Vivek Ramaswamy

Republican Party (R)
Governor · Ohio, United States of America · 2026
PurposeVivek Ramaswamy is running as the Republican candidate to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine in Ohio's open governor's race.

Economy
On the economy, the campaign's plan calls for slashing property taxes immediately, phasing out the state income tax starting with capital-gains taxes, cutting government spending and regulatory red tape, and requiring data centers to pay full property taxes (rather than receiving abatements) with the proceeds funding property-tax rebates for homeowners.

Agriculture/Food
On land use, the plan says new industrial and data-center development should be steered onto vacant brownfield sites rather than productive farmland, and that data centers should face no exemptions from air- and water-quality standards.

Security
On public safety, the plan calls for stricter bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders, empowering local police to make arrests without added bureaucracy, and addressing severe psychiatric illness so officers can focus on crime rather than mental-health crises.

Education
On education, the plan sets academic-standard targets (third-grade literacy, eighth-grade numeracy, twelfth-grade civics), promises more transparency and choice for parents, raises pay for top-performing teachers, and expands career-technical education and apprenticeships.

Infrastructure
On energy, the plan calls for expanding natural gas and new energy technology to lower electric bills, streamlining permitting for energy projects, and a proposal that residents living near a data center receive free electricity, with any excess power credited back to nearby customers' bills; discharged water from data centers would have to be as clean as the water they draw in.

Governance
The plan frames its overall approach as "One Ohio: Unity Over Division," casting its proposals as common-sense solutions rather than partisan ones.

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