COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Fourth-term state Rep. Dorothy Pelanda has announced a bid for Ohio secretary of state.
The Marysville Republican said she picked Wednesday to announce her 2018 campaign because it was Ohio Statehood Day and her birthday.
The 61-year-old Pelanda said she is running for state elections chief to ensure elections are “fair, open and handled with integrity” and to give Ohioans confidence that their voices are being heard.
The victor in the secretary of state’s race would succeed Republican Jon Husted (HYOO-sted), who is term limited and weighing a run for governor.
Pelanda is a self-described conservative. A lawyer and small business owner, she was first appointed to the Ohio House in 2011 and subsequently elected to three terms. She’s been the House’s No. 3 Republican, the majority whip, since 2015.
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