Jon Husted fires political director after use of Nazi imagery

Published September 11, 2026 7:34pm ET




Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Friday confirmed he fired his campaign’s political director after the staffer was linked to Nazi content. 

Stephen Woytek once used a photo of the Nazi military, SS soldiers, as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a country venerated by white supremacists and right-wing “Groypers” associated with Nick Fuentes, according to the Washington Post.

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