11 GOP candidates seek powerful political endorsements for special election primary

7/16/21
 
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from NBC4,
6/11/21:

Ohio’s special election primary is set to be one of the most crowded fields in the country this fall, but a few candidates are setting themselves apart from the field.

Eleven Republicans are still in the running for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, which will fill the seat vacated by Steve Stivers when he left to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Stivers, as well as a number of other Republicans, have made endorsement ahead of the August 3rd election.

Stivers put his support behind State Representative Jeff LaRe, from Violet Township in Fairfield County. LaRe’s background is in business management, security and safety, and says he is the true conservative in the race.

But the most powerful voice in the GOP is backing another candidate.

Former President Donald Trump has put his support being Mike Carey, who is the vice president of government affairs at American Consolidated Natural Resources, a coal-mining company.

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