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Summit County, OH ballot

Seth Walsh

Democratic

Treasurer of State · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Jay Edwards (Republican)

Seth Walsh, a Cincinnati City Council member, is the Democratic nominee for Treasurer of State, campaigning on general 'community investment' themes and his background running a community-development nonprofit. He trails Republican Jay Edwards in name recognition and legislative record, with no specific tax or elections position found and no Trump-related statements identified.

What this office decides

The Treasurer of State manages Ohio's cash and investments, collects state revenue, oversees the sale of state debt, and runs programs such as Ohio Checkbook, which publishes government spending. Four-year term.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No search result surfaced any statement by or about Donald Trump concerning Walsh.

  • Ohio Democratic Party (for) source

Who they are

Seth Walsh is a Cincinnati City Council member, appointed in late 2022 to succeed Greg Landsman and elected in his own right in 2023 and 2025 (WVXU). He does not hold the Treasurer seat, held by term-limited Robert Sprague, who is running for Secretary of State instead (WVXU). He previously led the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and lost a 2016 race for Hamilton County Treasurer to Robert Goering by about 10 points (WVXU).

Positions

  • Taxes & spending: No public position found; his platform speaks generally of "community investment" in "farmers, public sector employees, and small business entrepreneurs" without a specific tax policy (campaign site).
  • Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.

Record

Walsh has no prior statewide or financial-office record; as his professional background, he says he built a community-development organization with an operating budget "north of $2 million," $30 million-plus in assets, and led $85 million in development (WVXU). He has served on Cincinnati Council since December 19, 2022 (WVXU).

Money

For mid-April–early June 2026, Walsh reported raising about $52,700 and had just under $112,000 cash on hand, per a filing dated June 12, 2026 (Ohio Capital Journal). The state Democratic Party recruited him and lists him as its candidate (Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association).

Recent news

  • 2026-01-07: Announced his candidacy for Ohio Treasurer (WVXU).
  • 2026-05-05: Won the Democratic primary with 677,424 votes, unopposed (Ballotpedia).
  • 2026-07-03: Campaign finance report showed him trailing Republicans in cash on hand statewide (Ohio Capital Journal).

What we couldn't find

  • Specific positions on taxes, voting rules, or any other value axis.
  • Individual donor names.
  • Any statement by or about Donald Trump concerning Walsh.
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