Tag: Joe Blystone

DeWine to Face Democrat Nan Whaley for Ohio Governor in November

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) won the Republican primary on May 3 and will face Democrat Nan Whaley in the Nov. 8 general election. DeWine, 75, the incumbent in the race, and his lieutenant governor Jon Husted, received 49 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results released by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office shortly…


Ohio Voters Are Mixed on Who They Should Choose to be Governor

As the May 3 Primary Election nears in Ohio, the Buckeye State could select a new governor or they again could pick a career politician who is already sitting in the seat. Republican Mike DeWine is seeking re-election, and there are five others—Republicans Joe Blystone, Ron Hood and Jim Renacci, and Democrats John Cranley and…


Ohio Governor Candidate Joe Blystone Faces Campaign Finance Hearing One Day Before Primary

Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone will face a full-panel hearing to further investigate and decide upon two campaign finance complaints on May 2, which falls one day before the primary election. This was determined by the Ohio Election Commission (OEC) during a Probable Cause Panel meeting on April 21. The three-person panel voted unanimously…


Ohio Gov. DeWine Faces More Decisions Regarding Gun Rights

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. While that decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, critics point out…


Gov. DeWine Faces More Decisions Regarding Gun Rights in Ohio

With the May 3 primary a month away, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine continues to face more decisions regarding gun rights. On March 14, the Republican governor signed a bill that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state. That decision joined the Stand Your Ground legislation that took effect in 2021, but critics point out…


Blystone Alleges Campaign Finance Violation Claims Are Misleading

Claims that Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone was ordered by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office to return more than $100,000 in campaign donations are not completely true, according to Blystone and his campaign representatives. According to a letter dated March 4 from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s Director of Campaign Finance Brian…


Gov. Mike DeWine, Challenger Joe Blystone Have Confrontation at Ohio Beef Expo

It was a contentious weekend for Ohio political races. At a debate in suburban Columbus on March 18, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel went face-to-face on stage in a heated verbal exchange while fellow candidates J.D. Vance, Jane Timken, and Matt Dolan awkwardly watched. Then, late morning on March 19 GOP…


Ohio Governor’s Inconsistent Track Record With 2nd Amendment Issues Criticized as Primary Nears

When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill on March 14 that makes concealed carry permits optional in the state, it continued an inconsistent track record with firearms legislation that has been on display since he took office in 2019. Before signing Senate Bill 215 (Constitutional Carry), DeWine passed a “Stand Your Ground” law in…


Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Declines Invite to Debate Challengers

Holding a lead in two recent independent polls and facing a challenge from three GOP opponents, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine won’t attend an upcoming debate, a campaign spokesperson announced March 10. “We will respectfully decline the invitation to participate in the Ohio Debate Commission’s Primary debate,” Brenton Temple wrote to the commission’s Jill Miller Zimon….