Ohio governor

The Republican primary for governor is more than a year away, but one candidate is continuing to announce endorsements - though he may already have the only one that matters.

Aaron Baer said it’s his own endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy and not Dave Yost, and not the endorsement of the Center for Christian Virtue.

The 39-year-old biotech entrepreneur, a 2024 presidential candidate who left President Donald Trump's government efficiency initiative last month, will kick off his closely watched campaign at Cincinnati's CTL Aerospace Inc.

Cordray was head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for five years until he chose to run for Ohio governor in 2018. Cordray says the agency is under threat from President Donald Trump.

At the Democratic National Convention, someone who played a key role in Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration said she's thinking of running for that office.

Gov. Mike DeWine wants voters to reject the issue that seeks to stop gerrymandering that's on the November ballot, and for lawmakers to change Ohio's system of drawing lawmakers' district lines.

The office said the money collected by political newcomer Joe Blystone violated limits on cash donations and bans on corporate contributions.

So far, the sitting governor is so far the only candidate to decline to appear at a debate set for March 29.

The candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for governor raised close to the same amount of money in the last six months, but the fundraising race on the Republican side was no contest. Campaign finance reports also show big money is coming in for Republicans running for the Ohio House, Ohio Senate, and the Ohio Supreme Court.

Another state legislative session, another two-year state budget. And a new governor, one who may respond to the legislative branch very differently from…