Dr. Amy Acton as tapped David Pepper, the former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, as her running mate in the 2026 governor race. Pepper is well-known in Ohio politics, and one of the reasons is his outspoken nature. His Twitter/X account boasts nearly 110,000 followers, has written several books about democracy and has been featured as a political commentator/guest on CNN and MSNBC/MSNow many times. In addition, he has been an essential political donor to Democratic causes.

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Unclaimed Funds include old bank accounts, forgotten rent or utility deposits, uncashed checks, unused insurance policies, and more. Any funds available to county parties have been deposited into Ohio Unclaimed Funds – including funds from the Ohio Political Party Fund that were collected by the Ohio Department of Taxation up to 2020. Check to ensure your county party, your family, friends and neighbors don’t have any unclaimed funds before the Haslams get the funds for a new stadium. This is YOUR money!

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On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, members of the Ohio Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee elected Kathleen Clyde as Chair. As she steps into her new role leading Ohio Democrats to success in 2026, Chair Clyde released the following statement:

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The election of DNC officers – including Chair, Vice Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary and National Finance Chair – took place on February 1. 2025 and was held in National Harbor, Maryland. New DNC Chair Ken Martin was elected on the first ballot with a majority of the voting DNC members. Addressing the members after the election, he said: “We have one team, the Democratic Party, and we have one fight. The fight’s not in here, it’s out there. The fight right now is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country.”

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Once again, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) and the Republican majority on the Ohio Ballot Board have approved language for Issue 1 that is misleading to voters about the nature of the amendment, making it look like a change to promote gerrymandering when it’s actually a proposal to outlaw unfair practices in drawing up boundaries for political districts. CNP, the group responsible for the proposed amendment, and the ACLU agree the language is misleading and have filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court, asking the court to order LaRose to correct the ballot language. The lawsuit describes LaRose’s current version as being “biased, inaccurate, deceptive and unconstitutional.” A decision from the court could come early next week.

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