Jon Husted on Tariffs and Prices: Votes to Keep Tariff Emergencies, Ohio Farm Exports, and Rising Costs

Jon Husted voted on April 30, 2025 against ending the national emergency behind the global tariffs, a resolution that failed on a 49-49 tie; that year Ohio farmers lost nearly $76 million, about three-quarters, of their exports to China, and Ohio soybean growers lost 85 percent of theirs.

The Ohio senator voted against all five 2025 resolutions to end tariff emergencies that reached the Senate floor, covering Canada, Brazil and the global tariffs. When Ohio farmers asked him in March 2025 about losses from retaliation, he said, “I think the president is going to help work through those things”.

Jon Husted's Votes to Keep Trump's Tariffs in Place

• Husted Voted Against Ending the Global Tariff Emergency in April 2025. On April 30, 2025, Jon Husted voted no on S.J. Res. 49, which would have terminated the emergency used to impose global tariffs; it failed 49-49, and Husted then voted to table a motion to reconsider.
• Husted Voted Against Ending the Canada Tariff Emergency, Twice. Husted voted no on resolutions to end the emergency behind tariffs on Canadian goods on April 2, 2025 (passed 51-48) and October 29, 2025 (passed 50-46).
• Husted Voted Against Ending the Brazil and Global Tariffs in October 2025. Husted voted no on ending the emergency behind tariffs on Brazil on October 28, 2025 (passed 52-48) and the global tariffs on October 30, 2025 (passed 51-47).
• Husted Voted Against Shielding Families From Tariff Price Increases. On April 4, 2025, Husted voted no on a budget amendment to keep Trump's tariffs from raising the cost of groceries and everyday goods; it failed 46-53. On April 22, 2026, he voted no on a motion to protect consumers from price increases tied to tariffs and the Iran war, which failed 47-51.
• Husted Told Ohio Farmers the President Would Handle Their Losses. On March 12, 2025, Husted told Ohio Farm Bureau members, “I’m trying to be aggressive to try to help the president achieve his goals”, and said of farmers' losses, “I think it remains to be seen what those impacts are”.
• Husted Backed the Tariffs Through 2025. Cleveland.com reported in August 2025 that on Trump's large tariffs, Husted has been either supportive or indicated that Trump should get the benefit of the doubt.

What Jon Husted's Tariff Votes Mean for Ohio Farms and Prices

• Ohio farmers lost nearly three-quarters of their China exports. A Farm Flavor analysis of USDA data found Ohio was the 13th hardest-hit state, losing $76 million of its farm exports to China, as China halted soybean purchases in retaliation for the tariffs.
• Ohio businesses report tariff-driven cost increases. The Cleveland Fed's Beige Book found manufacturers in its district reporting tariff-related cost increases for equipment and materials, and one large retailer's costs rose about 20 percent in a year because of tariffs.
• More Ohio-area firms expect to cut jobs. The Cleveland Fed survey found the share of firms expecting to reduce employment more than doubled, from 7 percent to 18 percent, between November 2024 and November 2025.
• Tariffs raise what Ohio families pay at the store. New York Fed researchers found that for every percentage point increase in average tariffs, consumer goods prices increase by about a quarter of a percent after one year.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28

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