Danny O’Connor is ticked off maybe more than he’s ever been about the present state of politics.
And it’s not just Republicans. The Democratic Franklin County recorder isn’t mincing words with those on his side of the political aisle over inaction on a federal coronavirus relief package.
“Even though Democrats control everything, we’re not seeing the quick relief that people need,” O’Connor said. “That’s disappointing to me. We all want to applaud Republicans right now for criticizing their own right now, but there’s nothing wrong with criticizing your own party if you feel like they’re not getting it done.”
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That was Democrat Mary Boyle of Cleveland, who became the Democratic nominee in 1998 when Sen. John Glenn retired. But she lost to Republican George Voinovich.
As far as Blacks being elected to the Senate is concerned, Ohio voters are not alone – most states have never had a Black senator. There have been only 11 in the history of the Senate.
The 2022 election in Ohio will be an opportunity for one or both of those things to take place.
The 2022 race will be a rare bird for Ohio – an election where there is an open U.S. Senate seat, thanks to the decision of incumbent Republican Rob Portman not to run.
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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He s really doing it this time.
Tim Ryan, the longtime Democratic congressman from the Mahoning Valley, will run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
This comes after years of dropping broad hints about running for higher statewide office - be it governor, or senator - before deciding to stay put in his comfortable Northeast Ohio congressional district. And it comes, too, after his experience in 2019, when he launched a quixotic and short-lived bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
This time it seems he really means it.
High-ranking Ohio Democrats who have talked with Ryan recently tell me he is all in; and the 47-year-old from Trumbull County is expected to make a formal announcement next month.