By Howard Wilkinson - 91.7 WVXU
There are no less than 11 Republicans on Tuesday’s primary ballot, all seeking to replace soon-to-be-retired congressman Brad Wenstrup in Ohio’s 2nd congressional district.
Read MoreBy Quin Hillyer - Washington Examiner
With almost all candidates in contested Republican primaries nationwide frenetically trying to associate themselves with former President Donald Trump, one stands out for openly doing the opposite.
In a 12-way Republican race to replace retiring Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District, longtime local official Phil Heimlich is running in the state’s March 19 primary as an unabashed critic of Trump, on multiple grounds.
By Fletcher Keel - WLWT
A southern Ohio Democratic Congressional candidate has announced he is dropping out of the race for Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District and has thrown his support behind a Republican.
In a statement Wednesday, Joe Wessels announced his withdrawal from the race and has endorsed Republican candidate Phil Heimlich in the March 19 GOP primary.
Read MoreBy Shahid Meighan - The Columbus Dispatch
Joe Wessels, one of two Democratic candidates for Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District, announced on Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the March 19 primary race and throwing his support behind Phil Heimlich, a self-professed anti-MAGA candidate who is one of 11 Republican primary candidates.
Read MoreBy Steven Collins - Circleville Herald
Heimlich’s father is the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, and he said that’s his inspiration for running.
“When he introduced it he had all kinds of opposition from the medical establishment,” he said. “None of them would support him and he fought them and got the word out and thousands of lives have been saved. In politics, whether I was a prosecutor, city council member, or county commissioner, I’ve always been willing to stand up for what I believe and stand up to the establishment and sometimes the republican establishment.”
Heimlich said he felt like this part of the country has been treated as flyover country for a long time.
