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since he was 25 years old. He is 66 years old now. He has lost one race since entering politics and that was to Sherrod Brown in 2006 for the US Senate. He defeated Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray in 2010 for Ohio Attorney General. Cordray was also one of the best AG's Ohio has had in many years. Cordray was recently a recess appointment by President Obama as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
2010 was the year the republicans sweep the Democrats out of office in Ohio. They had a super majority in the Ohio Senate, a large majority in the Ohio House and controlled the Ohio Supreme Court, the governorship, the AG and everything else.
DeWine is from Greene County which is stanch republican country (just north of Dayton and considered part of SW Ohio).
Until the people of Ohio figure out that the republicans are not for them but for the corporations not much is going to change. There is some hope considering Obama won last year in Ohio. There may be a sea change but we won't know until next year with our next gubernatorial election. On the other hand the Democrats need to get some quality candidates running for state office. That could be an iffy proposition considering what happened in 2010.
on edit: I live in SW Ohio so my perception of Ohio politics is skewed for SW Ohio is very conservative and the county and city we live in is radically conservative. The only reason we live where we do is because of the school system and my wife works for a major corporation that has an R&D facility in town and that is where she works. My twin boys graduate next year from HS. Once they complete their college degrees we are out of here! My only requirement is to live in a community where we are part of the political majority and the standard of living is decent. That will exclude a lot of places in this country.
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