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JayBaller at Cincy Vapors wants you to know, that if enacted, Gov. Kasich's proposal would:
Tax electronic cigarette devices, components, and liquids at 49% of wholesale (a 750% tax increase from 5.75% sales tax now collected on sales)
Raise the tax on smokeless tobacco from 17% to 49% (a 188% tax increase)
Declare e-cigarettes to be tobacco products and subject to the same licensing restrictions
Raise the tax on cigarettes from $1.25 to $1.85 a pack (CASAA takes no position on cigarette taxes)
Currently, this tax proposal is found in HB 472, a massive bill hundreds of pages in length that, in the near future, will likely be split into 10-15 different bills. We need to start fighting now and continue to even if the public is told the plan may be delayed.
Below you will find contact information for the members of the Ohio House Ways & Means Committee, which is the first committee that will hear the e-cigarette tax.
Of course, in addition to contacting the members of the House Ways & Means Committee, you should also make personal contact with your own State Representative and Senator (look them up at the bottom left hand corner here). Those in Ohio can call 1-800-282-0253 to reach your House Representative's office Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Let them know that you are in their district and want them to oppose this unfair and punitive tax hike. Educate them about how e-cigarettes and traditional tobacco cigarettes are so different
Rep. Jeff McClain (R - Upper Sandusky, D 87)
Phone: (614) 644-6265 / Fax: (614) 719-6982
Email Representative McClain
Twitter: @RepJeffMcClain
Rep. Gary Scherer (R - Circleville, D 92)
Phone: (614) 644-7928 / Fax: (614) 719-6985
Email Representative Gary Scherer
Twitter: @RepGaryScherer
Rep. Tom Letson (D - Warren, D 64)
Phone: (614) 466-5358 / Fax: (614) 719-3964
Email Representative Tom Letson
Rep. John Adams (R - Sidney, D 85)
Phone: (614) 466-1507 / Fax: (614) 719-3978
Email Representative John Adams
Rep. Ron Amstutz (R - Wooster, D 1)
Phone: (614) 466-1474 / Fax: (614) 719-0003
Email Representative Ron Amstutz
Twitter: @repamstutz
Rep. Nan A. Baker (R - Westlake, D 16)
Phone: (614) 466-0961 / Fax: (614) 719-3998
Email Representative Nan A. Baker
Rep. John Barnes, Jr (R - Westlake, D 16)
Phone: (614) 466-1408 / Fax: (614) 719-3912
Email Representative John Barnes, Jr
Twitter: @Barnes0658
Rep. Peter Beck, Jr (R - Mason, D 54)
Phone: (614) 644-6027 / Fax: (614) 719-3967
Email Representative Peter Beck, Jr
Twitter: @PeteBeckOhioRep
Rep. John Becker, Jr (R - Union Township , D 65)
Phone: (614) 466-8134 / Fax: (614) 719-3966
Email Representative John Becker, Jr
Twitter: @BeckerGOP
Rep. Terry Blair, Jr (R - Washington Township, D 42)
Phone: (614) 466-6504 / Fax: (614) 719-6966
Email Representative Terry Blair, Jr
Rep. Jack Cera, Jr (D - Bellaire, D 96)
Phone: (614) 466-3735 / Fax: (614) 719-6995
Email Representative Jack Cera, Jr
Twitter: @jackbellaire
Rep. Mike Foley, Jr (D - Cleveland, D 14)
Phone: (614) 466-3350 / Fax: (614) 719-3910
Email Representative Mike Foley, Jr
Rep. Doug Green, Jr (R - Mount Orab, D 66)
Phone: (614) 644-6034 / Fax: (614) 719-6988
Email Representative Doug Green, Jr
Rep. Brian Hill, Jr (R - Zanesville, D 97)
Phone: (614) 644-6014 / Fax: (614) 719-6994
Email Representative Brian Hill, Jr
Twitter: @RepBrianHill
Rep. Bill Patmon (D - Cleveland, D 10)
Phone: (614) 466-7954 / Fax: (614) 719-0010
Email Representative Bill Patmon, Jr
Twitter: @RepBillPatmon
Rep. John M. Rogers (D - Mentor On The Lake, D 60)
Phone: (614) 466-7251 / Fax: (614) 719-3962
Email Representative John M. Rogers, Jr
Twitter: @Rep_Rogers60
Rep. Stephen Slesnick (D - Canton, D 49)
Phone: (614) 466-8030 / Fax: (614) 719-6952
Email Representative Stephen Slesnick, Jr
Twitter: @stephenslesnick
Rep. Gerald L. Stebelton (R - Lancaster, D 77)
Phone: (614) 466-8100 / Fax: (614) 719-0005
Email Representative Gerald L. Stebelton, Jr
Rep. Louis Terhar (R - Cincinnati , D 30)
Phone: (614) 466-8258 / Fax: (614) 719-3584
Email Representative Louis Terhar, Jr
Rep. Roland Winburn (D - Dayton, D 43)
Phone: (614) 466-2960 / Fax: (614) 719-6940
Email Representative Roland Winburn, Jr
Twitter: @RolandWinburn |