GOTV Intel

Robert A. McColley

State Senator, Ohio Senate District 1 · Candidate for Ohio Lieutenant Governor · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballot

Ballot status source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List, dated 2026-09-17: GOVLT, Robert A. McColley (Republican) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: President of the Ohio Senate; State Senator, District 1 (136th General Assembly)

    Sitting Ohio Senate President per the Senate's official member page. 8 major 136th General Assembly Senate floor votes loaded (selection, not exhaustive), each compared with the official votes page. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ohio Senate · source

  • HB 472 Require photo identification to cast absent voter's ballots (absentee voting photo ID) — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (Senate passage) · 23-10 · 136th General Assembly, 2026-06-10

    Jun 10, 2026 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • SB 450 Capital appropriations for biennium ending June 30, 2028 — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (Senate passage, emergency) · 31-0 · 136th General Assembly, 2026-06-03

    Jun 3, 2026 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • HB 96 Veto override of Item 66 -- property tax levy reform (elimination of replacement, emergency, and substitute levies) — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (veto override) · 21-11 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-10-01

    Oct 1, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • HB 96 State operating appropriations FY 2026-27; flat income tax; property tax reforms — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (conference report) · 23-10 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-06-25

    Jun 25, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • HB 96 State operating appropriations FY 2026-27; flat income tax; property tax reforms — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (initial Senate passage) · 23-10 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-06-11

    Jun 11, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • HB 15 Competitive retail electric service reform; modify public utility property taxation; repeal H.B. 6 provisions — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (Senate passage) · 33-0 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-04-30

    Apr 30, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

  • SB 1 Advance Ohio Higher Education Act (ban DEI initiatives at state universities) — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (concurrence with House amendments) · 20-11 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-03-26

    Mar 26, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source
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  • SB 1 Advance Ohio Higher Education Act (ban DEI initiatives at state universities) — voted Yes

    Ohio Senate floor vote: Passed (initial Senate passage) · 21-11 · 136th General Assembly, 2025-02-12

    Feb 12, 2025 · Official · Ohio General Assembly (floor vote record) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Robert

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $2,001,500 on Google (“VIVEK RAMASWAMY AND ROB MCCOLLEY FOR OHIO” 258 ads, Mar 13–Sep 24, 2026 (joint ticket, counted on each running mate)); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“This is a symptom of one of two things ... either Amy Acton cannot handle the pressure of making decisions that impact the daily lives of Ohioans, or she cannot fathom taking the heavy hand of government off of our shoulders.”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
“Amy Acton quit on Ohio rather than being part of the solution.”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
“Amy Acton turned out to be arguably the worst public official we've had in the state of Ohio in this entire century”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
“Every Ohioan deserves the right to succeed, whether they grow up here in Shelby County or whether they grow up in Columbus.”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
“We are going to be unapologetically pro-parent and pro-family and pro-student.”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
“We pledge to you that we're going to deliver the largest property tax rollback in Ohio state history, because that's what we need to do for you as the taxpayers, because it's your money, not the government's money”
McColley lays out campaign points for RamaswamyApr 12, 2026 · Press · Bryan Times · source
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“He will be one of the boldest leaders in the history of our state, and I'm honored to help execute his vision.”
Vivek Ramaswamy taps Ohio state Senate president as his running mate in campaign for governorJan 7, 2026 · Press · NBC News · source
“Ohio needs a businessman, not a bureaucrat; a creator, not a quitter; a visionary, not a victim. That leader is Vivek Ramaswamy”
Vivek Ramaswamy taps Ohio state Senate president as his running mate in campaign for governorJan 7, 2026 · Press · NBC News · source
“Ohioans have made it clear property taxes are out of control. They're right. We heard you. We acted to rein in a system that has been leveraged against taxpayers by allowing runaway increases without a vote of the people.”
Senate Completes First of Several Potential Veto Overrides on Critical Property Tax ReformsOct 2, 2025 · Official · Ohio Senate (official release) · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://vivekforohio.com/meet-rob/ captured 2026-09-24T17:17:41Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://vivekforohio.com/meet-rob/

    Source: https://vivekforohio.com/meet-rob/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Robert A. McColley" (Republican) on the Ohio Secretary of State certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of Directive 2026-45 (read 2026-09-24)). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ohio Secretary of State · source

  • Lieutenant Governor · OH-LTGOV

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Ohio Secretary of State

Not on file for Robert yet: Their Money, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_921hy42rr.

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