Veteran Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan is the first Democrat to announce a run for a Senate seat being vacated by a Republican, and hopes his working-class roots can turn the tide in an increasingly red Buckeye State. Congressman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, speaks at the Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, in 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (CN) — Tim Ryan, an Ohio Democrat with nearly two decades of congressional experience, announced on Monday his intention to run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, hoping to win the seat that will be vacated by Republican Rob Portman upon his retirement. Ryan, 47, currently sits on the House Appropriations Committee and is also chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, but will face an uphill battle in a state that voted overwhelmingly in favor of former President Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. In a video posted to his Twitter account, Ryan…
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