I’m Jason Purviance—husband, dad, aircraft mechanic, and resident of Fairfield Township in Ohio District 47. Like many of you, I’ve seen government expand while our freedoms shrink and costs keep rising. I’m not here as a career politician. I’m stepping up because the patterns of overreach, waste, and ignored local problems have gone on long enough.

The issues here hit close to home. Property taxes keep rising amid ongoing reappraisals creating real strain for homeowners and families in Butler county. Small farms, stands, and butchers face unnecessary regulations that limit direct sales and local options. Surveillance tools like Flock cameras are deployed in our neighborhoods collecting data on everyday movements without warrants or sufficient oversight. State spending often includes waste that drives up costs for groceries, gas, housing, and everything else.

Both major parties have allowed these problems to grow, chasing extremes while leaving everyday Ohioans behind. That’s why I’m running as the Libertarian candidate for Ohio House District 47. I will apply a clear, non-negotiable framework for every decision—prioritizing individual liberty, minimal government intervention, lower taxes, reduced waste, and freedom from unwarranted spying and data collection.

My guiding principles shape how I’ll evaluate and vote on every bill:

Individual liberty first — You control your life, choices, and property. Period. No unnecessary government dictates or interference in peaceful actions.

Aggressive pursuit of lower taxes — Oppose measures that increase tax burdens; favor reforms and spending reductions that prevent automatic hikes from market changes or reappraisals and keep more money with families and businesses.

Broad fiscal restraint — No new or extended taxes without equivalent offsets; always prioritize keeping earnings in your hands over expanding government.

Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse — Demand transparency, audits, and cuts to inefficient programs—redirecting every saved dollar toward tax relief, not new spending or mandates.

Deregulate small farms and producers — Remove barriers that hinder cottage foods, on-farm processing, direct sales, raw milk distribution, and similar local agriculture—evaluating rules based on whether they truly protect safety or just add red tape.

End warrantless surveillance — Oppose mass tracking tools like Flock systems and government data collection without warrants; support limits on retention, access, and sharing to restore privacy protections.

Free markets and personal responsibility — Favor voluntary solutions, competition, and individual accountability over mandates, subsidies, bailouts, or cronyism.

Sound money — Reject policies that fuel inflation and erode family budgets for essentials.

Local and individual control — Resist overreach from Columbus and D.C.; devolve power downward to communities and people.

This framework isn’t about left or right—it’s about decisions that expand freedom, cut coercion, and respect the realities of life in District 47.

If this approach resonates, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me directly at [email protected], or message me on X or Facebook. I want to hear from you.

Let’s restore liberty where it belongs—right here at home.

Jason Purviance

Libertarian for Ohio House District 47

Email: [email protected]

X: @jasonP4liberty

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