DeWine not alone in GOP facing pre-existing conditions push

In this Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, file photo, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray, left, and Ohio Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine wave to the crowd before a debate at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. The two candidates are working to distinguish their positions and stave off critics from the far right and left to win Ohio's high stakes governor's race.

Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce hosts meet the candidates forum

Photo by Janelle Patterson Congressman Bill Johnson speaks with attendees of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce candidates forum at Marietta College Wednesday before ascending the stage. Photo by Janelle Patterson Candidates Shoshanna Brooker, left, and Shawna Roberts, right, speak with Sue Sipe, center, before the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce candidates forum at Marietta College Wednesday.

GOP candidate for governor stops in Marietta

JANELLE PATTERSON The Marietta Times Ohio Gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, of Wadsworth, center, speaks to members of Marietta Noon Rotary Thursday. The Republican candidate, 58, of Wadsworth, near Akron, spoke with local pastors and representatives of Buckeye Hills Regional Council, made an appearance at the Marietta Noon Rotary Club meeting, toured Broughton Commercial Properties and held a commercial roundtable at Artex Oil before closing out the local visit with a meet and greet at Freedom Gate Church with local Republican party members.

Candidates for Supreme Court

HANNAH KITTLE The Marietta Times Bernita Freimann, co-owner of Whit's Frozen Custard, handed Supreme Court Republican Candidate Pat DeWine his frozen custard when he visited Marietta on Friday. Whit's Frozen Custard had a special visitor on Friday as Ohio Justice of the Supreme Court Republican Candidate Pat DeWine, current judge on the First District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, swung by to grab some Buckeye Madness frozen custard and to talk to community members while on the campaign trail.