Ohio — The State Where Every AI Election Issue Collides

Ohio might be the most important state in America for understanding how AI is reshaping politics — and Congressman Greg Landsman doesn’t hold back on why.

In Episode 4 of AI on the Ballot, hosts Bennett Iorio and Sanjay Puri go deep on Ohio — a state where data centers, electricity costs, manufacturing job losses, and a total absence of AI regulation are all colliding in the same election cycle. They’re joined by Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, for a wide-ranging conversation on what accountability for Big Tech should actually look like.

In this episode:

00:00 Episode starts

01:17 Why a conversation on Ohio matters

10:04 Rep. Greg Landsman joins

10:44 Ohio’s tax breaks

13:04 The White House ratepayer pledge vs. Landsman’s legislation

13:55 Manufacturing jobs and the automation threat

18:45 Does AI really create more jobs than it destroys?

24:24 Should Ohio regulate AI on its own?

26:12 AI, deepfakes, and disclosure in Ohio elections

29:50 Landsman’s pitch for a federal AI regulatory body

32:07 The one question every Ohio voter should ask

34:16 Bennett and Sanjay debrief the conversation

This is AI on the Ballot, a weekly series exploring the 2026 US midterms through the lens of AI policy — state by state, race by race. New episodes every week. Watch the full series on the RegulatingAI YouTube channel and listen on all major podcast platforms.

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