We’re Empowering Voters to Reclaim Our State.
We fight extremism in Ohio’s state and local government by building community, not spreading hate. Everyone is worthy of living and working with dignity, and the growing normalization of extremism is moving Ohio in the wrong direction.
Statehouse legislation tracker
Stay on top of bills that affect your community. We monitor Ohio’s Statehouse so you don’t have to — updated regularly with plain-language summaries and calls to action.
View the tracker →Helpers cohort
Ready to go deeper? Our Helpers Cohort is a hands-on program for advocates who want training, mentorship, and collaboration to tackle their next big project.
Join the cohort →Community partner network
We’re stronger together. OAE works alongside a wide network of trusted Ohio organizations to mobilize, train, and coordinate action against extremism statewide.
Learn more about our Community Partner Network →2025 Highlights:
We’re supported by Ohioans like you!
- We worked with 48 Community Partner organizations who represent over 200,000 Ohio members
- We tracked 294 bills at the Statehouse
- We called out over 70 troubling school board candidates in competitive races
We keep everyday Ohioans up-to-speed on Statehouse madness.
We make Statehouse advocacy simple, so you can focus on holding your elected officials accountable.
We train Ohioans to advocate for themselves and fight back against extremism.
We help organizers build their skillset and strategically plan to respond to extremist legislation and political activity by offering training, mentoring, and collaboration opportunities.
Check out our new program, The Helpers Cohort, designed to help advocates get into their next big project.
We build power alongside trusted community leaders.
We work with a large network of diverse organizations to fight back against extremists through training, planning, facilitating, and mobilizing.
We explain policy and politics using normal human words.
Check out our Substack and podcast, where we highlight important legislative updates and calls to action. We don’t paywall our material, but if you appreciate the work, please consider supporting us through a direct contribution!
We’re supported by everyday Ohioans like you!
We don’t have any billionaire friends 🙁 but the generosity of our fellow anti-extremist Ohioans keeps us going.
Even $5 a month can make a huge difference in helping us sustain our work.
