GOP’s Rob Portman backs Timken to succeed him in US Senate
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP’s Rob Portman backs Timken to succeed him in US Senate

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorsed Republican Jane Timken on Wednesday from among the crowded GOP field seeking the seat he is vacating next year. Portman tweeted that Timken, former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, “is the best candidate to advance conservative @GOP policies to help #Ohio workers and families.” He called Timken smart and hard-working and said Ohioans “would be proud to have her representing us in the United States Senate.” Portman, a Cincinnati Republican, announced his decision to retire last year, citing deep partisanship and dysfunction in U.S. politics. As half a dozen leading Republican contenders, including Timken, continue to jockey for the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, GOP state Sen. Matt Dolan was the only candidate to tout himself as a moderate, Portman-style statesman in the heavily Trump-supporting state. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of a Democratic primary that includes 10-term U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and progressive Morgan Harper, a former consumer protection attorney.

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Republican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman’s endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican Matt Dolan lands former US Sen. Rob Portman’s endorsement in Ohio’s Senate primary

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Matt Dolan has landed the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. In a letter addressed to fellow Ohioans, the Cincinnati Republican and his wife, Jane, said they decided that Dolan’s “conservative record of accomplishment and his commitment to continue to focus on achieving results in the U.S. Senate set him apart” from his rivals, Ohio Secretary of …

Republicans look to surrogates for boost in Ohio Senate race
2 years, 7 months ago

Republicans look to surrogates for boost in Ohio Senate race

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio’s hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state or holding other events to give their endorsed candidates a last-minute boost ahead of Tuesday’s election. The primary has been heated from the start, with nearly all the Republicans in the race competing for Trump’s endorsement — a prize that …

Ohio GOP Senate primary remains all about Trump as candidates hope for late endorsement
2 years, 8 months ago

Ohio GOP Senate primary remains all about Trump as candidates hope for late endorsement

CNN  

Wilberforce, Ohio CNN — Nearly all the Republicans vying for the party’s Senate nomination in Ohio are embracing former President Donald Trump’s message, touting their closeness to him and cozying up to the elements of the GOP that he propelled as they joust for a late endorsement. “There are people up on the stage who are literally fighting for one …

Female GOP Candidate Says Her Male Rivals Are Trying To 'Overcompensate'
2 years, 10 months ago

Female GOP Candidate Says Her Male Rivals Are Trying To 'Overcompensate'

Huff Post  

Jane Timken is the only woman on the Republican side in Ohio's Senate race. Aaron Doster/Associated Press In 2016, Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Donald Trump for having “small hands” and, unfortunately, everyone knew what he was getting at. This week, Jane Timken, a Senate candidate in Ohio, did the same thing, implying that her GOP rivals have small penises ― …

Ohio’s top Democrat backs US Rep Tim Ryan in US Senate race
3 years, 2 months ago

Ohio’s top Democrat backs US Rep Tim Ryan in US Senate race

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s top elected Democrat endorsed U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for Senate on Wednesday, an expected move aimed at further strengthening the party’s efforts to flip a key seat next year. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of the politically divided state’s most successful politicians, called Ryan a friend who “understands that all work has dignity.” “I know Tim, …

Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan to seek open US Senate seat in Ohio
3 years, 7 months ago

Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan to seek open US Senate seat in Ohio

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, a 10-term representative from Ohio’s blue-collar Mahoning Valley, officially launched his bid Monday for a coveted open Senate seat in Ohio. Ryan becomes the first announced Democratic candidate, after Dr. Amy Acton, a virus specialist who became the face of Ohio’s early virus response as health director for Republican Gov. “I think …

Pro-Trump former GOP chair joins US Senate race in Ohio
3 years, 10 months ago

Pro-Trump former GOP chair joins US Senate race in Ohio

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An ally of former President Donald Trump who recently stepped down as chair of the Ohio Republican Party launched her bid Thursday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the GOP’s Rob Portman. Jane Timken’s decision sets up a 2022 primary that already includes former state treasurer and Marine veteran Josh Mandel, another Trump backer who …

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