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Ohio Treasurer Comparison
Ohio’s Treasurer serves as the state's Chief Financial Officer, overseeing public funds and investments, managing billions of dollars in state assets, and overseeing the state’s debt. The office’s jurisdiction includes the state pension system. The office also decides how to invest the state’s available funds. This means it can steer millions of dollars into various companies and financial institutions. Depending on how the Treasurer uses it, this power can change how companies behave and the policies these financial exchanges follow. Essentially, the Treasurer can move markets.
Seth Walsh
Walsh has served four years on the Cincinnati City Council, focusing on budget, housing, and finance issues. He also serves on the Cincinnati Retirement System Board of Trustees, giving him direct insight into pensions. Before being elected, Walsh worked in economic development, spearheading $85 million in investments in Cincinnati, helping revitalize neighborhoods and assisting small businesses. Walsh is running for Treasurer to be a transparent, responsible steward of taxpayer funds while helping Ohioans afford to buy homes and retire securely, while promoting economic growth.
Jay Edwards
Edwards is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who served as chair of the Finance Committee. As head of the committee that oversees the budget, Edwards supported giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires while continuing the defunding of our public schools. Edwards is running on ending “waste, fraud, and abuse” of public funds, which often targets Medicaid and other essential services while ignoring the handouts corporations get from the government. Further, his time in the Ohio Legislature was closely tied to the HB 6 corruption scandal, including voting for the bill, receiving donations from supporters of HB 6, and refusing to expel former House Speaker Larry Householder after his felony conviction.
ECONOMY AND AFFORDABILITY
Seth Walsh
Walsh is focused on ensuring that taxpayer funds are used to help everyday Ohioans. This includes making more investments in Ohio’s small businesses and economic development. Because of his experience fighting for housing affordability in Cincinnati, he plans to partner with community groups to help families buy their first home.
Jay Edwards
Edwards acknowledges the problems Ohioans are facing in terms of affordability and the high-cost economy, but as a prominent member of the legislature, he contributed to making these problems worse. He supported policies that benefited the wealthy, defunded education, and made everything, including housing, more expensive. His record in office resulted in a downward-trending economy and higher property taxes due to a lack of investment in our communities.