{"id":2658704,"date":"2026-09-11T20:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-husted-fires-political-director-after-use-of-nazi-imagery\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:19:31","slug":"jon-husted-fires-political-director-after-use-of-nazi-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-husted-fires-political-director-after-use-of-nazi-imagery\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Husted fires political director after use of Nazi imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjon-husted-fires-political-director-after-use-of-nazi-imagery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2658704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator jon Husted from Ohio confirmed that he dismissed his campaign\u2019s political director, Stephen Woytek, after the latter was found to have shared Nazi-related content on social media. Woytek had used images of Nazi soldiers as his facebook profile picture and cultivated playlists with songs celebrating Rhodesia,a country associated with white supremacist ideologies. Despite denying any harmful intent, Woytek&#8217;s social media activity, including participation in reenactments involving Nazi uniforms and symbols, prompted Husted\u2019s campaign to part ways with him. woytek expressed remorse, stating he denounces Nazi and racist ideologies and should have exercised better judgment online. His departure comes at a critical moment in husted\u2019s election campaign against Democrat Sherrod Brown, who currently holds a slight led in polls.Woytek\u2019s history as a military reenactor and his associations with groups displaying Nazi symbols have attracted meaningful scrutiny, especially as the Republican incumbent faces a highly competitive reelection race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-husted\/\">Jon Husted<\/a> (R-OH) on Friday confirmed he fired his campaign\u2019s political director after the staffer was linked to Nazi content. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 \u201cGroypers\u201d associated with Nick Fuentes, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/09\/11\/ohio-senate-campaign-staffer-used-nazi-soldiers-profile-photo\/\">according to <\/a>the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); 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<\/script>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it noted Woytek \u201cdenies negative intent,\u201d Husted\u2019s campaign said it decided to \u201cpart ways\u201d with the political director after the outlet\u2019s investigation. Husted is currently in a rough race for reelection against Democratic Senate nominee Sherrod Brown, who lost his Ohio seat in the upper chamber in 2024 to then-candidate Bernie Moreno.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSteve serves our country honorably as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and is a proud graduate of The Citadel. He studies military history and routinely reenacts historical battles. While he denies negative intent, his social media activity displays a complete lack of judgment and disregard for its impact on others,\u201d a spokeswoman for Husted said. \u201cSen. Husted demands better of those who represent him. Upon learning about the social media posts today, Sen. Husted made the immediate decision to part ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Post<\/em> said Woytek follows a military reenactment group called LAH Living History Unit on Facebook that has members who dress up as the Leibstandarte, a Waffen-SS formation that began as Adolf Hitler\u2019s bodyguards and later became an armored division. The group says it disavows \u201cpolitical and religious persecution\u201d that happened during World War II. The group shared photos linked to a Flickr account that appear to show Woytek wearing an SS uniform in February 2018 and marching in an area that is adorned with Nazi flags, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woytek appears to have been a military history buff in general, dressing up as a Union soldier in the Civil War and as a U.S. soldier in World War II as part of his reenactment hobby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to be unequivocal: I reject the racist and antisemitic ideology the SS and Nazi Germany represented. I believe it is important to educate our younger generations, which is why I participate in historical reenactments,\u201d Woytek said in a statement. He said he should have \u201cexercised better judgment when posting about my activities online\u201d and did not want to distract from Husted\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am utterly heartbroken, but respectfully am parting ways with his campaign,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655279\/sherrod-brown-courts-anti-data-center-voters-latest-ohio-senate-ad\/\"><strong>SHERROD BROWN AIMS TO COURT ANTI-DATA CENTER VOTERS IN LATEST OHIO SENATE ADS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woytek\u2019s ouster from Husted\u2019s campaign comes as the incumbent senator is battling for his political career in one of the tightest races nationwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/ohio-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">polling<\/a> shows his Democratic rival, Brown, with a slight lead ahead of November. 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