OH-Sen 6: Does Husted Even Live In His District?

A few days ago the Plain Dealer raised the issue of Jon Husted’s residency in the 6th senate district that he hopes to represent. Specifically, it appears he isn’t a resident. His house in the district is filled with cobwebs and 6 weeks worth of newspapers sit by the front door.

Family life could also cause Husted some consternation this year. While Husted clearly spends most of his time living in a $343,000 three-bedroom home in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington with his growing family, he is supposed to live in his legislative district.

While he won't say how much time he spends in Kettering, his modest ranch-style house had tightly-drawn blinds and a six-week-old stack of newspapers next to the front door on a recent summer day. Cobwebs were beginning to creep over a front picture window.

Hell, even Naugle jumped on him over this.

I’m actually glad the issue is being raised, as residency issues have always bugged me and it’s clear Husted is actually a resident of Upper Arlington.

When you add in to this Husted’s refusal to commit to serving the full senate term one has to ask, does Husted even give a damn about his potential constituents?

His opponent John Doll, however, pledges to both serve the full term and live in the district. It’s pretty sad that those two claims have found a place on the campaign trail, but kudos to Doll for making them.