Voters should choose their elected representatives, yet, in Ohio, our politicians get to choose their voters.

Time and again those in power have used gerrymandering to fix elections. Our broken system for drawing political districts allows incumbent politicians to decide the boundaries of their own districts, enabling them to draw their way to a safe seat and unchallenged power.

It's time for a change. Our communities deserve to have representative voices in Columbus and in Washington. Our democracy needs fair competition to hold politicians accountable and give voters a real choice. 

The voters of Ohio have spoken repeatedly that they want fair districts. The only reason politicians are still in control of the process is the result of current Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s policies. On August 16, 2024, in an act The Columbus Dispatch called a ‘scheme to suppress the will of the people’, LaRose used his office to approve deceptive ballot language to undermine State Issue 1 and mislead voters. That should never have happened.

As Secretary of State, I will use my office to fight for fair and competitive electoral maps. For a better Ohio, we should take the redistricting power out of the hands of politicians, and place it where it belongs- with citizens.