Ohio's next U.S. Senate race is officially underway.
State Sen. Matt Dolan plans to announce Tuesday that he's running for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2024. The Chagrin Falls Republican placed third in the crowded GOP primary in 2022 to replace former Sen. Rob Portman, surprising many who watched the race unfold.
To Dolan, 2022 sent a clear message: Republicans want someone who can solve problems.
“The midterm election showed us nationally that if the Republicans are going to put up folks that are focused on yesterday, running these campaigns of grievances, we’re going to lose," Dolan told the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau.
Dolan was the only Republican in the 2022 Senate race who refused to center his campaign around former President Donald Trump. He cast himself as a pragmatist focused on policy over politics and rejected false claims that Trump won the 2020 election. After the primary, he launched a super PAC focused on how Republicans can move forward and execute their ideas.
Unlike last time, Dolan isn't waiting around. He’s jumping into the race early to give himself more time to reach voters, and he can leverage personal wealth to keep his campaign alive until the March 2024 primary. His announcement will also come weeks before Gov. Mike DeWine unveils his next budget, which will occupy Dolan's time in the statehouse as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
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