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The Ohio senator's campaign identified Click as its Sandusky County chairman a month after police allegations became public, then touted his endorsement months later.

Vote Safe volunteers will deploy in Ohio first, where Husted faces Brown and fears of ICE targeting Black and Haitian voters are running high.

The group is watching Kansas, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina as possible expansion states even as Republicans hold a massive cash advantage.

Analyst Eric Pachman says near-record-low reserves, delayed refinery maintenance and an Iran-driven export squeeze could push diesel past $10 a gallon.

Sen. Kent Smith questions whether LaRose, who has endorsed Ramaswamy, is letting the campaign skate after it logged nearly $500,000 in obscured credit card spending.

A bipartisan Ohio House bill would force utilities to pay households at least $50 after 16-hour outages, with no rate hikes to cover the cost.

Food and Water Watch found West Virginia households paid $1,383 for water last year versus $286 in Idaho, with for-profit utilities charging more than public systems.

Even Texas and Florida governor races have moved toward Democrats, as analysts tie the shift to Trump's approval ratings and economic discontent.

Click says he stepped down as Fremont Baptist Temple pastor in March 2025. By late September, Oregon child welfare officials had sent Fremont police an abuse referral naming him. The allegations became public in November, months before constituents learned he had left the pulpit.