Media coverage of OH political races in The Cleveland Plain-Dealer


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Abortion     Josh Mandel: Prohibit abortion at first sign of fetal heartbeat.     Josh Mandel: Prohibit abortion at first sign of fetal heartbeat.     Shontel Brown: It's important that Congress make Roe the law of the land.     Max Miller: Pro-life, let states rather than Congress pass legislation.     JD Vance: Preserve access to Mifepristone medication abortion .     JD Vance: People don't want blanket abortion bans; exceptions ok.

Budget & Economy     Bob Barr: Financial crisis requires investigation & prosecution.     Chuck Baldwin: Wall Street “banksters” have violated the law.     Jane Timken: We need to get back to fiscal responsibility.     Marcia Fudge: COVID: protect homeowners, renters, small landlords.     Max Miller: Scale back government as quickly and as soon as possible.

Civil Rights     Bernie Moreno: Glosses over company's support for LGBTQ non-discrimination.     Jon Husted: Criticized for referring to COVID as the "Wuhan virus".     Marcia Fudge: Ban discrimination against African American hairstyles.     JD Vance: Cultural isolation makes whites susceptible to xenophobia.

Corporations     Lee Fisher: Experienced negotiating with companies to stay in Ohio.     Rob Portman: More than 70 company tours & plant visits, to stay in touch.

Crime     Dennis Kucinich: Reclaim streets from violent gangs; add specialized staff.

Drugs     John Kasich: No mixed message: don't do opioids & don't do marijuana.     John Kasich: 2016: Legalized medical marijuana, with tight regulations.     P.G. Sittenfeld: Marijuana legalization & tight regulation.     Shontel Brown: Pardoning marijuana possession addresses minority families.

Energy & Oil     Dennis Kucinich: Cleveland must join suit against bailout for nuclear plants.     John Kasich: Keep state mandate on renewable energy.     Josh Mandel: Supports expansion of oil drilling and fracking.     Josh Mandel: Climate research inconclusive & riddled with fraud.     Josh Mandel: Supports expansion of oil drilling and fracking.     Josh Mandel: Climate research inconclusive & riddled with fraud.     Sierra Club: Mandated renewable energy standards instead of voluntary.     Sierra Club: Renewable energy creates jobs AND improves air quality.

Environment     Josh Mandel: Environmental regulations beyond common sense; killing jobs.     Josh Mandel: Environmental regulations beyond common sense; killing jobs.     Mike Carey: Supreme Court ruling restricting EPA a huge victory.     Shontel Brown: Supreme Court gutting EPA's ability to protect air & water.

Families & Children     Shontel Brown: We must pass and expand the child tax credit.

Foreign Policy     Chuck Baldwin: Our sovereignty hangs by a very precarious thread.     Shontel Brown: Voted in favor of billions of dollars to aid Ukraine.

Government Reform     Josh Mandel: Does not accept gifts in public office.     Josh Mandel: Public officials should disclose more than is required.     Marcia Fudge: Filed complaint against colleagues sleeping in their offices.     Ralph Nader: Big problem in politics is excessive concentration of power.

Health Care     Josh Mandel: ObamaCare is job killer: prefers physician-owned hospitals.     Josh Mandel: ACA a job killer, physician-owned hospitals an alternative.

Immigration     Josh Mandel: Ban sanctuary cities; jail mayors who try to establish them.     Josh Mandel: Ban sanctuary cities, jail mayors who try to establish them.     Marcia Fudge: Denying green cards to needy immigrants is discrimination.

Principles & Values     Bob Barr: Obama and McCain indistinguishable on policy positions.     Dennis Kucinich: Life has its ups and downs; never quit; keep hope alive.     Josh Mandel: OpEd: Attacked ADL for report on extremists hate groups.     Josh Mandel: Attacked ADL for report on extremists hate groups.     Lee Fisher: Ohio voters are mad as hell over Republican policies.     Marcia Fudge: Skipped Trump's inauguration in protest.     Marcia Fudge: Co-founded a Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus.     Marcia Fudge: A Cabinet position is not a consolation prize.     Ralph Nader: Both major parties don't like competition.     Rob Portman: A top adviser to President George W. Bush.     JD Vance: Attended Trump hush money trial in NYC.

War & Peace     Josh Mandel: War in Iraq was just and for a good cause.     Josh Mandel: War in Iraq was just and for a good cause.

Welfare & Poverty     Dennis Kucinich: Take holistic approach to poverty, homelessness, healthcare.     Marcia Fudge: Introduced a Poverty Bill of Rights.     Marcia Fudge: We have to deal with lack of low, moderate income housing.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Bernie Moreno Republican Challenger Ohio Bob Barr Libertarian Chuck Baldwin Constitution Party Dennis Kucinich Ohio Democratic candidate for Governor Jane Timken Republican Challenger Ohio JD Vance Ohio Republican Vice Presidential nominee John Kasich Ohio Republican Ohio Governor Jon Husted Ohio Republican candidate for Ohio Governor Josh Mandel Former Republican Nominee (withdrew 2018) Ohio Lee Fisher 2010 Democratic Senate Challenger; currently Lt. Gov. Ohio Marcia Fudge Ohio HUD Secretary Max Miller Republican U.S. Rep Ohio-7 Mike Carey Republican U.S. Rep Ohio-15 P.G. Sittenfeld Democratic Senate challenger Ohio Ralph Nader Green Rob Portman Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Shontel Brown Democrat U.S. Rep Ohio-11 Sierra Club