Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) endorsed J.D. Vance’s Senate bid in Ohio on Tuesday, giving the "Hillbilly Elegy" author and venture capitalist the backing of one of the far-right’s most prominent elected officials.
Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance tells Tanya O Rourke why he decided to run for Senate
J.D. Vance, who grew up in the Middletown, Ohio, threw his hat into the race for the Republican nomination on Thursday. He ll be seeking the seat vacated by Senator Rob Portman, who last year announced he wouldnât pursue reelection.
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not to run for Senate the year before. People had wanted him to, he said. He didn t. His family, investment firm and nonprofit kept him too busy.
He d found room in his schedule by Thursday night, when Vance returned to his birthplace of Middletown to announce a bid for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Rob Portman. It ll be a competitive race â other Republicans hoping to score the same job include longtime Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken and former Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, one of Twitter s most vocal Trump fans.
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