Overview
- Campaign finance records cited by TiffinOhio show Jon Husted received more than $116,000 from Les Wexner across 21 donations since 2001.
- Husted accepted $3,500 from Wexner in July 2025, two to three months before voting to table a measure that would have compelled earlier release of Epstein-related records.
- On September 10, 2025, the Senate voted 51–49 to kill the amendment requiring broader disclosure, with Husted voting to block it.
- Husted later opposed releasing the files in November, though the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent and advanced broader disclosures.
- Wexner’s name appeared on DOJ materials as a potential co-conspirator and was among several high-profile names redacted; he also donated to other Ohio politicians, including Bernie Moreno, Mike Carey, and Joyce Beatty, with NOTUS tracking more than $250,000 to Republicans over the past year.