Brad Wenstrup
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks before a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has gotten criticism from within his own party for his aggressive anti-coronavirus measures, but the state's Democratic senator had praise for him Friday, Mary 7, 2021. “I think the governor has had a steady hand in this,” Brown said while visiting the Cincinnati Health Department to promote getting vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Democratic senator praises Ohio's Republican governor

May. 07, 2021 01:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington. With vaccination rates lagging in red states, Republican leaders have begun stepping up efforts to persuade their supporters to get the shot, at times combating misinformation spread by some of their own. (House Television via AP)
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

By Will Weissert May. 01, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, left, talks with Anu Singh Burns, right, before giving her a COVID-19 vaccine at TriHealth clinic, in Norwood, Ohio on Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell)
GOP congressman gives shots to promote COVID-19 efforts

By Dan Sewell Mar. 28, 2021 04:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020 file photo Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton speaks during a news conference at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate over who is best poised to lead a party comeback in a one-time battleground that has been trending Republican. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Virus expert says she's exploring bid for US Senate in Ohio

By Julie Carr Smyth And Dan Sewell Feb. 04, 2021 11:22 AM EST

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose interacts with staff members as they follow the election from Ohio's election command center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
"I love Ohio!" President Trump again carries swing state

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 04, 2020 02:04 AM EST

Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., greets the crowd during a get out the vote rally at Land Grant Brewing Company in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
President Donald Trump takes bellwether Ohio again

By Dan Sewell And Julie Carr Smyth Nov. 03, 2020 04:14 PM EST

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
AP News Guide: Presidential, US House races top Ohio ballot

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 07:29 AM EST

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)
Trump, Lee, Tillis: Congress reconsiders testing its own

By Laurie Kellman Oct. 02, 2020 09:15 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks after participating in a coronavirus vaccine briefing with public health experts, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Governor wants explanation for Trump rallies

Sep. 16, 2020 12:46 PM EDT