In the legislature, Merrin co-led the effort to pass a total ban on abortion with no exceptions for victims of rape even when the life of the woman is at risk. 

Merrin has been (and still is) trying to take away a woman’s right to an abortion even after Northwest Ohioans voted against an abortion ban just last year. The morning after the vote, Merrin said “we will not give up” trying to ban abortion in Ohio, even though it would override the will of the voters.

A bill Merrin championed would have put in prison both doctors who perform abortions and women and girls as young as 13 years old who seek an abortion.

Merrin pushes policies that would hurt Ohio workers, families, and veterans. He is backed by DC insiders who want to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Derek Merrin voted for a state budget that would have raised taxes on middle class families and sent money that could fund local public schools to private schools while cutting taxes for the wealthiest Ohioans.