Veteran House member rules out 2022 Senate bid
May 26, 2021
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) A six-term U.S. House member who represents a district that sprawls across eastern and southeastern Ohio has ruled out joining the Republican U.S. Senate primary race.
Rep. Bill Johnson, 66, told the Vindicator newspaper for a report Wednesday that he was concerned about the fund-raising that would be needed for the 2022 GOP primary for the seat that Republican Sen. Rob Portman is leaving.
Portman decided earlier this year against seeking a third term, setting off a scramble to succeed him in what will be one of the nation’s mostly closely watched 2022 races
The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to try to harden the complex with retractable fencing and a quick-response force following the most violent domestic attack on Congress in history.