WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump hits the dais for his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a face recognizable to fans of the Ohio State Buckeyes will be watching from the galleries. Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel will be the guest of freshman Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a former Ohio State wide receiver who was elected in November. The invite is tied to gratitude rather than politics. Tressel urged Gonzalez to consider public office and Gonzalez, a Rocky River Republican, credits Tressel’s mentorship with encouraging him. Tressel, now president of Youngstown State University, is one of a long list of guests who have been invited to watch the speech. Rep. Tim Ryan is bringing the head of the union representing the endangered General Motors plant in Lordstown. Rep. Warren Davidson has invited the Middletown police chief. Sen. Sherrod Brown will be accompanied by a woman whose husband died worrying about…
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