Jon Husted

Husted was born in the Detroit area in 1967 and immediately placed for adoption. He has said that his biological father did not want him and his biological mother was unable to care for him.{{Cite news|title=Ohio's Republican candidates for governor hit the pancake breakfast circuit in suburban Cincinnati|work=cleveland.com|language=en-US}} He was adopted by James and Judith Husted{{Cite news|url=http://www.thevillagereporter.com/ohio-secretary-of-state-jon-husted-a-man-with-small-town-roots-small-town-values/|title=Ohio Secretary Of State Jon Husted: A Man With Small Town Roots & Small Town Values|date=2015-01-30|work=The Village Reporter|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en-US}} and raised in Montpelier, Ohio, as the oldest of three children. His father was a machine operator.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bryantimes.com/news/business/ferguson-tools-inc-is-passing-to-next-generation/article_c9a1d0f0-292a-11e2-b37b-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Ferguson Tools Inc. is passing to next generation|work=Bryan Times|access-date=2017-04-04}} Husted cites his experience having been adopted as a child as the foundation for his staunch opposition to abortion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/local/right-life-march-draws-support-opposition/qYx22Zh4BtshHrlR0EOGHN/|title=Right to Life march draws support, opposition|work=mydaytondailynews|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/09/husted.html|title=Jon Husted won't say if he's a secretary of state candidate|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thevillagereporter.com/heavy-rains-fail-to-dampen-the-homecoming-celebration-for-secretary-jon-husted/|title=Heavy Rains Fail To Dampen The Homecoming Celebration For Secretary Jon Husted|date=2016-10-03|work=The Village Reporter|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en-US}}

Husted graduated from Montpelier High School in 1985. He later received both a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Dayton, where he played on the Dayton Flyers Football team. In his senior year, the team won the 1989 NCAA Division III National Championship Game in Phenix City, Alabama.{{Cite web|url=http://daytonflyers.com/news/2009/10/15/FB_1830.aspx|title=1989 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM TO BE INDUCTED INTO UD HALL OF FAME|website=University of Dayton|date=15 October 2009 |language=en|access-date=2017-04-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/football/d3|title=DIII Football|website=NCAA.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-04}}

While completing his master's degree at the University of Dayton, Husted was offered a job on the football coaching staff at the University of Toledo, but instead chose to work on a local political campaign. He stayed in the Dayton area and worked for Montgomery County Commissioner Don Lucas. He later became Vice President of Business and Economic Development at the Dayton-Area Chamber of Commerce, a position he held until running for state representative in 2000.

Husted ran for office in 2000 in a five-way race, defeating his closest opponent by over 12% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2000ElectionsResults/OHHouseReps11072000.aspx|title=Ohio House of Representatives: November 7, 2000|website=www.sos.state.oh.us|language=en|access-date=2017-04-07}} He went on to serve as speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and a state senator.

Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010, defeating Democratic nominee Maryellen O'Shaughnessy by nearly 500,000 votes. In this role, Husted served as the state's chief elections official. The office also serves as the filing location for new businesses in Ohio.

Husted was reelected in 2014, defeating Democratic nominee Nina Turner by over 700,000 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2014Results.aspx|title=2014 Elections Results|website=www.sos.state.oh.us|language=en|access-date=2017-04-04}}

A fiscal conservative, Husted cut his office's budget by $14.5 million during his first term and reduced the size of his staff by a third. After running a surplus for the first six years of his two terms as Secretary of State, he made the unprecedented request to have his office's taxpayer funding eliminated for the rest of his term, opting instead to spend down his office's savings.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/13/husted-asks-for-no-tax-money-in-new-budget.html|title=Jon Husted asks for no tax money in new state budget|last=Johnson|first=Alan |work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/mediaCenter/2016/2016-12-13.aspx|title=Secretary Husted Submits Historic Budget Request, Calls for 100 Percent Cut In Taxpayer Funding|website=www.sos.state.oh.us|language=en|access-date=2017-04-07}}{{Cite news|url=http://statenews.org/post/secretary-state-tells-legislature-his-office-doesnt-need-money-upcoming-budget|title=Secretary of State Tells Legislature His Office Doesn't Need Money In Upcoming Budget|last=Ingles|first=Jo|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}

As the top election official in Ohio, Husted, like his recent predecessors, was at the center of a number of voting rights controversies,{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/07/secretary_of_state_jon_husted_11.html|title=Secretary of State Jon Husted has lost more big cases than he's won|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}} including those over the days and hours of early voting and the rules for filling out absentee and provisional ballots.

Voting rights groups have accused Husted of voter-suppression tactics; Husted has said that his goal is to make it "both easy to vote and hard to cheat".{{Cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2016/10/06/husted-s-easy-vote-hard-cheat/91670900/|title=Husted: It's easy to vote, hard to cheat|work=Cincinnati.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/post_230.html|title=Ohio's new voting rules make it easier to vote but harder to cheat: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/inside-ohios-fight-voting-rules/|title=Why Ohio has purged at least 200,000 from the voter rolls|work=PBS NewsHour|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

Shortly after taking office, Husted set uniform days and hours for voting across the state,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/opinion/overt-discrimination-in-ohio.html|title=Overt Discrimination in Ohio|date=14 August 2012|access-date=18 August 2012|newspaper=New York Times}} replacing a system that allowed each county board of elections to set its own days and hours for early voting. Chris Redfern, then Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, said Husted had been looking for a way to chip away at the number of days and hours. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quoted Husted during a press conference as saying, "The bottom line is the antagonists have made an issue about the fact that voters aren't being treated fairly, that they aren't being treated the same. Today we're treating voters everywhere the same."{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/08/ohio_secretary_of_state_jon_hu_2.html|title=Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted calls for uniform early voting hours|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

Democrats complained that Husted's uniform hours would disenfranchise urban voters with long lines and curtailed access, while Republicans said the directive provided for ample early voting hours.{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/08/19/vote-for-fairness.html|title=Vote for fairness|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=25 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/08/husteds_decree_on_ballot_board.html|title=Husted's decree on ballot board hours is acceptable: editorial|work=cleveland.com|date=18 August 2012|access-date=25 October 2014}}Calabresi, Massimo, [https://swampland.time.com/2012/11/06/jon-husted-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-ohio-vote/?iid=sl-main-lead "Jon Husted: The Powerful Official Behind Ohio’s Vote"], Time Swampland blog, November 06, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-06.

The Pew Charitable Trust's Elections Performance Index shows fluctuations in Ohio's average wait times compared to other states during Husted's term (2011-2019). The state ranked 29th out of the 50 states plus D.C. in 2012, then rose to 13th in 2014 before falling to 21st in 2016 and then rising to 17th in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Elections Performance Index |url=https://elections.mit.edu/#/data/rank |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Elections Performance Index |language=en}} The state's ranking has continued to fluctuate since Husted left office, finishing 34th in 2020 and 24th in 2022.

On March 7, 2016, objecting to a distinction drawn in the Secretary of State's Official Election Manual between "electing" and "nominating" presidential candidates, the ACLU of Ohio sent Husted's office a letter saying that Ohio law permitted 17-year-olds to vote in the 2016 presidential primary on March 15 if they would turn 18 by the time of the general election in November. Noting that some precincts had been turning 17-year-olds away while others had been permitting them to vote, the ACLU of Ohio requested that Husted issue a directive making those voters' eligibility clear.{{cite press release|date=7 March 2016|url=http://www.acluohio.org/archives/press-releases/17-year-old-voters-must-be-allowed-to-vote-in-primary-election-says-aclu?c=172171|title=17 Year Old Voters Must be Allowed to Vote in Primary Election, Says ACLU |publisher=ACLU of Ohio|access-date=1 April 2020}} On March 9, lawyers on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders filed a lawsuit against Husted's office.{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20160308/NEWS/303089759|title=Bernie Sanders joining fight over 17-year-olds' right to vote in Ohio|date=8 March 2016|website=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=1 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/group-sues-ohio-to-allow-17-year-olds-to-vote-in-m/nqgX6/|title=Group sues Ohio to allow 17-year-olds to vote in March primary|date=9 March 2016|work=Dayton Daily News|access-date=1 April 2020}} On March 11, an Ohio judge ruled that 17-year-olds could vote in the primary if they would be 18 by the general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/ohio-primary-seventeen-year-olds-voting-220651|date=11 March 2016|title=Sanders wins: Ohio judge rules 17-year-olds can vote on election day|work=Politico|access-date=1 April 2020}}

During his tenure as Secretary of State, Husted was the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the A. Philip Randolph Institute and others under a law governed by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act. The plaintiffs challenged the practices Ohio was using for removing voters from the rolls. The case reached the Supreme Court, where, in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, the justices ruled 5-4 in Husted's favor.{{cite book |last1=Whitaker |first1=L. Paige |title=Supreme Court Rules Ohio Voter Roll Law Comports with National Voter Registration Act |date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/LSB10175.pdf |accessdate=8 September 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Epps |first1=Garrett |title=Politics: The Supreme Court Blesses Voter Purges |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-supreme-court-blesses-voter-purges/562589/ |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |publisher=The Atlantic |date=June 12, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502212555/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-supreme-court-blesses-voter-purges/562589/ |archivedate=May 2, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Hasen |first1=Richard L. |title=Jurisprudence: Sonia Sotomayor's Dissent in the Big Voter-Purge Case Points to How the Law Might Still Be Struck Down |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/sonia-sotomayors-husted-dissent-points-the-way-forward-on-racist-voter-purge-laws.html |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |publisher=Slate |date=June 11, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502213610/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/sonia-sotomayors-husted-dissent-points-the-way-forward-on-racist-voter-purge-laws.html |archivedate=May 2, 2020}}

All Ohio businesses are required to maintain a business registration with the Secretary of State's Office and the business services division was the focus of a large number of changes after Husted took office in 2011. In 2013, he launched the Ohio Business Central program, which allowed businesses to file the paperwork online.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.businessjournaldaily.com/banking-finance/ohio-secretary-state-adds-online-business-filings-2013-10-7|title=Ohio Secretary of State Adds Online Business Filings {{!}} Business Journal Daily|website=archive.businessjournaldaily.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohio.com/business/ohio-enabling-online-state-filings-for-businesses-1.434160|title=Ohio enabling online state filings for businesses|website=www.ohio.com|access-date=2017-04-07}}

The change was supported by the Ohio Manufacturers' Association,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohiomfg.com/communities/leadership/file-business-forms-online-at-soss-new-ohio-business-central/|title=File Business Forms Online at SOS's New "Ohio Business Central" {{!}} Ohio Manufacturers' Association|website=www.ohiomfg.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-07}} Ohio Chamber of Commerce,{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/local%20news/2013/10/07/new-online-business-filing-system-launched-quietly|title=New online business filing system launched quietly|website=The Daily Record|language=en|access-date=2017-04-07}} and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, who said that "by utilizing technology to improve the services available from the Secretary of State's Office, Ohio is now in a position to roll out the red carpet to business and job creation by cutting red tape."{{Cite news|url=https://columbus.org/2013/10/ohio-secretary-of-state-jon-husted-introduces-ohio-business-central/|title=Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted Introduces Ohio Business Central {{!}} Columbus Chamber of Commerce|date=2013-10-07|work=Columbus Chamber of Commerce|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

Husted also reduced the fee for starting a new business in Ohio by 21 percent and launched a partnership with Google's Get Your Business Online initiative, which directed new business filers to free business startup resources offered through the web giant.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/article/20150924/NEWS/309249753|title=Registering business in Ohio now is cheaper, faster|last=Feran|first=Tim |work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://mymix1079.com/news/061160-google-to-help-ohio-start-ups/|title=Google to help Ohio start-ups {{!}} Mix 107.9|website=mymix1079.com|date=25 September 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-07}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ideastream.org/news/google-ohio-partner-small-business-program|title=Google, Ohio Partner In Small Business Program|date=2015-09-24|work=ideastream|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://wspd.iheart.com/articles/local-news-toledo-315557/state-slashes-business-startup-fees-13975601/|title=State Slashes Business Start-Up Fees {{!}} 1370 WSPD|work=1370 WSPD|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}} This announcement drew support and praise from Urban Leagues across Ohio for making it "easier for businesses to succeed".{{Cite news|url=http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20150924/urban-league-shows-aspiring-business-owners-whos-the-boss|title=Urban League shows aspiring business owners who's the boss|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}} Husted's office estimated the move would save Ohio businesses $2 million each year based on growth rates at the time.{{Cite news|url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/lower-fees-for-new-business-take-effect-september/dMhufrPsetMD4AMGQP89KL/|title=Lower fees for new business take effect in September|work=journal-news|access-date=2017-04-07}}

Husted leaned heavily on technology in his efforts to streamline the operation of his office, which allowed him to reduce spending by $14.5 million in his first term. The cuts, heavily driven by staff reductions, received some criticism by labor groups. In 2015, Husted announced he would close his office's in-house business call center and instead contract with the Cleveland Sight Center, a nonprofit that employs people who are blind or have significant visual impairments.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/02/ohio_secretary_of_state_closes.html|title=Ohio secretary of state closes call center, sends callers to Cleveland nonprofit|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2016/04/4-15-16-husted-layoffs.html|title=Secretary of State Husted lays off 8 call-center employees|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}} In an interview, Husted's spokesman said it was part of the Secretary's mission to offer better services at a lower cost to taxpayers.

According to the Cleveland Sight Center, their call center was able to answer Secretary of State calls within 54 seconds, while the old, in-house call center Husted eliminated maintained an average of 10 minutes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.clevelandsightcenter.org/about-cleveland-sight-center/news/press-releases/secretary-state-jon-husted-visits-csc|title=Secretary of State Jon Husted Visits CSC {{!}} Cleveland Sight Center|website=www.clevelandsightcenter.org|access-date=2017-04-07}}

During his time as Secretary of State, Husted became a vocal advocate for the elimination of pay-to-participate fees for extracurricular activities in Ohio schools, such as sports and band.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/02/ohio_schools_pressured_to_redu.html|title=Ohio schools pressured to reduce pay-to-play fees|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/education/2015/11/20/should-ohio-end-pay--play-fees-schools/76050870/|title=Should Ohio end pay-to-play fees in schools?|work=Cincinnati.com|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}} He said that his own experiences as a student athlete in both high school and college helped shape his view that extracurricular experiences develop good character skills and a strong work ethic.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/high-fees-keeping-some-kids-off-the-field/FeSQ2N4yaqlkuaSx1YggJP/|title=High fees keeping some kids off the field|work=mydaytondailynews|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}} In an op-ed for the Toledo Blade, Husted wrote, "having these qualities in your life is what makes you a good student, a good employee, a good spouse, a good parent, and a better person. If we believe that character development is just as important as academic development, then we should stop charging fees that serve as a barrier to success."{{Cite news|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Op-Ed-Columns/2015/12/20/Pay-to-play-hinders-progress-in-schools.html|title=Pay-to-play hinders progress in schools|date=2015-12-20|work=The Blade|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

In an interview, Husted said loved playing sports but was a "terrible student" until his sophomore year of high school. "Eventually, when I learned how important my grades were going to be to playing college sports, the light bulb came on and I learned to focus on it", said Husted, who became an All-American defensive back for the University of Dayton.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/11/12/pay-to-play-hearing.html|title=Lawmakers, school administrators discuss ending pay-to-play fees|last=Siegel|first=Jim|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}} Husted supported State Senator Cliff Hite's legislative efforts to restrict school districts' ability to charge participation fees, but the legislation did not make it out of committee.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/21/pay-to-play-bill-not-happening-for-now.html|title=Legislation to ban school pay-to-play fees not happening for now|last=Siegel|first=Jim|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en}}

In September 2016, Husted launched a program called "Safe at Home", whose stated goal was to allow victims of domestic violence and human trafficking to apply for a confidential address through the Secretary of State's office that they can use when interacting with government agencies to avoid the possibility of their actual home address becoming a public record.{{Cite news|url=http://fox45now.com/news/local/safe-at-home-launched-in-ohio-gives-protection-to-domestic-violence-victims|title=Safe at Home launched in Ohio, gives protection to domestic violence victims|last=Anderson|first=Shavon|work=WRGT|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

Husted said that some eligible voters were choosing not to register out of fear for their safety: "It is unacceptable that there are those in America who are forced to choose between their personal liberties and their personal safety".{{Cite web|url=http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2016/09/09/victims-can-shield-home-address|title=Ohio victims can shield home address|website=The Daily Jeffersonian|language=en|access-date=2017-04-07}}

In Ohio, the voter rolls are a public record, so without the Safe at Home program, the only way to shield personal information was not to register to vote at all. There were 38 other states with similar programs when Ohio's launched.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mariononline.com/news/2016/09/safe-home-initiative-offers-shield-voter-records-domestic-violence-survivors/|title=Safe at Home initiative offers to shield voter records of domestic violence survivors - Marion Online|date=2016-09-12|work=Marion Online|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}

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Husted ran in the Republican primary to succeed John Kasich as governor of Ohio. Midway through the primary, he announced that he was dropping out of the race to run on a combined ticket with Mike DeWine.{{Cite web|last1=Pelzer|first1=Jeremy|last2=clevel|last3=.com|date=2017-11-30|title=Jon Husted ends campaign for Ohio governor, becomes Mike DeWine's running mate|url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2017/11/jon_husted_ends_campaign_for_o.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=cleveland|language=en}} After winning, DeWine announced that Husted would lead the newly created InnovateOhio.{{Cite web|last=Chow|first=Andy|title=Jon Husted To Lead Newly-Created InnovateOhio|url=https://www.statenews.org/post/jon-husted-lead-newly-created-innovateohio|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.statenews.org|date=8 January 2019|language=en}}

In January 2021, Senator Rob Portman announced that he would not seek reelection, and Husted's name was floated as a possible replacement. After 48 hours, Husted issued a statement that he would not be seeking higher office.{{Cite web|title=Jon Husted says he won't seek U.S. Senate seat|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2021/01/27/jon-husted-says-he-won-t-seek-us-senate-seat/stories/20210127102|access-date=2021-01-29|website=The Blade|language=en}}

In July 2024, Husted nominated Senator JD Vance to be the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States at the 2024 Republican National Convention.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/07/lt-gov-jon-husted-gets-national-moment-in-nominating-jd-vance-at-rnc.html | title=Lt. Gov. Jon Husted gets national moment in nominating JD Vance at RNC | date=July 16, 2024 }}

On January 17, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine announced his appointment of Husted to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by JD Vance, following his resignation to serve as vice president of the United States. Husted had originally declined the potential appointment and intended to run for governor in 2026.{{Cite web |last=Krieg |first=Daniel Strauss, Gregory |date=2025-01-17 |title=DeWine expected to name state Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Senate seat vacated by Vance |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/jon-husted-ohio-senate-seat/index.html |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=CNN |quote=Pressed on his previous interest in being governor, and the decision to accept the appointment to the US Senate, Husted said he 'switched my mind probably 100 times.' |language=en}}

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Husted was sworn in on January 21, 2025, along with former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, by Vice President JD Vance. He will serve until a special election in November 2026. He was escorted by fellow Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-21|title= Senate back up to full membership after vice president swears in 2 appointed senators|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-president-news-01-21-25/index.html?t=1737506834937| access-date=2025-01-21|website=CNN}}

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In 2004, Husted requested the use of National Cash Register's private jet to attend the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. He was criticized for this.[http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/09/husted.html "Jon Husted won't say if he's a secretary of state candidate"], Cleveland Plain Dealer. September 8, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.

In 2005, while representing the 41st Ohio house district, Husted was criticized for a fishing trip during Memorial Day Weekend that included three Columbus lobbyists during a budget debate in which the lobbyists had a stake.{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/news/state/2005/06/25/Ohio-House-leader-defends-fishing-trip-with-lobbyists/stories/200506250038|title=Ohio House leader defends fishing trip with lobbyists|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=2005-06-25|access-date=2025-01-04|last=Provance|first=Jim}} Husted initially denied the lobbyists were involved in politics.{{cite web|url=http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/Contributors/ohdave082406.htm|title=Ohio's 2006 Verdict On America|website=Ohdave/Candide's Notebooks|date=2006-08-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202004844/http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/Contributors/ohdave082406.htm|archive-date=2017-02-02}}{{better source needed|date=January 2025}} After criticism of his ethics, he increased his personal reimbursements for the trips.{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2005/07/08/20050708-B1-00.html|title=Four face ethics probe|newspaper=Columbus Dispatch|date=2005-07-08|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110710135351/http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2005/07/08/20050708-B1-00.html|archive-date=2011-07-10|url-status=dead|last=Siegel|first=Jim}}

In 2008, as Speaker of the House, Husted was accused of being "in sync" with FirstEnergy in its energy regulation dispute with Governor Ted Strickland and the state's largest manufacturers. Husted supported FirstEnergy's position over the regulation Strickland and manufacturers sought to control FirstEnergy's rates.[http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/01/husted_in_sync_with_firstenerg.html "Husted in sync with FirstEnergy on power rates"], Cleveland Plain Dealer. January 10, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009. Since 2001, Husted has accepted $39,500 from FirstEnergy's political action committee, and since 2008, he has accepted $71,000 from FirstEnergy employees.[http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_CAND_CONT.SHOW_PARMS "Candidate Donation Search"], Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

In 2024, investigations revealed a previously undisclosed $1 million donation to Husted's 2017 primary campaign by FirstEnergy.{{Cite web |last1=Ariza |first1=Mario Alejandro |last2=Kowalski |first2=Kathiann M. |date=2024-04-10 |title=FirstEnergy gave $1 million to boost Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's campaign before scandal, document shows |url=https://energynews.us/2024/04/10/firstenergy-gave-1-million-to-boost-ohio-lt-gov-jon-husteds-campaign-before-scandal-document-shows/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Energy News Network |language=en-US}}

In October 2008, Husted became the subject of an electoral investigation concerning his residency. The Secretary of State's office ultimately cast a vote breaking the tie of an elections panel voting on the matter in 2009, deciding that he was not a resident of the district that he represented, based on utility bills that highlighted that his official residence hadn't been used for quite some time.[http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2009/10/05/daily17.html "Supreme Court reverses decision on Husted residency"], Columbus Business First. October 6, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009. In October 2009, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the decision, finding against the Secretary of State.

In March 2022, while still serving as lieutenant governor, Husted was appointed to a paid position on Heartland Bank's board of directors. In an apparent conflict of interest, the appointment was not announced until May 17, 2022. As of May 22, 2022, the governor's office had not made any official comment about the move.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/ohio-lt-gov-jon-husted-takes-paid-corporate-board-job-with-community-bank.html | title=Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted takes paid corporate board job with community bank | date=23 May 2022 }}

*2000 election notes: Richard Hartmann received 3,934 votes, Bryan Carey (L) received 904 votes and Charles Turner (N) received 705 votes.

Jon Husted married his wife, Tina, in 2005. He is the father of three children.{{Cite web|url=http://www.daytonflyers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=127|title=Alex Husted - 2013 Football|access-date=2017-04-04}} The Husted family lives in the Columbus-area suburb of Upper Arlington.

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• [http://www.hustedforohio.com Husted for Ohio - Campaign website]
• [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=45796 Representative Jon A. Husted (OH)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002112642/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=45796 |date=2011-10-02 }} at Project Vote Smart
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• Follow the Money - Jon Husted
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