Jon Husted

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Not to be confused with John G. W. Husted, Jr..
Jon A. Husted
Ohio Secretary of State
Assumed office
January 9, 2011
Preceded byJennifer Brunner
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 5, 2009 – January 9, 2011
Preceded byPeggy Lehner
Succeeded byPeggy Lehner
99th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
2005–2009
Preceded byLarry Householder
Succeeded byArmond Budish
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
2001–2009
Preceded byDon Mottley
Succeeded byPeggy Lehner
Personal details
Born (1967-08-25) August 25, 1967 (age 56)
Royal Oak, Michigan
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTina
ChildrenAlex (14) and Katie (3) and Kylie (1)
ResidenceKettering, Ohio
Alma materUniversity of Dayton (B.S./M.A.)
ProfessionPublic Relations

Jon A. Husted (born August 25, 1967) is an American politician of the Republican Party who currently serves as Ohio Secretary of State. Previously, he was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 6th district (portions of Montgomery County). He also previously served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009 and Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009. He was elected Ohio Secretary of State on November 2, 2010, defeating Democratic candidate, Franklin County, Ohio Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy.

Early life

Husted was born in the Detroit area in 1967, and subsequently abandoned by his biological parents. He was later adopted and was raised in Montpelier, Ohio.[1] He was a four sport athlete in high school, although he stated he didn't care for books.[1]

Husted was recruited for collegiate football and went on to play cornerback for the University of Dayton team. He said about arriving in Dayton "I had never been anywhere...I thought Dayton was the biggest city going."[1]

He earned All-American Defensive Back honors as a member of the 1989 Division III National Championship football team.[1]

Husted graduated from UD with a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1989 and a Master of Arts degree in communications in 1992.

Political career

Husted almost took a job coaching football at University of Toledo, but instead chose to work for a congressional campaign after it resulted in a paycheck.[1] He then stayed in the Dayton area and worked for Montgomery County Commissioner Don Lucas and later as Vice-President of Business and Economic Development at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. He ran for state representative in 2000 and won in a five way race. In the Ohio House, Husted teamed up with fellow State Representatives Kevin DeWine and Tom Raga to win the speakership. Claims were made that Husted's rise had a "dark side," as he was aided with assistance from a special interest group who pushed Husted and promised large bonuses and contracts to consultants if he was made speaker.However Husted championed a campaign-finance bill in the Ohio congress that forced more disclosure from issue advocacy groups, like the one that allegedly provided him with assistance.[1]

After serving four terms in the legislature and becoming term limited, in 2008 Husted was elected to the Ohio Senate representing the 6th district. He also served as the co-chair in Ohio for the McCain for President campaign that year.[1] In 2009, he announced his candidacy for Ohio Secretary of State.[2]

On November 2, 2010 Sen. Husted was elected with a strong majority to the office of Ohio Secretary of State, defeating Franklin County, OH Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy. He is the second former speaker of the Ohio House to be elected Secretary of State, and the first since 1905. He resigned his Senate seat late in 2010 in order to take his new office.[3]

Criticisms

Pedophilia legislation controversy

In 2006, the Ohio Senate passed a piece of legislation, S.B. 17, in favor of granting new rights to victims of pedophilia, however, Husted and his associates in the House were accused of gutting the legislation upon its arrival after allegedly being lobbied by Catholic Bishops. House bill Am. Sub. S. B. No. 17, written by Bill Seitz, resulted in a civil registry instead of a civil window in which to bring suit past the designated statute of limitations [4]

SNAP lawsuit

In 2007, Claudia Vercellotti of the "Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests," or SNAP, and others sued several members of the Ohio House, including Husted, for alleged obstruction during the hearings held regarding S.B. 17. Their claim was that because of alleged obstruction during the hearings, a violation of Ohio Revised Code, the House actions on Am. Sub. S. B. No. 17 should be ruled invalid. The actions, Vercelloti v. Husted and Frondorf v. Husted, were ultimately dismissed.[5]

Steel Development LLC controversy

On February 22, 2008, after delaying legislation, the House, under Husted's leadership was blamed, by Ted Strickland, for costing the state a chance at a $1 billion investment worth 500 jobs in southern Ohio from a steel consortium group called Steel Development LLC, which included European investors.[6][7]

Residency scandal

In October 2008, Husted became the subject of an electoral investigation concerning his residency. He has long claimed a home in Kettering as his official residence. However, someone discovered that house had a stack of newspapers going back six weeks on his front porch, with cobwebs forming over the front window.[1] Husted would admit he spent much of his time in Upper Arlington, a suburb of Columbus, with his family.

A divided local election panel sent the issue to the state, where the Secretary of State's office ultimately cast a vote which broke the tie, deciding that Husted was not a resident of the district he represented, based on utility bills which highlighted his official residence hadn't been used for quite some time.[8] In October 2009, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously reversed the decision of the Secretary of State, saying that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner acted "erroneously" and "relied exclusively" on a single portion of the law while completely ignoring the rest, and in doing so made an "irrebuttable presumption" that was not constitutionally permissible.[8][9]

Nativity confusion

Husted claims on his 2010 campaign website he is a native of Ohio,[10] however, other sources claim he was actually born in Royal Oak, Michigan,[11] and he stated in an interview in 2008 he was born in the Detroit area.[1] Husted has actually spent all but the first month of his life in Ohio, when his parents adopted him from a Detroit area orphanage.

Early voting hours

Leading up to the 2012 election, Husted cast tie-breaking votes to enable Republicans on county election boards in some Democratic-leaning counties to establish regular office hours for early voting. In some counties more likely to vote for Mitt Romney, Democrats and Republicans on the boards voted to extend hours without the input of Secretary Husted. [12][13]

A day after The New York Times published an editorial pointing out the disparity, Husted delivered a directive that, for the first time in Ohio history, made early voting uniform across all counties.[12] Democrats complained that Husted's uniform hours would disenfranchise urban voters with long lines and curtailed access, while Republicans have stated that the directive provides for ample early voting hours.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Husted's directive has been covered by a wide variety of Ohio media. The Akron Beacon Journal [18] said "Jon Husted has leveled the field for early voting hours." The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote "What Husted has ordered may not completely satisfy anyone, but at least it treats everyone equally" [19] and the Columbus Dispatch said that "Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has struck a fair compromise by standardizing early-voting hours throughout the state." [20]

On August 31, 2012, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the early voting restrictions of Ohio House Bill 224, which prevented early voting on the last 3 days of the election..[21] Husted announced on September 4th that the state would not comply with a court ruling and allow early voting during the final weekend before the election until an appellate court rules on the matter. "Announcing new hours before the court case reaches final resolution will only serve to confuse voters and conflict with the standard of uniformity," Husted wrote in a memo. [22] However, after he was summoned to appear before a federal judge who had struck down the policy change and questioned his failure to comply with the court order, Husted relented, thus allowing counties to plan for early voting.[23] The case has been appealed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[24]

About 93,000 Ohioans voted in the final three days of early voting during the 2008 election. A study by Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates found African-Americans accounted for 56 percent of all in-person early votes in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, while they accounted for 26 percent of the county's votes overall. In Franklin County, which includes Columbus, African-Americans cast 31 percent of early votes and 21 percent of votes overall. [25]

Electoral history

Ohio House of Representatives: 2001-2008
Ohio Senate: 2009–present
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct N
2000 Ohio House Dick Church, Jr. 18,698 38% Jon Husted 24,593 50% *
2002 Ohio House Gabrielle Williamson 12,403 36% Jon Husted 22,468 64%
2004 Ohio House John Shady 19,640 35% Jon Husted 36,490 65%
2006 Ohio House Unopposed 0 0% Jon Husted 28,339 100%
2008 Ohio Senate John Doll 65,216 39% Jon Husted 103,975 61%
*2000 election notes: Richard Hartmann received 3,934 votes, Bryan Carey (L) received 904 votes and Charles Turner (N) received 705 votes.

Family

In 2006 Husted married his wife Tina, a Columbus real estate agent. The couple have a toddler daughter, Katie, and an infant daughter Kylie along with his 14-year-old son, Alex, from his first marriage. [26]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jon Husted won't say if he's a secretary of state candidate", Cleveland Plain Dealer. September 8, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Former House Speaker Husted to run for secretary of state", Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 2, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news_articledisplay.cfm?article_ID=792340204&newsedition_id=7923402&locid=2
  4. ^ "Ohio’s victims of clerical sexual abuse left frustrated by Senate Bill 17", Toledo City Paper. February 28th 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Vercelloti v. Husted", Ohio 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. January 17, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Electric Costs Doom Ohio Steel Mill", Manufacturing Management News. February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "Ohio Governor Blames Steel Plant Exodus on Delay of Energy Bill by House Speaker", ePluribus Media. February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Supreme Court reverses decision on Husted residency", Columbus Business First. October 6, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  9. ^ http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2009/1006/091707.asp
  10. ^ "Biography", Husted For Ohio. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  11. ^ "Senator John A. Husted", Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 24, 2009
  12. ^ a b "Overt Discrimination in Ohio". New York Times. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  13. ^ http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20120824/NEWS01/208240304
  14. ^ http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20120824/NEWS01/208240304
  15. ^ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/08/19/vote-for-fairness.html
  16. ^ http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/08/husteds_decree_on_ballot_board.html
  17. ^ http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/battleground-ohio-1.327589
  18. ^ http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/battleground-ohio-1.327589
  19. ^ http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/08/husteds_decree_on_ballot_board.html
  20. ^ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/08/19/vote-for-fairness.html
  21. ^ http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/ohio_early_voting_obama_romney.php
  22. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/ohio-voting_n_1855238.html
  23. ^ http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/ohio_husted_backs_down_early_voting.php
  24. ^ http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ohio-will-appeal-expansion-of-early-voting
  25. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/ohio-voting_n_1855238.html
  26. ^ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/agency/secHustedRedBio/Biography.aspx

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