United Auto Workers Endorse Aaron Jones for State Representative in District 88

Monday, July 13, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2026

TIFFIN, Ohio — The United Auto Workers have endorsed Aaron Jones, the Democratic candidate for Ohio House District 88.

The endorsement was made by the Executive Committee of the UAW Ohio State CAP Council on the recommendation of the Fostoria Area UAW Community Action Program, which represents UAW members here in Seneca County. UAW endorsements are decided by the union's Community Action Program councils, made up of rank-and-file members and retirees.

Manufacturing is the largest employment sector in both Seneca and Sandusky counties, with roughly 7,000 manufacturing workers in each — about one in four working people district-wide, according to U.S. Census data.

Jones has spent more than 20 years as a production supervisor at Toledo Molding & Die in Tiffin. Before that, he served four years in the U.S. Army as an airborne infantryman with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment — The Old Guard — in Washington, D.C. He has represented Tiffin's 1st Ward on City Council since 2024.

"I've spent two decades on a plant floor in Tiffin," Jones said. "I know what it means when a line goes down, when a shift gets cut, when a plant that's been here for generations starts talking about consolidation. The people who build things in Seneca and Sandusky County don't need somebody in Columbus who's never done it. They need somebody who has."

Jones does not accept corporate PAC money. More than 90 percent of the money his campaign has raised this cycle has come from donors inside House District 88, with an average contribution of about $73.

Ohio's 88th House District includes all of Seneca and Sandusky counties. The general election is November 3, 2026.

More information is available at jonesforohio.com.

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