Ohio is the sixth-most-regulated state in America, with nearly 250,000 regulations costing the state 4,300 jobs annually, pushing 305,000 Ohioans into poverty, and raising prices by 7.35%, according to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. 

Haggard pledges to co-sponsor and fight to pass the Ohio REINS Act (House Bill 11), which requires the Ohio General Assembly to approve any new regulation costing Ohio families or businesses more than $100,000. "No more unelected regulators making the rules," Haggard said. "If a regulation is going to cost you money, your elected representatives will have to vote YES—on the record—or it doesn't happen."

Ohio property taxes force families to pay the government every year for the right to stay in a home they already own. The Ohio Supreme Court declared this system of funding unconstitutional four times — and Columbus never fixed it. Ohio gave $2.5 billion in property tax breaks to data centers since 2017 while your bill kept climbing. Haggard will fight to abolish property taxes on all owner-occupied homes in Ohio, replaced by a consumption-based revenue system that funds communities directly — not through a Columbus bureaucracy.

"You paid for your house. You shouldn't rent it from the government every year," Haggard said. "Ohio gave a $4.5 million tax break to two data centers that created ten jobs. Meanwhile, seniors are getting taxed out of their homes. I'm going to Columbus to end that — not reduce it, not freeze it, end it."

Ohio's income tax takes $25 billion annually from hardworking families, while seven states— Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming, and New Hampshire—thrive with no income tax. Haggard will work to phase out and eliminate Ohio's income tax by expanding the sales tax base, abolishing property taxes on owner-occupied homes, and cutting wasteful spending. 

Ohio is already moving toward a flat 2.75% rate by 2026. "Let's finish the job and go to zero," Haggard said. "You earned that money. You should keep it. That's an extra $2,000 to $5,000 in your pocket every year—money for your family, your retirement, your future."

Haggard will fight to expand Ohio's EdChoice Scholarship Program to make it truly universal—no income limits, no restrictions. 

Currently, EdChoice provides up to $8,408 per child for private school tuition, but eligibility is capped by income. "Parents know what's best for their kids—not politicians, not unions, not bureaucrats," Haggard said. "Every Ohio family, regardless of income, should have the freedom to choose the best school for their child. When parents choose, kids win."

Haggard will introduce and fight for a constitutional amendment imposing eight-year term limits on Ohio House and Senate members (four terms in the House, two in the Senate). 

He pledges to serve no more than four terms (eight years) in the State House of Representatives before returning home. "The longer a politician stays in Columbus, the more corrupt and out-of-touch they become," Haggard said. "Public service is not a career—it's a calling. I'll serve, deliver results, and come home. That's accountability."