This Republican and Democrat Are Finding Common Ground in Ohio

Unite America spotlights Gene Krebs and Sean Logan, the dynamic duo co-chairing the initiative in Ohio to give voters better choices on ballot and more accountable representation in government.

Ohio politics has given Gene Krebs and Sean Logan plenty of reasons to drift apart. Instead, it keeps bringing them back together.

Gene Krebs is a former Republican state legislator, a seventh-generation farmer, and a longtime Ohio public servant whose roots are grounded in rural life, family, and local community. Sean Logan is a former Democratic state legislator who came out of a staunch labor household, shaped by a different political tradition and a different set of lived experiences.

They have served in different parties, represented different constituencies, and disagreed plenty over the years. But today, through Better Choices for Ohio, they are working side by side to advance election reforms that would give more Ohio voters a meaningful voice in the elections that shape their lives.

The initiative is built around a straightforward idea: Ohio’s elections should offer voters more choices, more competition, and outcomes that better reflect the will of the people. Better Choices for Ohio supports replacing closed, low-turnout primaries with an open primary system where every voter can participate, followed by a general election designed to identify the candidate with the broadest support.

For Gene and Sean, that work is not theoretical. It comes from years of friendship, years of public service, and years of watching a political system that too often rewards division over problem-solving.

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