Washington, October 22, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
US Vice President JD Vance has urged Ohio voters to elect Indian-American businessman Vivek Ramaswamy as governor, highlighting property-tax cuts, home ownership and manufacturing jobs during a campaign rally in Cincinnati.
Speaking on Wednesday ahead of the November 3 elections, Vance said Ramaswamy’s business experience and proposals for young families made him a strong candidate for the Republican ticket.
“He’s talked about cutting property taxes in the state of Ohio,” Vance said. “We pay too much.”
Vance portrayed Ramaswamy as a young father seeking to make home ownership more accessible to families and bring better employment opportunities back to Ohio.
“Vivek has got ideas for how we’re going to bring good jobs back to the state of Ohio,” he said.
While promoting Ramaswamy’s priorities, Vance did not specify the proposed scale of property-tax reductions, how they would be funded or the measures planned to help families buy homes.
The Vice President also attacked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton over her handling of pandemic restrictions, alleging that she had relied too heavily on bureaucrats and failed to adequately consider the effects of school and business closures. The remarks were campaign criticisms, and no response from Acton was included in the material provided.
Addressing controversy over a Ramaswamy television advertisement targeting Acton, Vance urged voters to focus on the candidates’ records and proposals.
“Whatever you think about any of the TV advertisements, focus on the substance and focus on the facts,” he said.
Vance also campaigned for Republican Senator Jon Husted and congressional candidate Eric Conroy, who is challenging Democratic Representative Greg Landsman. He presented lower taxes, immigration enforcement, public safety and manufacturing as shared Republican priorities.
Drawing on his southwestern Ohio upbringing and his grandfather’s decades as a steelworker, Vance argued that the election would help determine whether future generations could access similar opportunities.
Ramaswamy, a biotechnology entrepreneur, sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 before withdrawing and endorsing Donald Trump. He subsequently turned his attention to the Ohio gubernatorial race.
Vance, who represented Ohio in the US Senate, became vice president in January 2025.
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