Long article from Columbus NPR station about Portman

https://radio.wosu.org/post/ohio-sen-rob-portman-wont-run-re-election-2022

Disclosure-I am a long term member of both C-bus NPR stations. I have found @wosunews reporters to be fair and neutral.

snip-"As Ohio's junior senator, Portman was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and won again in 2016 against former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, taking 58% of the vote and winning all but four of Ohio's 88 counties.

Before that, Portman served 12 years in the U.S. House representing Ohio's 2nd District near Cincinnati, starting with a 1993 special election to replace Republican Rep. Bill Gradison. In 2005, he was nominated by then-President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Trade Representativ, then won Senate confirmation to lead the Office of Budget and Management in 2006."


snip-"Portman touted his track record over the last decade, with 68 of his bills signed into law by President Obama and 82 signed by President Trump, including laws on the addiction crisis and human trafficking. While expressing confidence that he could win another six years in the Senate, Portman said the country's increased polarization has made the job of passing legislation more difficult."

snip-"There's plenty of candidates out there," Portman said Monday. "I don't have one in particular that I'm prepared to talk about today, but I know there will be plenty of interest."

:: talk about today::, yeah uh huh

F that guy