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E40 - Government Issues and Making Ohio Better with Nathan Manning, Ohio State Senator, District 13

Episode Summary

Seeing the effect of costly college tuition fees and student costs, the need for infrastructure, the drug crisis, and the tax burden, Nathan Manning makes it his mission to tackle these issues. Having these visions for the state of Ohio, Nathan hopes for re-election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 13. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. In today's episode, Nathan Manning joins Jim and Dan. They talk about current issues in the government and what Nathan's visions are for the state of Ohio. Nathan Manning is currently serving his first term as a state senator. He represents the 13th Ohio Senate District, which encompasses a portion of Lorain County. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving in that body from 2015 to 2018. Enjoy!

Episode Notes

In This Episode

03:11 - A brief overview of Nathan Manning's career

03:50 - The difference between the Ohio House and the House of Senate

05:34 - Update on the repeal of House Bill 6

10:56 - The Constitutional Carry

17:13 - Why senators compete over gun legislation

18:58 - How law enforcers profile person of interest

27:00 - Nathan Manning on the issues of making college affordable

36:11 - Governor Ron DeSantis' bill to support retired law enforcement K-9s

41:33 - Nathan Manning on fighting drug issues

45:30 - Reducing the tax burden

55:17 - Nathan's stand on gay marriage

1:10:43 - Other pressing issues Nathan is likely to address


Favorite Quotes

13:41 - "My problem with Ohio's Constitutional Carry is the lack of training requirements. Without the training requirement, I don't think many people will get that training on their own." - Jim Larkin

21:33 - "Notifying the police, that's by the second amendment, no infringement there. You're still allowed to possess your weapons. You're still allowed to bear arms, no infringement. The government is not coming to you and saying you cannot bear arms. What we're saying is that you can bear all the arms you want, but when the cops are dealing with you, you have to tell them." - Jim Larkin

24:15 - "The fact that you're carrying a gun does not rise to reasonable suspicion, nor should it." - Jim Larkin

26:13 - "If a police officer sees a known criminal driving down the road and there's an empty mag on the floor of that car, we should be allowed to start handling business at that point. That's what society pays us for. Society pays us to keep these people out of our neighborhoods and out of our lives. Let us do our jobs." - Jim Larkin

41:15 - "When I first started practicing law, representing defendants and everything else, and meeting with them in jail, almost every defendant had either a drug or mental health issue. But once you got them off of that, they were good people and not conveying crimes and were productive members of society. Many people out there that have drug or addiction issues are good people." - Nathan Manning

49:30 - "I have no problem with the federal government being involved in National Security because they're allowed to be involved in National Security. Do you know what they're not allowed to be involved in? States' Rights, Department of Labor, Education, and Welfare. They're not allowed to be involved in any of that." - Jim Larkin


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