Trump-backed Carey, centrist Brown win Ohio US House races
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist backed by former President Donald Trump, won a Republican primary Tuesday for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio that tested Trump’s status as kingmaker. While centrist County Councilwoman Shontel Brown held off progressive Nina Turner in the race for the other open seat.
The political newcomer Carey defeated a crowd of other candidates, including some with establishment backing and experience in state politics. He’ll take on Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo, a health policy consultant who won the Democratic nomination, in the GOP-leaning Columbus-area district.
Brown wins primary for 1 of 2 open House seats in Ohio
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By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on August 3, 2021.
FILE - In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo, speaks during a hearing at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Russo is running on the Democratic side for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio s District 15. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – County Councilwoman Shontel Brown has held off progressive Nina Turner to win the Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Ohio.
The contest Tuesday had emerged as a proxy for the future of the Democratic Party. Brown had the support of Hillary Clinton, the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus and several leading unions.
Carey, backed by Trump, wins primary for House seat in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Political newcomer Mike Carey has won the crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio.
The longtime coal lobbyist was backed by former President Donald Trump, who had called Carey a “courageous fighter” who will be tough on crime. Carey has never held public office before.
His main competition for the 15th Congressional District had been first-term state Sen. Jeff LaRe and former state Rep. Ron Hood. The sprawling Republican-leaning district includes all or part of 12 Ohio counties, including Columbus.
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FILEâIn this April 9, 2019 file photo, Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo, speaks during a hearing at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Russo is running on the Democratic side for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio s District 15. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File) August 03, 2021 - 10:22 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) â Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist backed by former President Donald Trump, beat a bevy of Republicans in central Ohio, while Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown pulled out a victory for the Democratic establishment in Cleveland, in a pair of primary elections for open House seats Tuesday.
Brown wins primary for 1 of 2 open House seats in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – County Councilwoman Shontel Brown has held off progressive Nina Turner to win the Democratic primary for an open U.S. House seat in Ohio.
The contest Tuesday had emerged as a proxy for the future of the Democratic Party. Brown had the support of Hillary Clinton, the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus and several leading unions.
She will vie to replace Rep. Marcia Fudge, who left to be President Joe Biden’s housing chief, in the 11th Congressional District in November.