Ohio’s Epstein Election Has a Second Money Trail: Follow the Pensions and Data Centers - Divestment?
By Chris Tobe September 24, 2026
The Associated Press has put Leslie Wexner’s political money and Jeffrey Epstein at the center of Ohio’s U.S. Senate race. Good. But Ohioans should ask a larger question before they vote for senator and governor: Who gets rich from the state’s pension funds, public subsidies and electric grid, and who has the power to make them show their books? While Jeffrey Epstein is dead many key members of his network what many call the Epstein Class are still active. How do the leading candidates for Senate and Governor feel about divestment from Epstein linked Apollo in Ohio taxpayer funded pensions?
STRS, OPERS and the other state systems should disclose each Apollo-managed holding, commitment, current value, net return and total fees, including carried interest where available. Trustees should release the dates and conclusions of any updated manager review, with lawful redactions narrowly explained.
Ohio voters deserve to know how their Senate and Governor candidates feel about divestment from Apollo holdings by taxpayer funded pensions.
