Court to fix the Ohio K-12 school system, and the political leadership has ignored the issue for 17 years!
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Environment and water
By acknowledging this reality and planning for it we fulfill our obligation of good stewardship to the land, air and water of Ohio.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Government ethics
Ohio has a rich history of Republican political corruption.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Guns
The Second Amendment was ratified over 200 years ago in 1791 with a caveat that it applied to a well regulated militia.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Health care
Every responsible citizen should be concerned about the cost of healthcare.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Immigration
The illegal immigration problem in America is not about crime or racism, it is a breach of fairness, like slavery that is not indefinitely sustainable.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
Workers and wages
But most importantly, the purchasing power a living wage gives Ohio working people is necessary for the demand that drives a robust, healthy economy.
Source: The Politics of Common Sense
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
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Money
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Outside spending
Financial interests
Not yet researched
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 36 (2026) | Independent | Pending | ||
| Ohio State Representative, District 36 (2024) | Democratic | Lost |
Endorsements
None found in the records checked
Sources
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Chuck Horn · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Chuck For Ohio · Charles J. Horn Campaign Committee · 2026-09-21 · accessed 2026-09-21
- The Politics of Common Sense · Charles J. Horn Campaign Committee · 2026-09-22 · accessed 2026-09-22
- Campaign Finance Data · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Independent candidate can remain on ballot for statehouse seat representing Kettering area · Dayton Daily News · 2026-09-02 · accessed 2026-11-01
- Chuck Horn (recent candidacies and work history) · BallotReady · accessed 2026-11-01
- Ohio campaign finance
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