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Jon Husted: “We got our economy hollowed out because so many of our manufacturing jobs in Ohio and Dayton were sent to…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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Published October 4, 2026

I started my professional career in Dayton, Ohio. And it was during tough times we had because of people like Sherrod Brown and bad trade deals that were done in the past, We got our economy hollowed out because so many of our manufacturing jobs in Ohio and Dayton were sent to China. And that's why, in part, the folks from Delphi had the problem that they had because Barack Obama didn't look out for them. People lost their jobs. (00:57–01:05)

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Asserts that manufacturing jobs in Ohio and Dayton were outsourced to China.

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“Ohio is the number one place to do business.”
Asserts that Ohio is ranked as the top state for business.01:44-01:47
“We're seeing auto manufacturers move some of their jobs back from overseas to Ohio.”
Asserts that auto manufacturers are relocating jobs from overseas back to Ohio.01:59-02:06
“We saw pharmaceutical companies moving their jobs from overseas back to Ohio.”
Asserts that pharmaceutical companies are relocating jobs from overseas back to Ohio.02:05-02:10
“We see aviation companies moving their jobs back to Ohio.”
Asserts that aviation companies are relocating jobs back to Ohio.02:09-02:13
“We had the lowest unemployment rate in the history of Ohio.”
Asserts that Ohio recently achieved its lowest unemployment rate ever.02:15-02:20
“Ohio has the most jobs in our history.”
Asserts that Ohio currently has the highest number of jobs in its history.02:56-03:09