McEWEN KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN

Bob McEwen officially announced today that he is going to challenge Rep. Jean Schmidt for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. McEwen formerly represented Ohio's 6th Congressional District. After losing the 6th District seat to Democrat Ted Strickland, McEwen has twice competed in the Republican primary for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, losing to both Rob Portman and Jean Schmidt. In the intervening years, McEwen has worked as a lobbyist. While lobbying isn't automatically a negative, it certainly isn't a positive either considering the current atmosphere in Washington.

Separately, McEwen still has a case pending with the Ohio Elections Commission regarding allegations of violating Ohio election laws during last years campaign.