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FirstEnergy executives described Jon Husted as “highly engaged” and “fighting to the end” for House Bill 6, the utility-backed bailout at the center of Ohio’s $61 million bribery scandal. Every meeting shown on Husted’s official calendar is redacted on the day Gov. Mike DeWine signed it into law.
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Josh Rubin advised FirstEnergy executives before Sam Randazzo's $4.3 million bribe was negotiated, then went on to chair DeWine's JobsOhio board.
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Consumer advocates say the utility tied to the state’s largest public corruption case needs to rebuild trust and be held accountable.
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Ohio's ethics law exempts campaign cash from conflict-of-interest rules, but Common Cause calls Heartland Bank's donations to Husted nearly legalized bribery.
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The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says she would establish anti-corruption task forces to prevent future malfeasance in state government.
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“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Acton told reporters at a Columbus event. “But I think walking in the door and saying, ‘Look, there is a cost that we are all paying for corruption. We all know it. We’re famous for it.”
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The plan targets the same appointment process that let FirstEnergy install Sam Randazzo at PUCO before his $4.3 million bribery scandal cost ratepayers billions.
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Utility and gas PAC donations to Ramaswamy roughly doubled to $65,603 after a watchdog first flagged the money, with the biggest checks arriving on the filing deadline.
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FEC filings show Husted's committees kept all $28,100 from the Cafaro family, even after donating away Wexner money once that donor became a political liability.
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Democrat Seth Walsh's new attack series cites FBI records identifying Edwards as Representative 8 and his 2021 vote against expelling Householder from the House.
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Husted testified as a defense witness in the bribery trial this spring, as Ohio ratepayers continue paying hundreds of millions for the bailout he championed.
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The court rejected arguments from manufacturers and environmental groups that utilities overcharged customers $115 million for unprofitable coal plants.
