Last month we heard from Ohio's Speaker of the House, Matt Huffman, that if an overwhelming portion of his caucus wanted to pass legislation ending the death penalty, he was "not going to block that from coming to the floor."
We are grateful that Gov. DeWine has not allowed any executions to take place during his tenure as Ohio's governor. We were expecting him to issue some kind of death penalty announcement in January - here we are in March and we are still waiting... but we know that there are constant chatters about the death penalty around the Statehouse.
We are echoing a series of action opportunities pushed by our friends at Ohioans to Stop Executions(OTSE): each week in March, we need your help in reaching out to your state representative and Speaker Huffman. Due to the large volume of calls and to ensure that there is regular communication to the Speaker, we are asking that you call on the day that you receive this message - it will be either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Their office phone number will be listed in your search results.
Once you find your representative, call the office with a short and sweet message:
- I am a constituent;
- I oppose the death penalty;
- I'm calling to tell the representative it's time to end the death penalty in Ohio.
- If you want, you can tell the staffer who answers the phone why you oppose the death penalty.
After calling your representative, please call Speaker Huffman at (614) 466-6344 with a short and sweet message:
- I am an Ohioan;
- I oppose the death penalty;
- I'm calling to make sure the Speaker knows I urge him and his leadership team to end the death penalty in Ohio.
If you want: please thank the Speaker for stating he will not stand in the way of a repeal bill going to the floor.
Thank YOU. Together we will create a world without executions!
