The Republican candidates vying for one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats met Monday night at Central State University for their final debate before the May primary. Much of the debate revolved around immigration, former President Trump and false claims about the 2020 election.
State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls), investment banker Mike Gibbons, former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, businessman Neil Patel, entrepreneur Mark Pukita, former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken and author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance took the stage at Central State University, one of Ohio's historically Black colleges.
In her opening statement, former Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken described herself as a mom on a mission.
“We’ve got a lot of show horses in this race but I’m the workhorse who will lead with grit and grace. President Trump asked me to take over the Republican Party and I delivered Ohio for President Trump,” Timken said.
Most of the candidates praised many of Trump’s policies. Gibbons said when it came to immigration, he’d finish Trump’s wall.
“I think one of the things that has to happen is to finish the wall because they are coming through the cracks. If there were no cracks, they couldn’t get through. Once they step on our soil, they are entitled to due process. We’ve got to change the law. I believe if the president announced if you come here, you will have no path to citizenship in this country if you came here illegally, that would stop an awful lot of...
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