As Ohio Solicitor General and in pro bono private practice, I defended Ohio's hate crimes law. This included a brief in the Wisconsin v. Mitchell case where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin's hate crime law that included sexual orientation. Ohio's should include it as well, and we support it.

I have always adopted nondiscriminatory policies toward the LGBTQ community in my public offices in local and state government.

Our young people should not be put at risk and subject to unscientific and harmful actions such as 'conversion therapy.'

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