At the top of the ticket is Ron Hood, a former state representative from Ashville who described himself as a 鈥渇orever Trumper鈥� when he ran for Congress against the Trump-endorsed candidate who won, Mike Carey.
His running mate Candice Keller is a former state representative from Middletown and . She in 2020.
Both Hood and Keller back the expansion of gun rights and oppose all abortions. The two worked together in 2020 on a bill to . They're also strong supporters of former president Trump, and have spread disinformation about COVID and vaccines.
Keller confirmed the campaign launch by posting a photo of herself and Hood on the Facebook page of her group Patriot America, with the caption 鈥淕ame on鈥�.
There are already two strongly Trump-focused teams in the GOP primary: former Congressmanand central Ohio farmer and businessman . Both are running as critics of COVID actions and other policies of incumbent Mike DeWine, but .
With Hood, Renacci and Blystone all in the race, they could end up splitting the anti-DeWine votes in the May primary.
DeWine , but is planning on filing his paperwork on Wednesday.
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