Some campaign cash used for OSU football tickets

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio State football tickets, state logo lapel pins, club memberships and frequent car washes were among some of the more unusual campaign expenditures by state candidates, a newspaper analysis found.

Ohio lawmakers and statewide officeholders used campaign cash to buy $45,000 worth of Buckeyes tickets, according to a review of $70 million worth of campaign spending published Sunday by The Columbus Dispatch.

Another $67,000 went to dues or memberships in athletic clubs and professional groups. State Sen. Steve Stivers, a Columbus Republican, spent $9,000 on more than two dozen memberships.