Ballotpedia, Jamie Hough

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Jamie currently works as a general manager of operations at TravelCenters of America. He previously worked as a plant superintendent at Mvp Pouring. 

Jamie's for state representative in State House District 69 is his 1st run for public office. He helped initiate Licking County's first Young Democrats chapter, where he serves as vice president of communications. 

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Believes in creating affordable housing to provide families with safe and stable homes.

Wants to expand affordable housing for families. 

Supports investing in small business creation.

Wants to invest in creating small businesses. 

- Wants to expand affordable housing for families. 
- Wants to invest in creating small businesses. 

Economy

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

Public Safety

Supports lowering prescription drug costs.

Supports access to women's healthcare and marijuana legalization.

Believes access to quality healthcare is essential for individual and community strength and health.

- Wants to reduce prescription drug costs.
- Supports abortion access.
- Supports legalizing marijuana. 
- Supports access to quality healthcare. 

Healthcare

Supports increasing funding for public schools.

Supports expanding access to early childhood education.

Supports investing in greater school infrastructure.

- Supports increasing funding for public schools.
- Opposes private school vouchers. 
- Supports expanding access to early childhood education.
- Wants to improve school infrastructure.

Education

Supports creating stricter standards for air and water quality, waste management, and environmental protection.

Wants to establish more rigid standards for air and water quality, waste management, and environmental conservation.

Supports enhancing public notice and comment procedures for government actions impacting the environment.

Supports "Improving public notice and comment in government that affect our environment." 

Supports enhancing and updating water infrastructure systems.

- Wants to establish more rigid standards for air and water quality, waste management, and environmental conservation.
- Supports "Improving public notice and comment in government that affect our environment." 
- Supports enhancing and updating water infrastructure systems.

Energy & the Environment

Supports financial transparency and government accountability.

- Supports financial transparency and government accountability.

Voting & Elections

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Jamie Hough

As of August 19, 2024, Jamie Hough’s website did not contain information on this issue.

For the past three years, Jamie has been a nationwide advocate, leading social media campaigns and creating content to combat misinformation. Jamie managed travel centers starting at the age of 18. 

Jamie was elected to the Democratic Central Committee for Heath 2B and currently serves as Vice President of Communications for the Licking County Young Democrats. He is also a member of the Chapter Building Committee for Ohio Young Democrats.

Believes leaders must address fundamental needs such as affordable housing, modern infrastructure, safe drinking water, and well-funded public schools.

Supports creating housing reform for new construction.

Believes prioritizing investments in public schools, infrastructure, housing affordability, healthcare, and the environment will provide necessary economic relief for the community.

Wants to establish reasonable housing costs to prevent foreclosure and eviction.

Believes enhancing the "built environment" and quality of living is essential for attracting further investment.

Believes Intel's investment in Ohio is transformative but acknowledges it brings "unprecedented challenges."

Supports the creation of affordable housing to provide families with safe and stable homes.

Supports investment in small business creation. 

- Supports the creation of affordable housing to provide families with safe and stable homes.
- Supports investment in small business creation. 

Believes insurance corporations and big pharma deny quality, affordable healthcare.

Supports enhancing accessibility to cost-reduction healthcare support.

Aims to simplify healthcare information and enrollment.

Advocates to simplify healthcare information and enrollment.

Supports raising awareness on important issues such as women's healthcare and marijuana legalization.

Supports making "quality, affordable healthcare, housing, and education a reality for all."

Believes in making healthcare "accessible, affordable, and a source of strength, not fear."

Believes insurance corporations and big pharma deny quality healthcare.

Believes all individuals need quality healthcare regardless of background or financial status, saying, "None of our residents should have to break the bank to be healthy."

Believes in "restoring quality healthcare for working families."

Believes in the need for accessible and affordable healthcare.

Believes access to quality healthcare is essential for individual and public health.

- Supports lowering prescription drug costs.
- Supports abortion access.
- Supports marijuana legalization.
- Believes access to quality healthcare is essential for individual and public health.

Believes in hiring more staff and reducing class sizes.

Believes in passing policies to make schools competitive and fair.

Supports protecting and investing in public schools.

Believes in prioritizing education, hope, and people over politics.

Believes public schools are essential for community development and provide a safe learning environment for children.

Supports improvements to school infrastructure.

- Opposes private school vouchers.
- Supports increasing funding for public schools.
- Supports expanding access to early childhood education.
- Supports improvements to school infrastructure.

Believes the health of the environment is crucial for community well-being and economic sustainability, and supports "bold and decisive action" to address environmental threats for the sake of future generations.

Supports policies for environmental protection and enhancement.

Promises to address "critical infrastructure issues" to enhance community quality of life.

Believes residents in OH-69 are facing increasing living costs and quality-of-life issues due to energy and environmental factors.

Promises to address critical infrastructure issues to enhance community living standards.

Supports upgrading mitigation measures based on a project's environmental impact.

Supports affordable housing and public infrastructure.

Supports community clean-up efforts and participation in local environmental events.

- Supports creating stricter standards for air and water quality, waste management, and environmental protection.
- Supports enhancing public notice and comment procedures for government actions impacting the environment.
- Supports enhancing and updating water infrastructure systems.

Believes in combating misinformation to empower voters.

Believes in grassroots efforts to empower voters to make informed decisions and advocate for their rights.

Supports youth involvement in politics and has served as a committee member for the Ohio Young Democrats.

- Supports youth involvement in politics.

Jamie Hough managed travel centers starting at the age of 18. For the past three years, Jamie has been a nationwide advocate, leading social media campaigns and creating content to combat misinformation.

Jamie Hough was elected to the Democratic Central Committee for Heath 2B and currently serves as Vice President of Communications for the Licking County Young Democrats. He is also a member of the Chapter Building Committee for Ohio Young Democrats.

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