04 June 2026
Episode 69 - Ian Schwartz - Candidate for Ohio House of Representatives - E69
Ep. 69 — Ian Schwartz on Ohio House District 62, Affordability, Public Education, and Community-Focused Campaigning
We start this week with news from around Clermont County and Ohio, including the growing data center debate at the Statehouse, Governor DeWine’s pause on new data center tax exemption requests, Ohio’s latest property tax reform changes, odor complaints near the Zimmer Landfill in Washington Township, and a Liberty Landing construction update from New Richmond.
Interview — Ian Schwartz, Candidate for Ohio House District 62
Ian Schwartz joins the show to talk about his campaign for Ohio House District 62. A veteran, husband, and father, Ian lays out the three main themes of his campaign: protecting people’s wallets, health, and families. We discuss affordability, grocery prices, healthcare costs, prescription drug affordability, and the role state government can play in addressing everyday pressure on Ohio families.
The conversation also gets into public education, Ohio’s school funding system, the Fair School Funding Plan, property tax reform, local levies, and Ian’s view on proposals to eliminate property taxes altogether. Ian also shares ideas around veterans issues, including his proposal to eliminate property taxes for disabled veterans with a VA rating.
We also cover responsible development, Community Reinvestment Areas, zoning, solar, data centers, campaign strategy, partisanship, and the importance of focusing on issues that affect communities across party lines. And because no good conversation stays perfectly on script, we take a few detours into philosophy, military service, nuclear weapons, Heidegger, Kant, and how those experiences shape Ian’s approach to public service.
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We start this week with news from around Clermont County and Ohio, including the growing data center debate at the Statehouse, Governor DeWine’s pause on new data center tax exemption requests, Ohio’s latest property tax reform changes, odor complaints near the Zimmer Landfill in Washington Township, and a Liberty Landing construction update from New Richmond.
Interview — Ian Schwartz, Candidate for Ohio House District 62
Ian Schwartz joins the show to talk about his campaign for Ohio House District 62. A veteran, husband, and father, Ian lays out the three main themes of his campaign: protecting people’s wallets, health, and families. We discuss affordability, grocery prices, healthcare costs, prescription drug affordability, and the role state government can play in addressing everyday pressure on Ohio families.
The conversation also gets into public education, Ohio’s school funding system, the Fair School Funding Plan, property tax reform, local levies, and Ian’s view on proposals to eliminate property taxes altogether. Ian also shares ideas around veterans issues, including his proposal to eliminate property taxes for disabled veterans with a VA rating.
We also cover responsible development, Community Reinvestment Areas, zoning, solar, data centers, campaign strategy, partisanship, and the importance of focusing on issues that affect communities across party lines. And because no good conversation stays perfectly on script, we take a few detours into philosophy, military service, nuclear weapons, Heidegger, Kant, and how those experiences shape Ian’s approach to public service.
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- Ohio’s data center debate continues at the Statehouse
- Governor DeWine pauses new data center tax exemption requests
- CoLogix data center project moves forward under previously approved incentives
- Loveland City Council hears a property tax reform update from Warren County Auditor Matt Nolan
- Ohio property tax reforms change inside millage, the 20 mill floor, rollback credits, county auditor valuation review, and County Budget Commission oversight
- Washington Township residents continue raising odor and health complaints near the Zimmer Landfill
- Ohio EPA discusses hydrogen sulfide concerns and coal combustion residual waste at the Zimmer Landfill
- New Richmond shares a Liberty Landing construction update
- Let’s Talk Clermont receives its first executive producer credit
- Union Township Farmers Market
- River Paddle at Chilo Lock 34
- Ralph Shepard Concert Series: P&G Big Band
- Union Township Summer Concert: Audio Graffiti
- Milford Farmers Market
- National Trails Day at Sycamore Park
- New Richmond Farmers Market
- Loveland Farmers Market
- Clermont Chamber Safety Council: Stop the Bleed
- New Richmond Summer Concert Series: Too Tricky
- Union Township Summer Concert: Kevin McCoy Band
- Summer Bird Walk at Crooked Run Nature Preserve
- Ralph Shepard Concert Series: Sycamore Band
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