Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli wins US House seat in Ohio vacated by GOP’s Bill Johnson
Michael Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson’s unexpired term. Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election in eastern Ohio for the US House seat previously held by GOP’s Bill Johnson. Ruli defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson's unexpired term. The two will compete again for a full two-year congressional term starting in January. The election took place under congressional maps previously deemed unconstitutionally gerrymandered by the Ohio Supreme Court to favor the state's ruling Republicans. The sprawling 6th District, which covers 11 counties along the Ohio River, leans nearly 59% Republican.
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Michael Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson’s unexpired term.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for the U.S. House seat formerly held by the GOP’s Bill Johnson.
Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson’s unexpired term. The two face off again Nov. 5 for a full two-year congressional term that begins in January.
Rulli is a second-term state senator from Salem in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley, where he directs operations for his family’s 100-year-old chain of grocery stores. Kripchak, 42, of Youngstown, served in the U.S. Air Force, and has done stints as an actor and in interactive telecommunications. He currently works at a local restaurant.
Johnson resigned in January after 13 years in Congress to take a position as president of Youngstown State University. His seat has sat empty since then.
The election took place under congressional maps that the Ohio Supreme Court previously deemed unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor the state’s ruling Republicans.
The sprawling 6th District, which runs through 11 counties along the Ohio River, leans nearly 59% Republican, according to Dave’s Redistricting App, a political mapmaking website.
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