Jay Edwards
Republican · OH
Jay Edwards is a former Ohio state representative and House Finance Committee chair and the 2026 Republican nominee for Ohio treasurer. His legislative record includes state budgets, tax reductions, and universal school-choice legislation; his campaign emphasizes conservative fiscal management and stewardship of state funds.
Track record
General
· 2 records
Edwards joined a bipartisan coalition that elected Jason Stephens as Ohio House speaker and was later censured by the state Republican central committee for that vote.
January 3, 2023
Source: tiffinohio.net · researched July 13, 2026
Jay Edwards introduced Daniel's Law, legislation increasing penalties for supplying drugs that result in a person's death.
March 29, 2017
Source: ohiohouse.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 4 records
Edwards wrote a $200 check to Generation Now, the dark-money organization later convicted in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme.
May 18, 2026
Source: tiffinohio.net · researched July 13, 2026
Edwards voted against expelling Larry Householder from the Ohio House after Householder's arrest in the House Bill 6 corruption case.
June 16, 2021
Source: tiffinohio.net · researched July 13, 2026
Edwards attended a dinner recorded by the FBI during its House Bill 6 investigation; he was not charged and was not identified as a member of the criminal enterprise.
September 23, 2019
Source: tiffinohio.net · researched July 13, 2026
Edwards voted for House Bill 6, the nuclear and coal bailout law later central to Ohio's largest public-corruption prosecution.
July 23, 2019
Source: tiffinohio.net · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Treasurer of State · November 3, 2026 · Ohio
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.