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Originally published on July 12, 2021 5:51 pm
Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan (Chagrin Falls) is considering a run for Republican Rob Portman’s U.S. Senate seat, announcing Monday the launch of a statewide listening tour, called #OhioMatters, to determine if he’ll enter the race or not.
Dolan kicks off the listening tour Tuesday at a luncheon to be held at Lake County Republican Headquarters. Over the next two weeks, he’ll move on to Trumbull, Mahoning, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Lorain, Lucas, Wood, Ottawa and Ashland counties.
In a statement, Dolan said his agenda would include championing gun rights, school choice, religious freedom and being pro-life.
Ohio Democrats seemingly have been saved from themselves through no fault of their own. For once, they re not being stupid about a major race. They re acting like they actually want to win a race that doesn t involve U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
The party is coalescing around one candidate in the race for retiring Republican Rob Portman s U.S. Senate seat in 2022. And long-time Northeast Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan is exactly the type of candidate Democrats need to support if they want to start competing again in the GOP-controlled state.
With his Mahoning Valley roots, strong record of supporting the working class and regular-guy charisma, Ryan would put a long-held GOP seat in play as both parties look to break the 50-50 tie in the Senate in the midterm. Ryan isn t a wokester, but it appears left-wing activists aren t pushing for an eat-their-own, ideological purity test primary.
Democratic former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says today on Twitter he will not run for Republican Rob Portman s U.S. Senate seat.
Last week Coleman said he was considering a run in 2022. Now, Coleman says his decision comes after serious consideration and discussion with his family.
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