Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project, released the following statement:
“Issue 1’s defeat is a massive victory for the people of Ohio. I am proud of the role that Honest Elections Project and Honest Elections Project Action played in exposing the flood of foreign dark money into Ohio. Tonight, Ohioans took a decisive stand against foreign influence by defeating this left-wing power grab.
“The Issue 1 campaign received more than $6 million from the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a liberal dark money group which has received nearly a quarter billion dollars from Swiss national Hansjorg Wyss. Earlier this year, Ohio banned foreign funding for ballot issues and Sixteen Thirty Fund was forced to stop spending—a clear admission that the group is a conduit for foreign influence. Hopefully this will be the last time the Sixteen Thirty Fund tries to influence Ohio elections with their foreign money.”
