A political candidate seeking to secure Ohio’s 9th Congressional District from U.S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) ended his 2024 run.
Ohio Republican JR Majewski dropped out of the race on Tuesday evening just over a month after announcing his second attempt to unseat Kaptur who is currently serving her 21st term in Congress.
Majewski, from Port Clinton, announced the end of his candidacy, citing family health concerns.
“Unfortunately, I have to bow out of the race for OH09 due to my mother’s health. Last cycle, I lost my father before the primary election and I can’t risk not giving my full attention to my family,” Majewski said.
Majewski (pictured above) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 9th Congressional District against Kaptur in the general election in November 2022. He lost to Kaptur but gained 43 percent of the vote.
Majewski is an Air Force veteran who has managed multiple multi-million-dollar projects within the nuclear industry and earned a reputation for his leadership style and ability to transform struggling projects, programs, and portfolios into high performers. Majewski now serves as a Senior Leader in the nuclear industry, working with some of the world’s largest nuclear utilities.
The Trump-backed conservative candidate Majewski gained notoriety in the months before the general election after the Associated Press claimed that Majewski had misrepresented his military service.
The Associated Press said that Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan as he depicted himself and instead completed a six-month stint loading planes at an air base in Qatar.
Majewski refuted claims that he made up information concerning his military service. Majewski said that he frequently flew in and out of the area while serving abroad. He worked to load aircraft before landing at other locations to transfer cargo and passengers.
According to Majewski, Kaptur spent millions of dollars lying about his military career so she could maintain her long-held congressional seat.
Majewski said that although he is not pursuing this candidacy at this current time, he will not side idly by.
“Don’t fret, I love this country too much to stay idle. God Bless all of you,” Majewski said.
Majewski noted that regardless of the end of his 2024 campaign, it’s time to flip Ohio District 09 Republican.
Recently, a number of Republican officials from northwest Ohio have declared their candidacy to run against Kaptur in 2024, including Steve Lankenau, a former mayor of Napoleon; Dan Wilczynski, a former mayor of Walbridge; and Craig Riedel, a former state representative from Defiance.
Reports state that Kaptur has already filed the paperwork necessary for candidacy in the November 2024 race for Congressional District 9.
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Hannah Poling is a lead reporter at The Ohio Star and The Star News Network. Follow Hannah on Twitter @HannahPoling1. Email tips to [email protected]
Photo “JR Majewski’ by JR Majewski.Â
