Vivek Ramaswamy Launches Ohio Governor Campaign with Trump's Endorsement Amid State's Economic Boom

Ohio's political landscape is heating up as the state prepares for the 2026 gubernatorial race. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy officially launched his campaign for governor, receiving a swift endorsement from President Trump[6]. This development sets the stage for a competitive Republican primary, with Attorney General Dave Yost also in the running.

In economic news, Ohio achieved a No. 3 ranking nationally for both total economic development projects and projects per capita in Site Selection's 2025 Governor's Cup rankings[15]. The state secured nearly 600 completed deals in 2024, amounting to $20 billion in capital investment. This success spans across Ohio's communities, with twenty Ohio cities ranking among Site Selection's top 100.

Governor Mike DeWine announced the approval of a state tax incentive to support Anduril Industries' advanced manufacturing facility in Pickaway County[19]. This project, set to be the largest single job creation and new payroll project in Ohio's history, is expected to employ 4,000 production and service workers by 2035 and generate $1 billion in state labor income.

On the legislative front, several new laws are taking effect in 2025. These include the "Religious Expression Days" Act, allowing students to be absent for up to three days each school year for religious reasons, and a controversial ban on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their gender identities[10]. Additionally, Ohio's minimum wage increased on January 1st to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees.

Recent protests have erupted across Ohio, with demonstrators expressing opposition to various policies of the Trump administration and other Republican leadership[5]. The protests, organized by the 50501 Movement, touched on issues ranging from diversity and inclusion to foreign policy.

Looking ahead, Ohio's business community is focusing on economic development priorities for 2025[11], while political analysts are watching closely as the state's role in the 2026 elections begins to take shape. The implementation of new laws and their impact on various communities will likely continue to be a source of debate and potential legal challenges in the coming months.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is Your Ohio State News podcast. Ohio's political landscape
is heating up as the state prepares for the twenty
twenty six gubernatorial race. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami officially
launched his campaign for governor, receiving a swift endorsement from
President Trump's This development sets the stage for a competitive

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Republican primary, with Attorney General Dave Yost also in the running.
In Economic News, Ohio achieved an h three ranking nationally
for both total economic development projects and projects per capita
in Site Selections twenty twenty five Governor's Cup Rankings fifteen.
The state secured nearly six hundred completed deals in twenty

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twenty four, amounting to twenty billion dollars in capital investment.
This success spans across Ohio's communities, with twenty Ohio cities
ranking among site selections top one hundred. Governor Mike DeWine
announced the approval of a state tax incentive to support
and Dural Industry's advanced manufacture shurring facility in Pickaway County nineteen.

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This project, set to be the largest single job creation
and new payroll project in Ohio's history, is expected to
employ four thousand production and service workers by twenty thirty
five and generate one billion dollars in state labor income.
On the legislative front, several new laws are taking effect
in twenty twenty five. These include the Religious Expression Days Act,

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allowing students to be absent for up to three days
each school year for religious reasons, and a controversial ban
on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their
gender identities. Ten Additionally, Ohio's minimum wage increased on January first,
to ten dollars and seventy cents per hour for non
tipped employees and fives and thirty fives for tipped employees.

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Recent protests have erupted across Ohio, with demonstrators expressing opposition
to various policies of the Trump administration and other Republican leadership.
The protests, organized by the fifty five o O one Movement,
touched on issues ranging from diversity and inclusion to foreign policy.
Looking ahead, Ohio's business community is focusing on economic development

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priorities for twenty twenty five eleven, while political analysts are
watching closely as the state's role in the twenty twenty
six elections begins to take shape. The implementation of new
laws and their impact on various communities will likely continue
to be a source of debate and potential legal challenges
in the coming months. And that is it for to day.

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