Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio gubernatorial campaign has attracted nearly $220,000 from donors who previously supported Democrat Tim Ryan.
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EXCLUSIVE–RepublicanOhiogubernatorialcandidateVivekRamaswamyistoutingsupportfromagrowinglistofprominentdonorswhooncebackedDemocratTimRyan,adevelopmenthiscampaignsaysunderscoresamajorpoliticalshiftintheBuckeyeState.
AccordingtoRamaswamy’steam,nearly$220,000ofthecontributionsraisedinhisfirstmonthsasacandidatecamefromindividualswhopreviouslygavetoRyan,theformercongressmanfromYoungstownwhoisweighingabidforgovernor.Ryanhasnotofficiallydeclaredagubernatorialbidandhassaidhewillmakeadecisionbytheendoftheyear.
Someofthebest-knownbusinessleadersinYoungstownandNortheastOhio,longpartofRyan’sdonornetwork,havenowswitchedsides,FoxNewsDigitalhaslearned.
Ramaswamy’scampaignhighlightsnamesincludingCarynandSamCovelli,amajorbusinessleaderinMahoningValleywhogavetheRepublicancandidate$10,000afterdonatingmorethan$59,000toRyanovermultiplecycles;andBruceZolda
