Iraq War Veteran to Run for Senate
From Times Wire Reports
Paul Hackett, a Democratic veteran of the Iraq war who narrowly lost a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district in August, made his official entry into a U.S. Senate race.
He faces a tough Democratic primary with Rep. Sherrod Brown in the race for the nomination to challenge second-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine next year.
Hackett, a Marine reservist, was defeated in the congressional race by Jean Schmidt, a former GOP state legislator.
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