Four Ohio Republicans voted for the Respect for Marriage Act. Balderson — who belongs to two caucuses that sell themselves as the party's pragmatists — voted no in July 2022 and no again in December. Ohio's 2004 ban is still in the state constitution.
H.R. 5765 would force the EPA, Energy and Interior to rewrite every rule, grant and policy on affordable, reliable and clean energy using Balderson's definitions. Two of his biggest corporate PAC donors are an electric utility and an oil refiner.
In February 2025 he told Ohio business leaders Trump's executive orders were 'getting out of control.' Within a day his office said he was 'mischaracterized.' Four months later he voted, at Trump's request, to cancel $9.4 billion Congress had already approved.
Cleveland.com says both of his opponents had already released platforms while Ramaswamy relied on attack ads — until it refused to stop asking. He has never held elected office.
New Mexico sued the Justice Department on August 5 for stonewalling its criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's ranch. On August 8, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general anyway.
Todd Blanche was confirmed as attorney general 50-49 before dawn on Saturday. Fourteen Republicans we track voted yes — and thirteen of them had already voted to put him at the Justice Department once before.
Ohio Rep. David Taylor called it vandalism, then a coordinated 'ruse' that couldn't be seen with 'the naked eye.' He called for two investigations and has said nothing since — including whether the staffer still works there.
Two more Republican senators called on Miller to step aside. A conservative group called him unfit to serve. A new poll has him down 14. Miller's response was to loan himself $1 million and stay on the ballot.
Before leaving town for a month of vacation, the Senate held an overnight vote on a brand-new photo ID bill written by Ohio Sen. Jon Husted. It failed. Fifteen Republicans we track voted to advance it anyway.