Tim Ryan (D) and J.D. Vance (R) are running in the November 8 general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in 2010, is not running for re-election.
Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 3, 2022.
Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. He was re-elected to represent District 13 in 2020 following an unsuccessful presidential campaign. Ryan has campaigned on a range of economic issues, including revitalizing the state’s manufacturing industry, a federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, renegotiating existing foreign trade deals, and expanding affordable healthcare. According to the Dayton Daily News, Ryan’s campaign has focused on blue-collar workers and issues. Ryan said, “You know, I think the last thing that the United States Senate needs is another millionaire who got funded by a billionaire to the tune of $15 million or who comes out of Silicon Valley.” Sherrod Brown (D), Ohio’s other U.S. Senator, endorsed Ryan.
