Josh Mandel

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Ohio's Republican state treasurer Josh Mandel, shown here, announced on Jan. 5, 2018 that he was bowing out of a planned 2018 run for the U.S. Senate. (Josh Mandel/YouTube)

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FILE – In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel speaks at the Ohio Republican Party election night celebration in Columbus, Ohio. Every work trip Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel took in 2016 was in some part related to politics, including his 2018 campaign for U.S. Senate, according to a financial disclosure statement submitted by the Republican politician and reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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FILE-This Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 file photo shows Ohio treasurer Josh Mandel at the City Club in Cleveland. Executives of at least nine of the 15 manufacturing companies whose skilled-trades workers have won a new award established by Mandel have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates, including Mandel himself, an Associated Press review has found. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, accuses incumbent Sherrod Brown of being a “bail-out senator” for supporting the bank- and auto-industry rescues. He also said Thursday that Mr. Brown supports using American tax dollars “as welfare for foreign countries that harbor terrorists.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio talks with supporters after a U.S. Senate debate with his opponent, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, at WCET-TV Studios in Cincinnati on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Debates Metro Thursday October 25, 2012: Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown gestures as he speaks during their final debate with GOP challenger, Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel at WCET studios Thursday October 25, 2012 in Over-the-Rhine. (Pool/ Joseph Fuqua II/The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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Senate Debates Metro Thursday October 25, 2012: GOP challenger, Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel gestures as he speaks during their final debate with Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown at WCET studios Thursday October 25, 2012 in Over-the-Rhine. (Pool/ Joseph Fuqua II/The Cincinnati Enquirer)