Jon Husted: “Ohio was a high tax state with a struggling economy.”

“I have dedicated most of my professional life to serving the state of Ohio. And in stepping away as Lieutenant Governor was not easy. When I arrived at the state House as a legislator, Ohio was a high tax state with a struggling economy. We were watching factories shut down across the state and even my own family had to leave Ohio or had left Ohio because they needed to find work.” (01:40–01:44)

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