Ex-GOP congressman to challenge DeWine in 2022
Published: Jun. 9, 2021 at 7:29 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 11:24 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A former four-term congressman from northeast Ohio plans to challenge Gov. Mike DeWine in next year’s Republican primary.
Ex-U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth announced his bid for the GOP nomination Wednesday on Cleveland radio station WTAM and on his website.
Renacci ran briefly for governor in 2017 before then-President Donald Trump backed him to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Renacci faced criticism for a number of campaign finance irregularities during that campaign, which he lost.
The businessman and former Wadsworth mayor has criticized DeWine’s COVID-19 restrictions, as well as the governor’s economic and immigration stances.
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