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Stivers will seek to replace Pryce |
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By Jackie Kucinich
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Posted: 11/05/07 08:18 AM [ET] |
Ohio State Rep. Steve Stivers (R), a lieutenant colonel of the Ohio Army National Guard who has fought in Iraq, will run to keep the seat of retiring Rep. Deborah Pryce (R) in GOP hands, according to a local news report Monday.
“I’ve decided to run for Congress because I think we really need change in Washington,” Stivers told the Columbus Dispatch. “There is way too much bickering and not enough working together to get things done.”
Stivers is expected to formally announce his candidacy Monday afternoon. His decision ends a period of anxiety for the Ohio GOP, which had difficulty finding a candidate to replace Pryce, who announced her retirement in August.
According to the newspaper, Stivers initially declined to run but changed his mind.
He will likely face Democratic Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy, who nearly unseated Pryce in the 2006 election and who has announced earlier this year that she could be a candidate again in 2008.
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