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Senate GOP Super PAC Plans $79 Million for Husted Amid FirstEnergy Scrutiny
The Senate Leadership Fund’s planned spending equals roughly one-quarter of its national budget as Husted faces questions over the FirstEnergy bribery case.
- Senate Republicans' main super political action committee, the Senate Leadership Fund, recently announced plans to spend $79 million on behalf of Ohio Republican Jon Husted as he seeks to retain his U.S. Senate seat.
- Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is serving a 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating the scheme, which revolved around legislative approval of a $1 billion bailout for two nuclear plants that FirstEnergy admitted to underwriting.
- Husted's calendars revealed meetings with CEO Chuck Jones and Householder during the bailout's development, with internal communications suggesting Husted pushed to extend nuclear subsidies from six to 10 years.
- A judge in Akron scheduled the retrial for Sept. 28, meaning Husted could be called to testify again as a defense witness before early voting begins for the November elections.
- It remains unclear whether association with the trial will become a political liability, as Husted is expected to face Sherrod Brown, a Democrat ousted from the Senate in 2024, in the fall election.
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Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year. The Republican senator has never been charged or accused of any crime, and he's said he wasn't aware of any criminal activity.
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BOMBSHELL REPORTING: Jon Husted’s Ties to $61 Million Dollar Bribery Scandal Much Deeper Than Previously Known - Ohio Democrats
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio’s Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges COLUMBUS, OHIO — New reporting from the Associated Press reveals that Senator Jon Husted’s ties to the FirstEnergy bribery scandal, the largest corruption scheme in Ohio history, are much deeper than previously known. The new reporting reveals that Husted played a key role in negotiating the billion dollar bailout to utility com…
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