Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention, is not confident that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will appoint a MAGA Republican to Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance’s seat once he is sworn in as U.S. Vice President on January 20, 2025.
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Ohio Governor Favors State Senator Matt Dolan as Possible U.S. Senate Appointment in the Case Trump, Vance Win Election: Report
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has commented on his thought process behind appointing a new U.S. senator to represent the Buckeye State in Washington D.C. in the case that Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance win the 2024 election in November.
Read the full storyBryan Quigley: Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Is a ‘Flip the Coin Election’ Where ‘Every Vote is Going to Count’
Political pundit Bryan Quigley said Tuesday’s GOP U.S. Senate primary in Ohio will be a toss-up race where “every vote is going to count.”
Three Republican candidates – businessman Bernie Moreno, Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls), and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose – are competing for the GOP nomination on Tuesday to face off with incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in the November general election.
Read the full storyBernie Moreno Has Last-Minute Lead in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, Poll Shows
A final poll conducted by Emerson College Polling revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race shows businessman Bernie Moreno in the lead over challengers State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) and Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read the full storyMatt Dolan Maintains Lead in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, New Poll Shows
A poll conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research published on Friday reveals how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 2-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read the full storyMatt Dolan Leads in Ohio U.S. Senate GOP Primary Race, Poll Finds
Emerson College Polling and The Hill published results of a poll on Wednesday revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
In the Republican primary election, the poll shows Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) with a 3-point lead over businessman Bernie Moreno and a 10-point lead over Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
Read the full storyOhio U.S. Senator JD Vance to Campaign with Bernie Moreno Ahead of Election Day
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) will join candidate Bernie Moreno at six campaign events across the Buckeye State over the weekend leading up to election day on Tuesday, March 19.
Read the full storyOhio Governor Mike DeWine Endorses Matt Dolan in U.S. Senate Race
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine have endorsed State Senator Matt Dolan’s (R-Chagrin Falls) bid for U.S. Senate.
Read the full storyOhio Secretary of State’s Office Releases Data for First Week and a Half of Early Voting
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office has released data for the first week and a half of early voting for the state’s March 19 Primary Election.
Read the full storyFrank LaRose Campaign: Ohio Voters Don’t Trust Bernie Moreno
A senior campaign advisor for the Frank LaRose for Senate campaign told The Ohio Star this week that Ohio voters “don’t really trust Bernie Moreno.”
Read the full storyEarly Voting Begins Wednesday in Ohio
Wednesday, February 21 is the first day of early voting for the March 19 Primary Election in Ohio.
Read the full storyOhio Senator Sherrod Brown Losing Ground Against Republican Challengers: Poll
Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown’s lead over his three Republican challengers has narrowed since November anywhere from 2 to 8 points, according to a Thursday poll.
Brown was leading businessman Bernie Moreno by 10 points, Secretary of State Frank LaRose by 5 points and state Sen. Matt Dolan by 3 points in Emerson College’s last poll on the Ohio Senate race. The senator is now ahead of Dolan by only 1 point and has a 2-point advantage over both Moreno and LaRose for potential head-to-head general election matchups, according to Emerson College’s January survey.
Read the full storySenator John Barrasso Endorses Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate
Wyoming U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) endorsed Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Read the full storyFormer President Donald Trump Endorses Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Read the full storyEmerson Poll: Trump Up in Ohio, Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown Leads All GOP Challengers
Emerson College Polling and WJW-TV Fox 8 Cleveland published results of a poll on Thursday revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 presidential and Senate race.
In the 2024 presidential election, the poll shows former President Donald Trump with a 12-point lead (50 percent-38 percent) over incumbent President Joe Biden in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the Buckeye State while 12 percent of voters remain undecided.
Read the full storyPoll: Trump Up in Ohio, Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown Ties with Closest GOP Challenger
The left-wing think tank, polling firm, and political advocacy group Data for Progress recently published results of its poll revealing how likely voters in Ohio would vote in the 2024 presidential and senate race.
Read the full storyOhio State Senate Passes Bill Recognizing Natural Gas as Green Energy, Facilitating Drilling on State Lands
The Ohio State Senate this week passed a bill deeming natural gas a form of “green energy” and eased the leasing of state lands by fossil-fuel companies.
Sponsored by state Representative J. Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield), the measure’s main feature is an unrelated agricultural policy reducing the minimum number of poultry chicks that can be sold or transferred in Ohio from six to three. Lawmakers embraced that change based on the advice of the poultry industry and that of adults supervising children in 4-H agriculture programs who want to make smaller purchases for their farm projects.
Read the full storySchool-Choice Advocates Applaud Ohio Senate’s Budget Plan
School-choice advocates are calling the recently passed Ohio Senate budget proposal as a step in the direction toward more options for parents.
The Senate’s version of the budget includes differences negotiators still must work out with the House’s budget, but it includes a provision that allows parents to create an education savings account for afterschool care. Negotiations begin this week.
“While the new Afterschool Child Enrichment Education Savings Account program is limited, its inclusion in the budget is an important step in helping parents afford desperately-needed resources giving them the flexibility necessary to improve their children’s educational outcomes,” said Rea Hederman, executive director of the Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus-based think tank.
Read the full storyOhio State Senator Wants to Know Full Cost of Education Funding Reform Before Vote
While members of the Ohio House of Representatives want to push forward quickly with a plan to change how the state funds public schools, the chairman of the senate committee reviewing the idea wants more answers.
Proposed legislation, which calls for a six-year phase-in, could mean $2 billion more for schools in Ohio. However, state Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, wants to know how much it will actually cost.
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