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'''Josh Mandel''' (b. September 27, 1977) is [[Ohio]]'s State Treasurer and is the [[conservative]] candidate running against incumbent Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] in the 2012 general election. Mandel is an [[Iraq War]] veteran who served eight years in the [[Marine Corps]] Reserves, where he was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. In addition to serving as State Treasurer, he served three years as a city councilman, and four years as a state legislator. Mandel has the support of Senator [[Jim Demint]] and the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]] as well as the [[Club for Growth]], Ohio Right to Life PAC, [[Mark Levin]] and Erick Erickson of RedState. As of October 2011, Mandel has $3.25 million on hand, $1.5 million coming in during the last quarter. <ref>[http://www.lifenews.com/2011/10/27/ohio-pro-life-josh-mandel-to-face-pro-abortion-sherrod-brown/ Ohio: Pro-Life Josh Mandel to Face Pro-Abortion Sherrod Brown, LifeNews.com, October 27, 2011]</ref>

'''Josh Mandel''' (born September 27, 1977) is [[Ohio]]'s State Treasurer and is the [[conservative]] candidate running against incumbent Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] in the 2012 general election. Mandel is an [[Iraq War]] veteran who served eight years in the [[Marine Corps]] Reserves, where he was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. In addition to serving as State Treasurer, he served three years as a city councilman, and four years as a state legislator. Mandel has the support of Senator [[Jim Demint]] and the [[Senate Conservatives Fund]] as well as the [[Club for Growth]], Ohio Right to Life PAC, [[Mark Levin]] and Erick Erickson of RedState. As of October 2011, Mandel has $3.25 million on hand, $1.5 million coming in during the last quarter.<ref>[http://www.lifenews.com/2011/10/27/ohio-pro-life-josh-mandel-to-face-pro-abortion-sherrod-brown/ Ohio: Pro-Life Josh Mandel to Face Pro-Abortion Sherrod Brown, LifeNews.com, October 27, 2011]</ref>

Mandel graduated from Beachwood High School in an eastern suburb of [[Cleveland]]. He has a BA in communications from [[Ohio State University]].

Mandel graduated from Beachwood High School in an eastern suburb of [[Cleveland]]. He has a BA in communications from [[Ohio State University]].

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.joshmandel.com/ Joshmandel.com]

* [http://www.joshmandel.com/ Joshmandel.com]

* [http://www.facebook.com/JoshMandel Facebook page]

* [http://www.facebook.com/JoshMandel Facebook page]