Jeff Sites appeared at the Allen County Board of Elections to cast his ballot and spoke about his campaign. Sites states that he has stops planned to further connect with voters, and urges those who do not plan on voting to change their mind, head to their local voting location, and cast their vote.
Friday, the court rejected the map of the state's 15 U.S. Congressional districts, ruling it as gerrymandered, sending the blueprint back for another try. The 4-3 decision returns the process to the Ohio General Assembly and the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which have a combined 60 days to comply.
Following Congressman Jim Jordan's announcement that he would not cooperate with the January 6th Select Committee, a candidate on the Democratic side is responding. Jeff Sites is running for Ohio's 4th Congressional District as a Democrat, and says that Jim Jordan's refusal to testify is a failure to keep his oath to uphold the Constitution.
Craig Riedel has announced that he will be running for the 9th congressional seat currently being held by Democrat Marcy Kaptur. The Republican representative currently serves the residents of Defiance, Paulding, and Van Wert and a portion of Auglaize Counties. But with the new congressional map, Defiance County where he lives will be in the 9th Congressional district with Toledo. There are three other republicans that have announced running for that seat and will face off in the May 3rd primary.