Facebook Former Congressman Jim Renacci, who's also the Medina County Republican Party chair, speaks at a press conference on the Medina County Courthouse steps. Ohio Democrats have been talking up last week’s plea deal from FirstEnergy as proof of Republican corruption in state government. But now Gov. Mike DeWine’s main opponent in next year’s GOP primary is joining in. Standing on the steps of the Medina County Courthouse, former U.S. Congressman Jim Renacci said the scandal that brought indictments against former House Speaker Larry Householder and others, the $230 million plea deal from FirstEnergy, and now questions about former Public Utilities Commission chair Sam Randazzo has made Ohio "the most corrupt state in the country".