Republican J.D. Vance and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan will participate in two debates in northeast Ohio in October.
will take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. That debate will be hosted and aired by the local television station WFMJ.Where do Ohio U.S. Senate candidates J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan stand on abortion rights?The announcements came after weeks of back-and-forth between Vance and Ryan's staffs about when and where the candidates would debate.
Ryan accepted an invitation from the Cincinnati television station, but Vance's campaign said they were unable to make the event work. Vance initially agreed to participate in the FOX 8 debate on Oct. 4 because he's scheduled to attend other events in northern Ohio that day, according to the campaign.
"We have reiterated in multiple conversations with WLWT that an October 4th debate in Hamilton is not logistically possible," Vance spokesman Luke Schroeder said.“J.D. Vance got out of Ohio as quickly as he could, has spent the entire general election campaigning everywhere except Ohio, and wrote an entire book bashing the people he grew up with − of course he doesn’t want to do a debate in his hometown,” Ryan campaign manager Dave Chase said.
Vance also declined a statewide debate hosted by the Ohio Debate Commission after Republicans criticized the group's director for past ties to Democratic politics. Executive director Jill Miller Zimon previously ran for the Ohio House of Representatives as a Democrat and has donated to Democratic candidates, including a $250 contribution to Ryan in 2014. Zimon has not contributed to candidates since 2018.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Who’s funding Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race?Ryan has been boosted by small-dollar donors across the country, while Vance has struggled to keep up beyond a major backer who helped him win the Republican primary.
Read more »
JD Vance and Tim Ryan agree to two Senate debates ahead of Election DayThe candidates for Ohio’s open Senate seat have agreed to participate in two debates ahead of November’s election.
Read more »
A Montgomery County jury convicted two men in a ‘murder-for-hire’ plot that targeted a Feasterville motherChong Ling Dan and Ricky Vance were convicted Monday of plotting to kill Ebony Pack, who was dating Dan's ex-girlfriend. The verdict comes on what would have been Pack's 32nd birthday.
Read more »
JD Vance and Tim Ryan agree to two Senate debates ahead of Election DayThe candidates for Ohio’s open Senate seat have agreed to participate in two debates ahead of November’s election.
Read more »
Who’s funding Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race?Ryan has been boosted by small-dollar donors across the country, while Vance has struggled to keep up beyond a major backer who helped him win the Republican primary.
Read more »
Rep. Tim Ryan questioned for decision to campaign with Randi Weingarten after school closingsConservatives criticized Rep. Tim Ryan and ATF president Randi Weingarten after posing for a photo together and appearing at an Ohio Democrats event.
Read more »