Ohio House · Speaker vote
Fire Matt Huffman.
He lost the Republican supermajority. Now he wants to keep the gavel. Your State Rep gets a vote. Make sure it’s a no.
The record
The case against Huffman
Two years as Speaker. Here’s what Ohio Republicans got for it.
For a billionaire’s dome
While Ohio families tightened their belts, Huffman’s House passed a plan to borrow $600 million in state-backed bonds for the Haslams’ stadium in Brook Park, a deal estimated to cost taxpayers about $1 billion with interest.
The final deal took $600 million out of Ohio’s unclaimed funds: money that belongs to Ohioans. Huffman backed the move every step of the way.
Spent attacking Republicans
Caucus money has one job: electing and protecting Republicans. Huffman spent millions in the May primary going after sitting Republican State Reps.
Meanwhile, Republicans in swing districts were heading into a tough November. Those were the seats that needed every dollar.
The supermajority
Democrats flipped the swing seats, and the Republican supermajority in the Ohio House is gone. With a Democratic governor, Republicans can no longer override a veto or put constitutional amendments on the ballot without Democratic votes.
Huffman called what’s left a “strong majority.” It isn’t.
Conservative bills left to die
With a supermajority, there was no excuse for leaving conservative priorities on the table. Yet election integrity and medical freedom bills never reached the floor.
The Speaker decides what gets a vote. He didn’t deliver when it was easy. There’s no reason to think he’ll deliver now.
And there’s more
Three more reasonsA data center giveaway he never ended
Republicans voted to end the sales tax break for data centers. The governor vetoed it. Huffman said the House should override the veto, but he never called the vote.
In 2025 alone, the break cost Ohio about $1.6 billion, eleven times what the state predicted.
Photo ID for mail-in ballots
Conservatives introduced a bill requiring photo ID for absentee ballots, closing the gap between in-person and mail-in voting.
Under Huffman, it never left committee. Its sponsor was one of the Republicans Huffman tried to take out in the primary.
Ohio’s hemp businesses
Huffman’s House passed a ban on intoxicating hemp products outside licensed marijuana dispensaries, handing the market to the big marijuana operators.
Ohio’s independent hemp shops, family businesses that played by the rules, were shut out.
Take action
Tell your State Rep: No on Huffman
- Find your State Rep on the Ohio House website with your address.
- Call or email their office. It takes less than a minute.
- Tell them you’re a Republican in their district and ask them to vote NO on Matt Huffman for Speaker.
What to say
Hi, I’m a Republican and a constituent in your district. I’m asking the Representative to vote NO on Matt Huffman for Speaker. He lost our supermajority, spent caucus money attacking fellow Republicans, and pushed $600 million for a Browns stadium. Ohio Republicans need new leadership. Thank you.