Husted Records Show Almost No Utility Usage at District Home Except During Primary
| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Jun 12th, 2009 at 1:42 pm EDT |
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Categories: Honest and Ethical Government, Election Reform, News, Featured
Records supoenaed by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner show that Jon Husted's utility bills have declined significantly over the past 8 years at what he claims is his primary residence in Kettering.
Husted's utility records are a key part of an on-going investigation at the Montgomery County Board of Elections as to whether Secretary of State candidate Husted is actually voting illegally. Husted claims his residence is at a modest ranch in Kettering where his utility bills are almost non-existent during warmer weather months, as opposed to his home in Columbus where his wife and their child live.
One example of the dramatic decrease in occupancy is Husted's natural gas bills. Bills June through December of 2008 show usage of 35 units compared to 261 during the same period in 2000.
One major exception to the utility drop is during the period between 2/6 - 3/7/08, during which Husted's consumption of electricity was twice as high 2000. The primary for the State Senate seat which Husted now holds took place on March 4th. After the primary his usage immediately drops off and from April 9th to May 7th his electricity bill is only 1/20th what it during election season. This continues during the summer and fall, even during months when the Statehouse wasn't in session. This is most starkly illustrated by Husted's water usage which registered a zero during multiple readings.
Husted's utility records are a key part of an on-going investigation at the Montgomery County Board of Elections as to whether Secretary of State candidate Husted is actually voting illegally. Husted claims his residence is at a modest ranch in Kettering where his utility bills are almost non-existent during warmer weather months, as opposed to his home in Columbus where his wife and their child live.
One example of the dramatic decrease in occupancy is Husted's natural gas bills. Bills June through December of 2008 show usage of 35 units compared to 261 during the same period in 2000.
One major exception to the utility drop is during the period between 2/6 - 3/7/08, during which Husted's consumption of electricity was twice as high 2000. The primary for the State Senate seat which Husted now holds took place on March 4th. After the primary his usage immediately drops off and from April 9th to May 7th his electricity bill is only 1/20th what it during election season. This continues during the summer and fall, even during months when the Statehouse wasn't in session. This is most starkly illustrated by Husted's water usage which registered a zero during multiple readings.
RESOURCES:
- The original utility records are available at: http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/12699020/1t38baajx1ytgxc3xf69.
- An annotated video of Husted seemingly caught in misstatements during his testimony before the Board of Elections is available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22V0Etbbm0.
- Background on Husted's residency problems: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/brunner-tells-election-board-to-determine-husteds-residency-153749.html
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