Candidate for Ohio State Senate - District 21 in 2026 Ohio General Election.
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Get StartedCasinos, cannabis, Ohio Lottery, and other gimmicks didn't result in better economic conditions on the east side of Cuyhoga County. They also didn't solve financing issues with schools, healthcare, and other government spending. Voting for change has a strong chance of bringing the east side of Cuyhoga County up to at least the booming levels of other Ohio areas. Learn more
Maximum school choice. Most dollars are directed by parents and follow the kids. Arizona and other states passed wider school choice than Ohio and are doing better. Learn more
The same regulated monopoly rules as gas and electricity, including opening to privatization, supplier choice, account ownership and collections. We need to have state law obstructing NEORSD from taxing parking lots by square footage. Most people aren't aware: the sewer district started to tax anything that has raindrops falling on it. Learn more
Ohio is charging much more than the federal government. The gas tax needs dramatic lowering, not just a gas tax holiday. Mikhail Alterman is for full reversal of the recent DeWine gas tax hike and cut out unnecessary road "repairs." Learn more
Cut the number of institutions asking to raise taxes. There is no reason why, for example, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, has ability to independently push to raise taxes. Learn more
Mikhail Alterman is advocating to make it harder to raise taxes: limit when tax increases can start and put the higher percentage of votes to pass levies. Learn more
This is the United States of America, not united city councils or united school districts. Many of the tax increases were voted in; but for decades the citizens were promised better results if we only voted in one more small tax increase. The results are disastrous: the east side of Cuyahoga County is over taxed. The 8% sales tax is too high, the county government is swimming in cash. The state government can and should override the county and cut taxes and put limits on increases. Learn more
The Ohio government is spending over $100 billion every year. Twenty years ago it was $47 billion. More than 50% increase in spending over twenty years while the population grew only 3%. No shortage of areas to cut waste and send the dollars back to people. Learn more
Mikhail Alterman is advocating for very hard limits on income, property, and sales taxes. Also, hard limits on local government fees. Learn more
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