Ballotpedia, Joe Rinehart (Ohio)

Joe is from Bolivar, Ohio. He attended Kent State University. He has 1 child.

Joe started an Internet service company, which he later sold.

Joe Rinehart's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office.

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Supports restoring the tax rate on the highest incomes.

Believes the wealthiest corporate executives pay lower income taxes, leading to higher local taxes for homeowners to support essential services like fire departments.

Believes the past thirteen years of one-party State government in Ohio have been detrimental to working-class Ohioans.

Believes the past 13 years of one-party State government in Ohio have been detrimental to working-class Ohioans.

- Supports restoring the tax rate on the highest incomes.
- Supports unions and their members.
- Believes the wealthiest corporate executives pay lower income taxes, leading to higher local taxes for homeowners to support essential services like fire departments.
- Believes the past 13 years of one-party State government in Ohio have been detrimental to working-class Ohioans.

Economy

As of August 7, 2024, Joe Rinehart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes in stopping state interference in residents’ health care.

- Believes in stopping state interference in residents’ health care.

Healthcare

Supports restoring state funding for public schools and reducing funding diversion to private schools.

- Supports restoring state funding for public schools and reducing funding diversion to private schools.

Education

Supports restoring rights to build wind and solar generators on private land and local governments' authority to regulate pipelines.

Wants to preserve Ohio's natural beauty and enhance trail-tourism economic opportunities.

- Supports restoring rights to build wind and solar generators on private land and local governments' authority to regulate pipelines.
- Wants to preserve Ohio's natural beauty and enhance trail-tourism economic opportunities.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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Joe Rinehart

Joe is from Bolivar, Ohio. He attended Kent State University. He has one child.

Joe Rinehart started an Internet service company, which he later sold.

As of September 25, 2024, Joe Rinehart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Supports restoring the tax rate on the highest incomes.
- Supports unions and their members.
- Believes the wealthiest corporate executives pay lower income taxes, leading to higher local taxes for homeowners to support essential services like fire departments.
- Believes the past thirteen years of one-party State government in Ohio have been detrimental to working-class Ohioans.

Believes First Energy executives should "pay a fair share of the cost of governing Ohio" now that they have been "bribing" politicians.

Opposes political interference in personal medical decisions.

Believes in minimal political interference in healthcare practices.

Believes the "one-party machine" in Ohio has overreached by controlling personal health care choices.

Believes in protecting public education for Ohioans.

Believes in restoring a "fairer way of paying for public services," including education, to improve accessibility and quality.

Opposes politicians who take money from First Energy and allow the company to increase electric service charges.

Believes in breaking the "monopoly of corporate energy production."

Believes Ohio's government is corrupt and influenced by energy and wealthy private interests, leading to the exploitation of resources and tax breaks for the rich, while undermining public services.

Believes in protecting votes from "rigged elections" and opposes corporate profiteering that harms the environment.

Believes "folks who never served our country are attacking our right to vote" by attempting to "overthrow" and "rig" elections with "unconstitutional districts."

Believes the "one-party machine" has "rigged" Ohio elections by making voting more difficult, undermining local law-making, and hindering local governance against "corporate greed."

Believes Ohio's state districts are "rigged," making it hard to elect a majority of representatives or senators to repair the "damage" done by the "one-party machine" over the past thirteen years.

As of September 23, 2024, Joe Rinehart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is a limit of 4 successive terms. 