The Ohio governor’s election is more than 17 months away, but I have already written a considerable amount of articles and columns on it as candidates come and go. Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, is the latest to go after coming to the realization that he wasn’t going to beat ...

Not that there was any doubt, but the Ohio Republican Party’s unprecedented endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy for governor about a year before the primary shows that President Donald Trump has total control over the state GOP. The president strongly backs Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor. ...

When the bar is set so low, getting a little above it or a little below it isn’t much of an accomplishment. Right before the election, Stephanie Penrose, Trumbull County Board of Elections director, expected turnout in the county at 10%. She said: “We’ll be lucky to break 10%. Nothing ...

Once in Congress, raising money becomes considerably easier. The longer you’re there, the more cash you collect — particularly from political action committees as they love winners and those who they view as allies or at least those who can help them. U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Bainbridge, ...

In the 2026 Republican primary for Ohio governor, Attorney General Dave Yost finds himself facing an uphill climb against Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur who’s never held elected office. As many Republicans, including in Ohio, have found out, it’s not what you know but who ...

The impact Joyce Kale-Pesta had on Mahoning County elections and politics was remarkable and will remain with us long after her recent death. I was fortunate to know Kale-Pesta for the past 25 years, covering politics in the Mahoning Valley. Long before I came to this area, Kale-Pesta ...