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| − | '''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>[https://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 former State Treasurer who has twice run unsuccessfully for [[U.S. Senate]], and in 2022 is running a third time against the [[Trump]]-endorsed [[J.D. Vance]] and other [[GOP]] candidates. |
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| | + | Mandel represents the failed [[Mike Pence]]-wing of the [[Republican Party]], rather than [[conservative populism]] made successful by [[Trump]]. Despite this, a Mandel ally urges people to boycott or boo at the Trump rally in Ohio on April 23, 2022: |
| | + | :“Ohio Value Voters urges Ohioans to boycott the Trump Rally in Delaware County this Saturday, April 23rd. However, [if] you decide to attend, when President Trump introduces JD Vance, make your voices heard by letting Trump know, JD Vance is Wrong for Ohio. Booing is entirely appropriate!”<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/23/trump-heads-to-ohio-amid-backlash-against-vance-00027345</ref> |
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| | + | 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 had support from "[[Conservative, Inc.]]" types, such as the [[Club for Growth]] which has been dubbed the "Club for Chinese Growth."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-jr-shares-attack-ad-shredding-josh-mandel-as-pro-establishment/ar-AAWsQ2l</ref> |
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| | 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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| | "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> | | "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> |
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| − | Mandel won 62% of the vote against 5 candidates on [[Super Tuesday]].
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |