WHAT OHIOANS ARE WATCHING: Jon Husted Hired a Nazi Enthusiast As His Political Director

WHAT OHIOANS ARE WATCHING: Jon Husted Hired a Nazi Enthusiast As His Political Director

September 14, 2026

WASHINGTON POST: Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Shocking new reporting shows that Jon Husted hired a Nazi enthusiast "wearing an SS uniform" as his political director, who used a "photo of SS soldiers as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia," an apartheid colony that has become a rallying symbol for white supremacists.

See what Ohioans are watching across the airwaves:

Spectrum News: Jon Husted Hired a Nazi Enthusiast As His Political Director

• Spectrum News: Ohio Senator Jon Husted has cut ties with a top campaign staffer for using a photo of Nazi soldiers as his profile picture on social media. Published reports say Stephen Woytek also created a public playlist of songs celebrating a symbol of white supremacists.

• Spectrum News: Now this is the second time in two months Husted has lost a member of his team. In July, Andrew Havas resigned after news reports of a 2009 case showing sexual misconduct involving a 15 year-old. Back then, Husted said Havas did not disclose his history to the campaign.

NBC 4 Columbus: Jon Husted Hired a Nazi Enthusiast As His Political Director

• NBC 4 Columbus: Senator Jon Husted's campaign parted ways with its political director Steven Woytek. It happened after The Washington Post notified the campaign that a picture of Nazis soldiers was shared Woytek's Facebook profile picture back in 2018.

• NBC 4 Columbus: They also flagged a public playlist on his Spotify account allegedly celebrating a defunct African territory linked with white supremacy.

WCPO 9 News: Jon Husted Hired a Nazi Enthusiast As His Political Director

• WCPO 9 News: As midterm elections come closer to the Tri-State, Senator Jon Husted fired his political director on Friday and in a statement said his social media activity "displays a complete lack of disregard for its impact on others."

• WCPO 9 News: The termination of the 25 year-old who's also an Army Lieutenant in the National Guard comes hours after a report in the Washington Post that he'd used a picture of Nazi soldiers as his Facebook profile picture.

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