October 24, 2024

Pair of local residents battle for House District 86 seat

 

Editor’s note: The following is the fourth installment in a weeklong series of stories detailing issues and candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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By Mac Cordell, Marysville J-T Reporter

A pair of Marysville residents will face off against each other to represent Union and Marion counties in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Republican incumbent Tracy Richardson will face Democrat challenger Lesley Verbus to represent Ohio’s 86th House District which includes all of Union and much of Marion counties.

Richardson was first elected to the statehouse in 2018 and reelected in 2020 and 2022. Because of term limits, if elected, R…

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