Ohio's U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan launches bid for U.S. Senate
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Source: Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan launched a bid for U.S. Senate Monday.
Ryan, 47, of Howland Township outside Youngstown, entered the race after several months of speculation that the 2020 long-shot presidential candidate would run to replace Sen. Rob Portman. He is the first and only Democrat in the U.S. Senate field so far.
Several Republicans have already entered the fray, emphasizing their conservative bona fides and trying to prove their allegiance to former President Donald Trump. Ryan, who raised $1.2 million in the first weeks of 2021, might stand alone on the Democratic side.
Ryan is wagering that his appeal to working-class Ohioans can turn the red-leaning state blue again. He has borne witness to the Mahoning Valley's transformation from a blue-collar Democratic stronghold into a Republican bastion for Trump. That shift has been so stark that Ryan's safe congressional district could be erased or redrawn by Republicans during redistricting.
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