Columbus, OH – It’s been another terrible week for Bernie Moreno as he continues to face scrutiny for making multiple false claims about the “at least 50” lawsuits he’s faced, including lawsuit after lawsuit for mistreating his employees. Plus, Ohioans are learning they can’t trust Moreno to lower costs – from Moreno “invest[ing] in firms and funds” that “benefit financially as housing grows more expensive” to supporting overturning the Affordable Care Act, which would put 857,000 Ohioans at risk of facing higher health care costs.

NEED-TO-KNOW THIS WEEK:

• Bernie Moreno has faced lawsuit after lawsuit for mistreating his employees and has been scrutinized for making multiple false claims about the “at least 50” lawsuits he’s faced.

• New reporting revealed Bernie Moreno “is invested in firms and funds” that “benefit financially as housing grows more expensive” and is contributing to “raising rents” for Ohioans.

• In an unreported radio interview, Bernie Moreno blamed Republicans for failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

• Bernie Moreno is still under fire for “mocking” Ohio women and supporting a national abortion ban that will overturn the will of Ohioans who voted to protect abortion rights last year.

HOW MANY TIMES DID MORENO LIE ABOUT HIS LAWSUITS?: Bernie Moreno has made multiple false claims about his record of screwing workers and the “at least 50” lawsuits he’s faced – including a dozen lawsuits for refusing to pay his employees what they were owed and deliberately destroying evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying them.

MORENO BENEFITED FROM RISING HOUSING COSTS: New reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal revealed Bernie Moreno “is invested in firms and funds” that “benefit financially as housing grows more expensive” and is contributing to “raising rents” for Ohioans. Plus, Moreno continues to face scrutiny for being “heavily invested” in a family enrichment scheme with his brothers that funneled U.S. taxpayer money into banks that financed projects his family oversaw.

OHIOANS CAN NOT AFFORD MORENO: During an unreported radio interview, Bernie Moreno blamed Republicans for “block[ing]” the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This is the latest example of Moreno “criticiz[ing]” the ACA and making it clear that he would vote to repeal it, putting 857,000 Ohioans at risk of losing their health care coverage and facing higher costs while also jeopardizing care for nearly 2 million Ohioans with a pre-existing condition.  

Bernie Moreno: “We would have replaced [the Affordable Care Act] had it not been for again, Republicans… It’s Republicans that go along with Democrats that block the conservative agenda.”

MORENO MOCKED OHIOANS:  Bernie Moreno continues to draw “ire” from Ohioans for his comments “mocking” Ohio women and calling them “a little crazy” for wanting to make their own health care decisions. Moreno supports a national abortion ban which would overturn “the reproductive rights amendment passed by a majority of [Ohio] voters.”

WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING THIS WEEK:

• Huffington Post: “Up until a few years ago, Moreno, 57, owned an empire of two dozen luxury dealerships across several states that sold BMWs, Porches and other foreign brands… [Moreno’s business record] paint him as a slippery car salesman who, according to a 2017 wage theft suit, stiffed one of his workers on overtime and lied about never selling cars made in China.”

• Dayton Daily News: “… Moreno was sanctioned by the judge for destroying overtime records that he was ordered to keep. In 2022 the jury in that case found against Moreno and he was ordered to pay $416,160 to the employees, according to WKYC-TV in Cleveland. Moreno later settled more than a dozen similar lawsuits over the same issue.”

• Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal: “[Moreno’s] invested with a real-estate mogul who boasted that raising rents by $100 would make a 500-unit building worth $11 million more.”

• Ohio Capital Journal: “According to his personal financial disclosure, Moreno is invested in firms and funds engaged in large-scale real estate speculation… investors do benefit financially as housing grows more expensive.”

• Associated Press: “A woman featured in one TV ad wondered why, if a 50-year-old woman doesn’t have standing to feel strongly about abortion, a 57-year-old man — that’s Moreno’s age — running for Senate would.”

• Jezebel: “In the letter, the women point to Moreno’s insulting comments from September in which he characterized women as “a bit crazy” for caring about abortion rights.”

• Washington Examiner: “Abortion has a major influence in the Ohio Senate race… particularly in recent days after Moreno drew ire for a comment he made criticizing women whose votes were driven by government involvement in abortion during a town hall in September.”

TWEET OF THE WEEK:

CODA: “Hey Bernie Moreno: Ohio women over 50 care about women’s reproductive rights; and we vote.”

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