Timothy Grady for Governor of Ohio
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Fight for our Future
I’m Timothy Grady, and I’m running for governor because Ohio needs bold leadership to break the cycle of corruption, decline, and business-as-usual politics.
I believe in a Rustbelt Renaissance, in an Ohio that builds, that leads, that creates real opportunity in every corner of the state.
I’m not part of the old system. I’m an independent, a reformer, and I’m building a new movement to fight for the future; fight for a robust economy, honest government, and a state that finally works for all of us.
Principles
Three overarching principles will guide this campaign, our policies, and our approach to governing: Integrity, Freedom, and Improvement. So… IFI.
Integrity is our commitment to character and holding ourselves and others to a high standard of behavior, to honesty, and public service.
Freedom is our commitment to individual liberty, choice, and opportunity that this country was founded upon.
Improvement is our commitment to building a better future and a stronger country for ourselves and for future generations.
Integrity
Integrity is the Foundation of Trust. Without integrity, there is no trust. And without trust, nothing works, not our economy, not our democracy, not our society.
Corruption is destroying us. When people get ahead not by merit and hard work, but through bribery and connections, it drains our energy, our determination, and our sense of civic duty. It creates a system where dishonesty thrives, where government serves the powerful instead of the people, and where the fabric of society unravels.
We must root out corruption. Honesty, integrity, and public service must be restored, not just in government, but in our culture. Trust is what holds us together, and we must rebuild it. As a culture of corruption has spread, we have collectively lost faith in the institutions that made us great and strong, in our schools, in our justice system, in our financial institutions, in our local governments, in the government as a whole. Restoring that trust is essential to our future success and must be a priority.
We will hold ourselves to the highest standards. It doesn’t matter how corrupt our opponents are. It doesn’t matter what others do. We do what’s right because we are in this for our families, our neighbors, our communities, and our country, not for personal gain.
Honesty is non-negotiable. We will not lie for votes, for money, or for power. Politicians fear the truth because they believe people prefer comforting lies. But the truth is what people deserve, even harsh truths. The truth builds trust. The truth allows us to face the world as it is and shape it into what it should be.
Public service is about duty, not ambition. It means putting the public before party, the country before self. It means leading with character, making decisions based on principle, and always working toward the greater good.
Freedom
Freedom is Choice.
Freedom means protecting our individual rights; freedom of speech, religion, assembly, expression, and privacy. It means the right to pursue happiness, make our own decisions, and learn from our own mistakes.
Freedom keeps power in check. No one person, institution, or central authority can control everything. When decisions are decentralized, ground-up, and made at the lowest practical level, we thrive.
Freedom means free exchange and free markets. People, not bureaucracies, are the best judges of their own needs and desires. When people can act on their own judgment, work, trade, and collaborate voluntarily, they create innovation and prosperity. Markets are not just economic systems; they are the natural result of a free society.
Opportunity is essential to freedom. If your future is determined by the circumstances of your birth, you are not truly free. We must build a society where everyone has the means to advance, achieve, and create a better life. Freedom from want ensures that economic choices are made from strength, not survival.
Expanding freedom means expanding choice. More choices, better choices, and empowering people to make their own.
So in this campaign, in policy, and in life, we ask:
Does this expand freedom?
Does this create opportunity?
Does this give people more choices?
Because a free society is built on the ability to choose.
Improvement and Innovation
Improvement is Building a Better Future.
It is the spirit of National Improvement, the vision of leaders like Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams. It is the belief that we prosper when we invest in ourselves; our people, our communities, and our country.
We invest in what connects us. Roads, railways, airports, telecommunications; the infrastructure and networks that allows us to work together and achieve more than any one person could alone.
We invest in where we live. Strong cities and thriving villages. Affordable housing. Clean air and water. Stewardship of our land and natural resources that belong to all and future generations.
We build. Great works that transform millions of lives, and small improvements that make everyday life better.
We invest in discovery. Progress comes from innovation, through science, engineering, trial and error. We learn. Research institutions, moonshots, universities, community colleges, and schools; laying the foundation for anyone to climb higher and achieve more.
The sort of Improvement that Clay and Adams and further back to our Founders believed in was not just National Improvement but the Improvement of Ourselves. That’s the idea behind this country, that people will be free to pursue their dreams and rise above. That’s the power of democracy and liberty: the freedom to explore who we are and strive for more.
Self-Improvement. It’s the heart of this movement. It’s about people investing in themselves and each other. Gaining new skills, imagining new possibilities, being better neighbors, friends, and family. Prospering by our own hands, our own talents.
And as we improve ourselves, we improve our communities. A strong nation isn’t just built by policy or government, it’s built by the choices we make every day. By how we support one another. Because no matter who is running the show, we can control and are responsible for our own lives. Yeah, our government may be corrupt and incompetent, but we can still be better and do better and that will matter a whole lot more and it will eventually trickle through to every institution. We create the fabric of our nation by the lives we lead, not who we vote for. This is a campaign for the governorship of Ohio but it is also a campaign to mobilize thousands of people to work to improve themselves and their communities and that will be 1000x more impactful, in the end, regardless of the outcome.
What’s Next?
This will be the boldest, most unprecedented campaign in Ohio history. But its success and failure isn’t in my hands, it’s in your hands. Well, our hands, I have to take some credit/responsibility. To succeed, to defeat the Republicans and Democrats, to wash away decades of corruption and decay; we will have to mobilize thousands of Ohioans to fight for a greater good.
The challenge is great but more has been done with less. We will adopt an asymmetric strategy. We won’t try and beat them at their own game. We will turn every advantage they hold into a weakness. Democrats and Republicans are far more fragile than people think. They have survived in a codependent relationship, because their supporters hate the other side more than they like their own party. Relentless negativity will work only so long as there are no other plausible choices. Enter a third choice and every time they attack each other they drive voters toward the third choice, us.
We will win by following our own principles. We will be decentralized, we will focus on innovation through iteration, and we will speak truth to power. And because we are a campaign not for office but for a better Ohio our success is compounding. When people join this campaign they see a better way, they break out of the toxicity of partisan politics, and they learn to lead, providing an example to more people to see and do the same.
How to Help
Every campaign needs money to succeed. Because we can break outside of tried and tired messaging and strategy of the legacy parties, we can have far greater impact with far fewer dollars. Our message will resonate. In our 2022 campaign every dollar spent generated over 50x more votes than the major party campaigns. While there will be declining returns to scale, we believe we can continue to outperform in 2026. Every dollar counts! Donate Today
There is a lot of work to be done to make this a successful campaign. We need all the help we can get to collect signatures, raise awareness, and spread the word. There’s no limit to how you can help and get involved. Sign up to volunteer and become part of this campaign to save Ohio. Sign Up
But the most important thing you can do to help this campaign succeed is joining our community. We’re building a grassroots campaign to seed a truly grassroots movement. Our gubernatorial run is just the focal point for a much larger goal. It’s only by working together that we can achieve something greater than all of us. We’re starting our community in Discord where supporters, volunteers, and the candidate(s) can discuss ideas, coordinate, and generally build a real community. Join our Discord.
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