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Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s Half Brother, Bids to Reshape Cincinnati Politics

Cincinnati has a Democratic mayor and city council. Bowman and fellow Republicans are vying to change that.
Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s Half Brother, Bids to Reshape Cincinnati Politics
Cory Bowman, Cincinnati mayoral candidate, at his coffee shop in Cincinnati on April 25, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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CINCINNATI—Cincinnati is a deep-blue city where a Republican has not sat in the mayor’s seat since the late 1970s, and the city council is composed solely of Democrats. Cory Bowman, who is Vice President JD Vance’s half brother, is running for mayor. He and GOP city council candidates hope to change this southwest Ohio community’s political makeup on Election Day in three weeks.

Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, has said that Bowman has no political experience and labeled his opponent as “MAGA” during a debate last week.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.