2018 Ohio Governor Voters Guide
Richard Cordray (D) vs Mike DeWine (R)
The Candidates
Legal. Women should have the right to make their own personal decisions.
Yes. Clean energy & energy efficiency are job engines, but also “keys to addressing climate change that threatens the Great Lakes & Ohio farmland.”
Would legalize . Supports Issue 1 (See Politifact check) as alternative to failed drug & incarceration policies. “Can’t arrest way out of opioid crisis,” so fund treatment & prevention programs, train law enforcement, & boost state support for families.
Opposes recreational marijuana legalization or decriminalization. Sued Toledo when the city passed municipal decriminalization. Also opposes Issue 1.
To help address opioid crisis, expand substance-abuse & early intervention programs, and add drug courts.
Yes. Advocates increased funding for universal pre-K ($140 million per year) & more equitable funding of primary & secondary schools.
Unclear on general K-12. Supports increased pre-K funding, but when in Senate opposed Head Start funding.
Yes. Proposes free community college for all Ohioans. Expand Columbus State Preferred Pathways program that guarantees admission to partner 4-year colleges & enables students to easily transfer credits.
Unclear. Wants improved college affordability, new funding to produce more computer science teachers, & tying part of state funding to “post-graduate job attainment.” Might consider free community college.
Yes. Says charters can be cost efficient & higher performing. Also supports vouchers.
Supports ACA. On Medicaid expansion, 700,000 Ohioans have access to health care “who will not have it if it goes away.”
Repeal ACA, believes could still keep pre-existing condition coverage. “Medicaid expansion is financially unsustainable,” but would keep for now with added work requirements.
Yes. Embrace DACA recipients & create “pathways to citizenship for all immigrants who love & respect our nation.”
Co-sponsored 2005 DREAM Act, & let DACA recipients apply for driver’s licenses, but defended Trump’s executive orders on immigration.
Other candidates include: Constance Gadell-Newton (Green Party), Collin Hill (Independent), & Travis Irvine (Libertarian). Due to limited space, we can’t include candidates polling at less than 15%, but encourage you to check out their websites.