On the Issues

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Data centers are not just warehouses for computers they are becoming part of a growing surveillance infrastructure that concentrates unprecedented amounts of personal data and power in the hands of government agencies and large corporations. These facilities consume massive amounts of electricity and water, contribute to environmental concerns through energy use and electronic waste, and are increasingly being built on productive farmland that should remain available for food production and local communities. Too often, developers receive special tax incentives while residents face higher utility costs, strained infrastructure, and reduced local control. 

Ohioans should not have their movements routinely tracked, photographed, and stored simply for driving on public roads. While technology can assist law enforcement, public safety should never come at the expense of privacy, due process, and protection from warrantless surveillance. As Governor, Don would work with the General Assembly to restrict or prohibit government use of automated license-plate surveillance systems, establish strong limits on the collection and sharing of vehicle-location data, and prevent state resources from funding mass-surveillance networks. Ohioans should be treated like free people not suspects whose daily movements belong in a government-accessible database.

We are in favor of the end property tax amendment. We prefer to see local consumption based funding. We can balance the budget and eliminate corporate welfare for the larger institutions saving a ton of money for Ohioans. 

We want to see no more corporate bribery. for so long there have been corporate contributions coming to politicians from regulated monopolies in utilities, healthcare, telecom, and insurance. This is especially present with dark money.

We want to ban legislators from becoming lobbyists for 5 years after they’re in office.

We want total transparency in government contracts and budgets and to have that information identifiable and searchable in a public database.

We want to create and foster a more collaborative small business ecosystem with incubators, venture capital studios, chambers of commerce, and other entrepreneurship hubs.

Simplify licensing and regulation for small business especially for gig workers, tradespeople, small business, in home childcare, and other types of local entrepreneurs.

We are in favor of the state constitutional amendment petitions that is circulating that protects the language for LGBTQIA+ marriage in Ohio if the Supreme Court overturns their prior ruling.

We want to get government bureaucracy out of the marijuana industry as the government has continued to try to regulate towards the profits of only a few companies for distribution.

We strongly oppose unaccountable federal enforcement agencies that illegally detain people without cause, are hidden behind masks, and operate without clear identification. We believe that due process applies to everyone and that immigration enforcement should be civil not militarized. Immigrants should have a straightforward and clear lawful path to citizenship and be required to show good faith progress toward legal status. Violations can be handled like any other criminal infraction.