Republican Josh Mandel is launching his first major ad blitz in nearly a year in the crowded and combustible race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.
Mandel, who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2012 and 2018, faced off against Democrat attorney Morgan Harper in their second debate at City-God Baptist Fellowship in Cleveland.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Democrat Tim Ryan wasn’t onstage when two of his competitors in Ohio’s U.S. Senate contest came together Thursday night for an unconventional debate, but his stature in the race featured prominently.