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Jon Husted

U.S. Senate · R–OH
4/7
📚 Summer School
📚 Summer school. Jon Husted holds 4 of seven stars — but fails a critical Article (Open Books). Assignment: summer school for Civics, watch every Schoolhouse Rock episode five times, and submit a one-page report — due before the end of the year. Report to summer school →

Rhetorical, not literal — an opinion on conduct measured against our civics standard. Ratings terms · Challenge this review

1Open Bookscritical
57%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
16.2% of receipts from PACs — over the 15% cap; fails the money floor. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
66%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No political violence or election denial in the record.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
45%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Not held on the badge; no dignity credit registers.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
64%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Registers as held; no fear-driven appeals are flagged.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
64%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Registers as held; no false claims are flagged. Registers as held; no broken commitments are flagged.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
68%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
The bipartisan Railway Safety Act earns cross-party credit.
60
7Morality
52%☆ not yet
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Tied to the FirstEnergy/HB6 bribery scandal by proximity — a corruption-adjacent shadow, short of alleging personal criminal conduct.
60

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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →

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