Open judicial seats don’t come around often, so when the opportunity strikes, candidates who can afford it pour a lot of their own money into campaigns. Campaign finance reports show that to be the case in the two courts of appeals Republican primaries in the Mahoning Valley for open ...
For two candidates running for Congress for the first time, state Sen. Michael Rulli and state Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus both raised impressive amounts of money in short periods of time. How each raised their money, though, was very different. The two were among three Republicans running for the open 6th Congressional District seat. Because this was a presidential election year, the date for the primary was March 19. That’s seven weeks earlier than nonpresidential years. Also, candidates running in the 6th District had to scramble to get organized because the seat opening up was a ...
Republicans in the General Assembly introduced four separate bills to put an end to open primary elections. Ohio law currently allows anyone to vote in any partisan primary — Democratic or Republican. The proposals would end that practice and require a voter to declare their party ...
Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address lasted an hour and only once did he utter the word “economy” — and it had little to do with Ohio’s economy. While outlining a number of his education initiatives early in the speech and right after talking about child care access ...
Trumbull County Republicans are likely to do well on the Nov. 5 ballot in spite of the infighting among those involved in the party. The party has had several internal arguments that led to the ouster of one chairman and the resignations of two others, including one after publicly criticizing several party officials for quitting. In February, an effort by some party officials to change bylaws — including having endorsements, permitting sanctions and requiring annual dues — was squashed by vocal objectors. The latest chapter in the party battle focuses on a political action ...
Sherrod Brown, considered one of the most vulnerable U.S. Senate Democratic incumbents, has enjoyed widespread popularity for years in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. But he may not get the needed support from the two counties, both former Democratic strongholds, in the Nov. 5 general election as he faces Bernie Moreno, the Republican nominee backed by former President Donald Trump. And Trump, who has won Ohio twice, will be at the top of the Republican ticket in the general election making it that much harder for Brown to get reelected. Since Brown beat then-incumbent Mike DeWine in ...
