2022 Midterm Elections

Vance Gets Ohio FOP Backing Despite Ryan’s ‘Defund Law Enforcement’ Claim

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Vance Gets Ohio FOP Backing Despite Ryan’s ‘Defund Law Enforcement’ Claim
Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives onstage after winning the primary, at an election night event at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 3, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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In a television ad last month, Ohio U.S. Rep. and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan claimed that his opponent, Republican venture capitalist J.D. Vance “wants to defund law enforcement” by eliminating the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Yet it was Vance who received an endorsement from the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police this week.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers news and features on the White House and executive agencies for The Epoch Times. He also reports on Senate and House elections. A professional journalist since 1990, Jeff has a versatile background that includes covering news and politics, business, professional and college sports, and lifestyle topics for regional and national media outlets.
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