Brunner says ‘nothing’ could get her out of the U.S. Senate race

YOUNGSTOWN — Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says today she’s running next year for the U.S. Senate because “my state and country need me elsewhere.”

In an interview with The Vindicator, Brunner said, “My experience growing up here in Ohio and working in public service from many different vantage points leaves me in a position to believe that I can be of help to my state at a time when public-minded people are desperately needed.”

Brunner made the comments after speaking at a Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber event at the Byzantine Center at the Grove in Youngstown.

Brunner acknowledges some Democrats don’t want her to run against Fisher in what could be a divisive primary.

But when asked if there’s anything she could reasonably foresee that would get her out of the Senate race, Brunner said, “No. Nothing.”

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