Tagged Josh Mandel

In Ohio, Brown-Mandel U.S. Senate race is among the most expensive

State Treasurer Josh Mandel , a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, ias shown during his service as a Marine in Iraq. (Citizens for Josh Mandel)

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A flood of money brought in by prominent national political action committees has become the norm in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Ohio, which pits first-term incumbent Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, against Republican Josh Mandel, the state treasurer and a Jewish Iraq war veteran. Because… Read more »

In Ohio, GOP pins Senate hopes on young Jewish Iraq vet

State Treasurer Josh Mandel, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, is shown during his service as a Marine in Iraq. (Citizens for Josh Mandel)

WASHINGTON (JTA) — As the 2012 campaign heats up in Ohio, Republicans are pinning their hopes on a young Jewish military veteran to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown. Josh Mandel, a 34-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the current state treasurer, has faced a number of challenges but… Read more »