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Dear friend,
The events of the past week are disturbing -- and yet, they are hardly surprising.
This week Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and his co-conspirators were arrested, and the details of the criminal complaint tell the tale of operators who have been at this for a long time and know how to evade accountability for their corrupt actions.
We've been saying it for a long time -- the culture of state government under decades of GOP leadership is fundamentally one of corruption, kickbacks and pay-to-play. It's no wonder so many Ohio Republicans have refused to speak out against Donald Trump's blatant corruption and abuse of power, when that is precisely the status quo here in Columbus.
There are a few things that should happen immediately:
- Householder should step down, and if he won't, be expelled by his colleagues
- Any campaign accounts associated with Householder's criminal enterprise should be frozen
- Any elected official or candidate who took Householder's dirty money should offer an explanation to Ohio voters
Those officials who have defrauded the taxpayers and abused the people's trust must have a moment of accountability, whether that comes from the legal system or at the ballot box this November. Actually, let's make it both!
And the good news is -- while the wheels of justice turn, we can do something about it all ourselves: there are a little over 100 days remaining until Election Day. At the Ohio Democratic Party, we are focused like a laser on electing Joe Biden as our next president, picking up Statehouse seats, flipping the Ohio Supreme Court and ending the scourge of gerrymandering, which has enabled so much of the dysfunction we see in Congress and the corruption of the Ohio Statehouse.
But we need your help to do it!
I hope you'll join us for our upcoming Weekend of Action and our State Convention next Saturday. There is much work to be done, but Ohio Democrats are gearing up to take back our state.
In solidarity,
David
David Pepper
Chair
Ohio Democratic Party
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