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'''Josh Mandel''' (b.September 27, 1977) is the currently Ohio State Treasurer and is the [[conservative]] candidate running against incumbent Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] in the 2012 general election. Mandel is an Iraq War veteran serving 8 years in the Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to State Treasurer, he served 3 years as a city councilman, 4 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''' (b. September 27, 1977) is currently Ohio State Treasurer and is the [[conservative]] candidate running against incumbent Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] in the 2012 general election. Mandel is an Iraq War veteran serving 8 years in the Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to State Treasurer, he served 3 years as a city councilman, 4 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 a eastern suburb of [[Cleveland]]. He has a BA in communications from [[Ohio State University]]. His Marine Corps duty included two tours in Iraq and he was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. "When Josh ran for State Representative, he knocked on 19,679 doors and wore out three pairs of shoes listening to citizens." <ref>JoshMandel.com</ref>

Mandel graduated from Beachwood High School in a eastern suburb of [[Cleveland]]. He has a BA in communications from [[Ohio State University]]. His Marine Corps duty included two tours in Iraq and he was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. "When Josh ran for State Representative, he knocked on 19,679 doors and wore out three pairs of shoes listening to citizens." <ref>JoshMandel.com</ref>