He would join a flurry of potential candidates vying for Rob Portman s seat in 2022. Author: Tyler Carey Updated: 7:21 PM EST January 30, 2021
CLEVELAND With Rob Portman set to retire from the Unites States Senate in 2022, several names have been bandied about as possible contenders for the Ohio Republican s soon-to-be-open seat. Now, it appears a prominent local businessman is looking to join the fray.
The Wall Street Journal reports Cleveland area entrepreneur and car dealership owner Bernie Moreno will likely enter the race to succeed Portman. The 53-year-old would run as a Republican, and sources say his efforts became more serious after U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan s campaign announced the congressman would not be running for the seat this past week.
Jan 28, 2021
As Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman approaches the end of his second six-year term, “partisan gridlock” has triggered his decision not to seek re-election next year.
The decision is a blow to Republicans hoping to regain the Senate in two years, after it flipped this year to a 50-50 tie, with Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote.
“We live in an increasingly polarized country where members of both parties are being pushed further to the right and further to the left, and that means too few people who are actively looking to find common ground,” Portman, 65, of Cincinnati, said this week. “This is not a new phenomenon, of course, but a problem that has gotten worse over the past few decades.”
Ohio U.S. Senator Rob Portman won t seek re-election in 2022
Ohio U.S. Senator Rob Portman won t seek re-election in 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) will not seek re-election next year, he said in a statement Monday.
Portman s full statement reads:
âI feel fortunate to have been entrusted by the people of Ohio to represent them in the US Senate. Today, I am announcing that I have made a decision not to run again in 2022.
âThis doesnât mean Iâm leaving now â I still have two more years in my term and I intend to use that time to get a lot done. I will be the top Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and I have a number of oversight projects and legislative initiatives Iâm eager to get across the finish line. Over the next two years, I look forward to being able to focus all my energy on legislation and the challenges our country faces rather than