Jim Renacci and Joe Knopp have amassed nearly three thousand certified Republican voter signatures to be among the first candidates to qualify for the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot. Renacci and Knopp's campaign to retire Mike DeWine and bring real conservative leadership to Ohio is catching fire all across the state.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the following in a letter today:
"On February 16, 2022, the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office issued Directive 2022-24 certifying statewide candidates to the May 3, 2022 Primary Election ballot. County boards of elections will place the names 'Jim Renacci' and 'Joe Knopp' as candidates for the Republican Party nomination for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively."
Renacci said "this is the first big step to bring conservative, pro-Trump leadership back to Ohio, and the only way to keep a Republican in the governor's office." Knopp agreed and added, "we are the only candidates who can beat the Democrats in November. DeWine will lose and crumble under the liberals, and Ohio will pay the price."