By Tom Moore
Jan 26, 2021
(Washington) - Senator Rob Portman says he won t run for another term, saying he s frustrated with the partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill.
The Cincinnati-area Republican has been in federal government for 30 years, now in his second term in the Senate. Before that, Portman served in the U.S. House. He has also been director of the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Trade Representative, and White House Director of Legislative Affairs.
Portman says he plans to spend more time with family, and go hunting, fishing, and bicycling. He s not ruling out another run for public office, but says he d more than likely be active in the private sector on public policy issues.
Ohio members of Congress hope for less partisan division as Biden takes office: Capitol Letter
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
President Joe Biden waves after taking the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)AP
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A new era: Ohio Congress members who attended President Joe Biden’s inauguration hope for less rancor during his administration, Sabrina Eaton reports. “I’m hopeful that as we enter the 117th Congress, we can leave the toxic red team versus blue team mentality at the door and remember how to work together as Americans,” said a representative statement from Bainbridge Township Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce.
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Ohio Democrats are set to pick their new party chair Thursday. And party insiders are starting to rally around two of their six choices.
Former Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper resigned at the end of last month, saying it was time for a new leader to take over the helm. Pepper had held that post for five years.
The new chair will have to figure out new strategies for winning in Ohio. The party has not won a single, non-judicial statewide seat for more than a decade. And in the most recent election, Ohio re-elected President Donald Trump with a larger margin than in 2016.
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Ohio Democrats are set to pick their new party chair Thursday. And party insiders are starting to rally around two of their six choices.
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Former Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper resigned at the end of last month, saying it was time for a new leader to take over the helm. Pepper had held that post for five years.
The new chair will have to figure out new strategies for winning in Ohio. The party has not won a single, non-judicial statewide seat for more than a decade. And in the most recent election, Ohio re-elected President Donald Trump with a larger margin than in 2016.