Columbus, OH — On Feb 13th, Ohio Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno voted to confirm prominent anti-vaxxer and 9/11 conspiracy theorist  Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. This latest in a line of disappointing confirmation votes only continues revealing to Ohioans their senators aren’t working for them.

Despite desperately backtracking on his anti-vaccine views during the hearings, Kennedy holds extreme anti-vaccination views and has shared dangerous lies in lieu of real health and safety information. He’s not just unqualified; he’s dangerous for Ohioans. 

In addition to sharing lies about critical health information, Kennedy has shared conspiracy theories about wi-fi, various diseases, the water supply, and even 9/11. When confronted, he said “it’s hard to tell what is a conspiracy theory and what isn’t” when it came to the September 11th terrorist attacks. When questioned about 9/11, he refused to take sides and then doubled down at his confirmation hearing. Ohioans deserve leaders who will tell the truth to keep them safe. Instead, Husted and Moreno sent them a conspiracy theorist. 

“Kennedy is another example of Donald Trump’s wildly unqualified and dangerous cabinet nominees that Senators Husted and Moreno rubber stamped,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Senator Husted and Senator Moreno either have no interest in representing Ohioans in the Senate or they’re too weak to stand up to Donald Trump. Either way, Ohioans will be less safe because of their decisions today.”