Husted’s Hike
Learn About Jon Husted’s Starring Role in “The Largest Corruption Scheme in State History”
Corrupt utility FirstEnergy spent $1 million to back Jon Husted's campaign.
Then Husted helped secure FirstEnergy a billion-dollar bailout.
Thanks to Husted, Ohio families got screwed – and now face utility rate hikes as much as 35%.
Here’s how Husted’s Hike worked:
In the 2018 race to select Ohio's next governor, FirstEnergy spent $1 million to back Jon Husted's campaign.
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Then FirstEnergy paid Jon Husted’s handpicked utility chair, Sam Randazzo, a $4.3 million bribe.
In office as Lieutenant Governor, Jon Husted led the charge to pass H.B. 6 in Ohio, which authorized a $1 billion taxpayer-funded bailout for FirstEnergy.
Husted was so helpful to FirstEnergy, they called Husted the "Golden Boy".
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Randazzo allegedly helped draft FirstEnergy’s ratepayer-funded bailout.
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Thanks to Husted, Ohio families got stuck with the bill, facing utility rate hikes as much as 35%.
Corruption. Bribes. Secret Payments.
A million dollars to elect Jon Husted.
Ohio families are still paying the bill.