ODP Progressive Caucus

05/29/2026

Ohio Rep. Tristan Rader explains how HB 854 creates a realistic path to tuition-free public higher education.

HB 854 creates a realistic path to tuition-free public higher education.

05/28/2026

Today, Governor DeWine announced a temporary suspension of the sales tax exemption for data centers. This seems like a positive step in the right direction, but it is not nearly enough. Governor DeWine never should have reinstated this exemption in the first place after it was eliminated in last year’s budget.

Ohioans are tired of a tax system that shifts the burden onto working families while the wealthiest continue to receive special treatment. Our schools, roads, libraries, and public services depend on everyone paying their fair share, and this exemption should be permanently repealed.

05/26/2026

📌On June 1st, at 9 AM, the Data Centers Study Commission will be holding a hearing at the Statehouse. The public will have the opportunity to voice their concerns.

If you have something to say about the influx of data centers throughout Ohio, NOW is the time to SHOW UP, SPEAK OUT, and STOP THE SPREAD🚫‼️

For those who would like so submit written testimony, you can send an email to: 👇

✉️[email protected]

You can also submit tesimony through the committee page, linked below: 👇

https://www.ohiohouse.gov/committees/select-committee-on-data-centers

05/26/2026

Ohio House Bill 854 would tax the state’s wealthiest residents to provide tuition-free college.

This bill was introduced by Rep. Tristan Rader, a proud Progressive who puts people over profits. Just imagine what we can accomplish if we elect more Progressives who support progressive policies!

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio bill would tax the state’s wealthiest residents to provide tuition-free college. Introduced by Reps. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Tristan Rader (D-L…

05/25/2026

My favorite song is when true public servants make billionaires cry and pay up.

05/24/2026

Being anti-Trump is not good enough. Democrats need a progressive agenda.

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

The Ohio Progressive Democratic Caucus policy agenda rests on a Doctrine of Structural Audacity. We reject the false choice between the achievable and the necessary. We will not bargain down our convictions to pander to the status quo, but rather aggressively renovate the present until it fosters the conditions people need to flourish.

Our belief in Structural Audacity is a commitment to pursue necessary solutions—however bold—while simultaneously doing the difficult, foundational work required to create the conditions for their success.

05/20/2026

What happens when you elect Progressives? They introduce progressive legislation like House Bill 854!

House Bill 854 would make public college and trade school tuition-free in Ohio.

We already believe every child deserves tuition-free public education through K-12. So why do we suddenly stop believing in public education the moment a student graduates high school?

That makes no sense.

In the richest country in the history of the world, students should not have to go into massive debt just to become nurses, teachers, engineers, electricians, or skilled tradespeople.

There always seems to be money for corporate handouts and tax breaks for the wealthy. But when it comes to helping students afford an education, suddenly politicians say we “can’t afford it.”

Enough.

If we believe in public education, then we should believe in it beyond K-12 too.

Proud to introduce this legislation alongside Rep. Munira Abdullahi

05/19/2026

Chair McCarthy on United She Stands!

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