Everywhere I go, Ohioans tell me they feel squeezed by high costs in every part of their lives.
Growing up without stable housing, reliable meals, or basic necessities, I understand what that’s like. Even today, my husband Eric and I still experience sticker shock when we shop for groceries or fill up the gas tank.
As governor, my number one priority will be to secure a tax cut for Ohio’s working families to put money back in their pockets, lift families out of poverty, and make sure Ohioans see their hard work pay off. This state has put special interests and wealthy elites before working families in this state for far too long.
Everywhere we go, we hear from families that they are struggling to keep up with rising costs and to afford the basics for their kids. It’s time to put Ohioans first again.
My Working Families Tax Cut is designed to benefit hardworking Ohioans and help parents shoulder the burden of raising a family.
It includes an Earned Income Credit that will support up to 775,000 working families, reward Ohioans’ hard work, and lift families out of poverty. I will also fight for a child tax credit of $1,000 a year for children aged 0-6 and $500 for children aged 7-18 for families making up to $85,000 in annual income, which would help ease the burden for more than 1.4 million children and their families.
Under my Working Families Tax Cut, a married couple with two children earning $60,000 a year could receive an additional $1,778 back in their pockets.