Problems, Issues, & Solutions – Wenda Sheard for Ohio House District 94

PROBLEMS REMEMBER: OHIO HAS HAD 15 STRAIGHT YEARS OF TOTAL REPUBLICAN RULE OF THE OHIO HOUSE, THE OHIO SENATE, AND THE OHIO GOVERNORSHIP. DEMOCRATS ARE NOT TO BLAME FOR THESE PROBLEMS	ISSUE	SOLUTION
Ohio’s government has failed to order many injection wells shut down, despite proof that their toxic radioactive fluids are migrating out of the permitted injection zones.	Safe Drinking Water	Pass a law requiring injection wells to shut down whenever there’s proof that toxic radioactive fluids are ruining other wells or threatening our drinking water.
The top 1% of Ohioans pay an average of $68,000 less per year in Ohio taxes today than they did in 20 years ago.	Tax Break for the Super-Rich	Reverse many of the tax breaks for the super-rich that Ohio’s Republican-dominated legislature passed.
Ohio’s legislature has shifted the school tax burden away from businesses, commercial ventures, and commercial properties, and onto families and farmers.	Public School Funding	Follow the bipartisan Cupp-Patterson Fair School Funding Plan introduced in 2021.
Ohio’s flat income tax passed in 2025 instantly gave the richest Ohioans a huge tax break.	Flat Income Tax	Reverse Ohio’s flat income tax law, so that the super-rich pay their fair share.
The school tax burden has shifted so dramatically that families are voting on school levies they can barely afford. Ohio has more school levies on the ballot than any other state.	School Levies	Follow the bipartisan Cupp-Patterson Fair School Funding Plan introduced in 2021. Increase the state’s share of school funding.
The legislature changed library funding from a percentage of the budget to a line item that can be cut.	Library Funding	Return library funding to a percentage of the state budget.
The legislature reduced the number of people eligible for the homestead exemption.	Property Taxes	Increase eligibility for the homestead exemption, and make other changes so people can afford to stay in their homes
The legislature, in SB1, severely restricted the bargaining power of higher education employees.	Unions	Return bargaining power to higher education employees, and preserve rights of unions.
The legislature voted to give $600 million of Ohioan’s as-yet-unclaimed funds to build a football stadium.	Unclaimed Funds	Reverse the law allowing that transfer, which was stopped temporarily by a court.