Watch a previous NBC4 report on former Ohio candidate Vanessa Joy in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A transgender candidate running for a seat in Ohio’s House of Representatives has been cleared to campaign after her certification was called into question for omitting her former legal name. The Mercer County Board of […]
Editor's note: The Mercer County Board of Elections ultimately voted Thursday morning to allow Childrey to stand as the Democratic candidate in Ohio District 84, despite his unlawful omission of his former name.Another Democratic transvestite pursuing political office has been caught flouting Ohio.