Private citizen (entrepreneur)

Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, running on a joint ticket with Robert A. McColley for lieutenant governor¹. Born in Cincinnati, he is a Harvard and Yale Law graduate who founded the biotech company Roivant Sciences in 2014 and the investment firm Strive Asset Management in 2022². He ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and withdrew in January 2024, and has not held elected office²³.

Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Energy and climateMaximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2026 Ohio campaign plan calls for expanding natural gas, deploying innovative energy technologies, and removing unnecessary regulations on energy projects. (2026) source
  • Wrote that coal should be embraced and praised federal executive orders that he said roll back burdensome climate regulations. (2025-04-28) source
  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform said: drill, frack and burn coal, abandon the climate cult and unshackle nuclear energy. (2024-01) source
• Nuclear powerFast-track nuclear as a top priority with strict approval deadlines and looser rulesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for unshackling nuclear energy. (2024-01) source
  • His 2024 campaign's policy document on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as reproduced by Ballotpedia, said the commission stifles innovation and noted that plants took 3 to 4 years to build before it existed. (2023) source
• Business regulationCut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Wrote that the administrative state is not solving problems but is the problem, and pledged to slice through red tape in Ohio. (2025-04-21) source
  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for a deregulatory Reagan 2.0 revolution cutting more than 75 percent of the headcount at U.S. regulatory agencies. (2024-01) source
  • His data center pledge says data centers must meet all air and water quality standards without exception. (2026-08-06) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In an August 2023 Republican presidential debate, as transcribed by Ballotpedia, he said to allow any parent to choose where to send their kids to school and to put education money in parents' hands. (2023-08-23) source
  • His Ohio plan pledges to give parents meaningful choices over where and how their children learn. (2026) source
• Policing and crimeMore police, with a focus on repeat offendersmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2026 Ohio campaign plan calls for stricter bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders and for empowering local police and sheriffs to arrest violent criminals quickly. (2026) source
  • In an August 2023 Republican presidential debate, as transcribed by Ballotpedia, he called for more police on the streets. (2023-08-23) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for banning what it called gender confusion care for minors. (2024-01) source
• Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for banning addictive social media for children under 16. (2024-01) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID required, with current access otherwisemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Called on the Ohio General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to vote before voters, and praised the federal SAVE America Act. (2026-05-18) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a December 2023 Republican presidential debate, as transcribed by Ballotpedia, he called for diverse insurance options in a competitive marketplace and ending the antitrust exemption for health insurers. (2023-12-06) source
• Safety net programsCut them back; families, churches and charities should leadmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for dismantling Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs to put Americans back to work. (2024-01) source
  • His Ohio plan targets Medicaid fraud and bureaucracy and would return savings through lower health costs. (2026-05-19) source
• China policyDecouple: end normal trade and bar Chinese ownership of U.S. land and companiesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for declaring independence from Communist China, banning U.S. businesses from expanding in China until the Chinese Communist Party stops cheating, and stopping CCP affiliates from buying American land. (2024-01) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a September 2023 Republican presidential debate, as transcribed by Ballotpedia, he called for militarizing the southern border and cutting off funds to sanctuary cities. (2023-09-27) source
  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for using the military, including drones, to secure the southern border. (2024-01) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His 2024 presidential campaign platform called for ending affirmative action by repealing Lyndon Johnson's Executive Order 11246 and ending what it called unlawful DEI indoctrination. (2024-01) source

No public position found on: Minimum wage, Abortion, Guns, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools.