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PAGE 16 - MADISON MESSENGER - <strong>July</strong> 25, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.madisonmessengernews.com<br />
Local Republicans endorse Peterson<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
A special primary election on Aug. 3 will determine<br />
which candidates will vie for Ohio’s U.S. 15th Congressional<br />
District seat in the Nov. 2 general election. Steve Stivers,<br />
a Republican, vacated the seat in May to take a job as<br />
president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Eleven Republicans and two Democrats are running<br />
in the primary election. The winners in their respective<br />
parties will face off in November.<br />
The Republican candidates are: John Adams, Mike<br />
Carey, Eric Clark, Thad Cooperrider, Ruth Edmonds,<br />
Ron Hood, Thomas Hwang, Stephanie Kunze, Jeff<br />
LaRe, Bob Peterson, and Omar Tarazi.<br />
“The <strong>Madison</strong> County Republican Party overwhelmingly<br />
endorsed Bob Peterson for Congress,” said Nicholas<br />
Adkins, chair of the <strong>Madison</strong> County Republican Central<br />
Committee. “We stand with many others in our belief<br />
that his principled and experienced leadership is the conservative<br />
voice that best represents <strong>Madison</strong> County.”<br />
Peterson graduated from The Ohio State University<br />
with a degree in agriculture. He served as president of<br />
the Ohio Farm Bureau for nearly five years and as<br />
Fayette County commissioner for 14 years. He was<br />
elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2011,<br />
representing District 85. In 2012, he joined the Ohio<br />
Senate; he represents the 17th Senate District.<br />
The Democratic candidates are: Greg Betts and Allison<br />
Russo. The <strong>Madison</strong> County Democratic Party<br />
plans to announce which candidate they endorse after<br />
meeting and speaking with both candidates in person<br />
on <strong>July</strong> 24, said Anne Gorman, party chair.<br />
For general information about all of the candidates,<br />
go to https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio%27s_15th_Congressional_District_special_election,_<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
The Ohio 15th Congressional District includes Clinton,<br />
Fairfield, Hocking, <strong>Madison</strong>, Morgan, Perry, Pickaway,<br />
and Vinton counties as well as parts of Athens,<br />
Fayette, Franklin, and Ross counties.<br />
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