Tim Ryan says decision on running for Ohio governor is coming in the 'next couple of weeks' [View all]
Source: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, a Youngstown-area Democrat, will decide in the "next couple of weeks" whether to launch a campaign for governor in 2018.
"I'm having a lot of conversations with my wife about it," he told cleveland.com in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon. "We have three kids ... and you're talking about a commitment of checking out for two years in order to do it and what that looks like for the family."
Ryan is among the top prospects in a potentially crowded Democratic field. Others considering a run include Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill; former State Rep. Connie Pillich; Ohio Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni; former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, who recently left her federal job at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.; Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley; and Jay Williams, a former Youngstown mayor and Obama administration official.
Many expect the race to remain unsettled until Ryan makes up his mind and until Richard Cordray's future as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is clearer. President Donald Trump might gut the agency and attempt to fire Cordray -- a move that could send the former Ohio attorney general back home to run for governor as a progressive martyr.
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