Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters

Columbus, OH (7-15-24) — Following 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump’s announcement that Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio will join him on the GOP presidential ticket, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement.

“In Ohio, we’ve had a front row seat for J.D. ‘s political career. So here’s what the country needs to know.

J.D. Vance is an out-of-touch millionaire who launched his political career by taking advantage of Ohio’s opioid crisis and has spent his time in the Senate humiliating himself in the service of a convicted felon instead of working to improve the quality of life for Ohioans. His support for a national abortion ban and his twisted belief that women should stay in violent marriages for the benefit of their children exemplifies his dangerous extremism. He’s not just wrong for Ohio, he’s wrong for the country.

But with Vance’s history of political shapeshifting, he’s the perfect fit for a president whose empty promises of bringing jobs back to Ohio were secondary to spreading lies about a disease that killed 400,000 Americans all while devastating public trust in our government, and ripping away the foundation of our democracy.

Ohio has buyers’ remorse. Donald Trump and the country will too.”