Ohio Matters from cleveland.com

With the 2018 midterms in the books, Seth Richardson and Andrew Tobias look forward to the 2020 election, and size up Ohio's possible presidential contenders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Cleveland.com data guru Rich Exner guest hosts this midterm election recap. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball returns to the Ohio Matters podcast to preview Tuesday's midterm election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Ohio Matters team interviews Findlay, Ohio Mayor Lydia Milhalik, an up and comer in Ohio Republican politics. She discusses what it's like being a conservative mayor, whether state government is leaving local communities behind, and whether moderates have a place in today's Republican Party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes The Ohio Matters team sits down with Barb Palmer, creator and executive director of the Baldwin Wallace University Center for Women and Politics of Ohio, to explore the history of women in elected office in Ohio, why women don't get elected and the possible effects of the Year of the Woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes On the latest minisode of Ohio Matters, the team breaks down the governor's race post-debates and the ramifications of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. Plus, Jim Renacci takes flies to meet with faith leaders -- in a strip club owner's plane. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland joins the team this week and reflects on his decades serving in Ohio government. Plus, our first 2020 presidential endorsement (sort of)! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ohio state Rep. Keith Faber, a Republican running for state auditor, talks about his time in the legislature and why he wants to be Ohio's auditor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Theresa Gasper, the Democratic candidate for Ohio's 10th Congressional District in Dayton, sits down with the Ohio Matters team to talk about life as a first-time candidate and her past as a Republican. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Aaron Pickrell, former state director and advisor for President Barack Obama's Ohio campaign, sits down with the Ohio Matters team this week to talk about Obama's legacy in the state and if he can still be an effective figurehead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes In the first mini-episode of the season, cleveland.com politics reporters Seth Richardson and Andrew Tobias break down the races in Ohio for Senate and governor. Plus, a discussion on Richard Cordray's hoop skills. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper drops by to talk about his two novels, his interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the time he was kidnapped. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Betsy Rader, a Democrat running for the 14th Congressional District, sits down with the team to talk about her unlikely rise from Coshocton to Yale, life as a candidate who is a woman in the #MeToo era and what the Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen cases mean for Democrats. Plus, some personal news from co-host Mary Kilpatrick on her latest journalistic endeavor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Dettelbach, the former U.S. Attorney for Northern Ohio and the current Democratic Ohio Attorney General candidate, talks about his career as a federal prosecutor, his thoughts on political criticism of the DOJ and his time playing basketball in law school with Barack Obama. (Note: We have invited the Republican Ohio attorney general candidate, Dave Yost, to come on the show, but he's yet to take us up on our offer.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes After a wild election night in the 12th Congressional District special election, the team welcomes back cleveland.com data editor to parse results, as well as a look forward at what it means for the November midterms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We look back at the women we've interivewed on the Ohio Matters podcast, and look forward to November and beyond, as we try to figure out how the "Year of the Woman" will play out in Ohio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, returns to Ohio Matters to preview the Aug. 7 special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes 10 years ago, a corruption scandal rocked Cuyahoga County government. The effects are still being felt today, both in Northeast Ohio and statewide. Former federal prosecutor Ann Rowland and cleveland.com editor-in-chief Chris Quinn join Ohio Matters this week to give their perspective of what it was like working the case from both the government and public view. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, the Democratic nominee for Ohio Secretary of State, describes her high-school athletic proweress (although not in the sport you may expect), her passion for elections and what she will do if she's elected. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes State Sen. and GOP secretary of state nominee Frank LaRose talks about his military service, life as a moderate Republican and how he's "jazzed" about voting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken talks about how she became state party leader — with a huge assist from Donald Trump — the GOP's need to recruit women to run for office and why she prefers to operate behind the scenes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aftab Pureval, Hamiltion County's clerk of courts and the Democratic nominee for the 1st Congressional District race, talks about his life, his brief political career and how he's managed to turn his unusual ballot name into a strength. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Antony Gonzalez, Republican nominee for the 16th Congressional District, joins Ohio Matters to share what life is like transitioning from a professional athlete to a politician. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Rep. Bill Johnson joins Ohio Matters to share his thoughts about fatherhood, his upbringing in rural poverty, Eastern Ohio's recent political shift and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley joins Ohio Matters this week to give some insight on women in politics and what role mayors play in the state. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says his Republican colleagues are afraid of criticizing President Donald Trump. Plus, does he have any plans to run for president in 2020? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Is Richard Cordray boring? The Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Richard Cordray tells the cleveland.com/Ohio Matters team why he thinks he's more fun than lets on, details some of his surprisingly colorful past and plays trivia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ohio Republican political consultant Mark Weaver sits down with the cleveland.com / Ohio Matters crew to talk about crisis communications, political advertising and the upcoming rematch between Mike DeWine and Rich Cordray in the Ohio governor's race. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Cleveland.com data guru Rich Exner joins Andrew and Seth this week to break down the results of Tuesday's Ohio primary election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Seth and Andrew sit down with Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball to preview the upcoming primary election in Ohio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Bonus content from the episode with Jerry Austin on his time observing elections in the Philippines and Chile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

State Rep. Bill Seitz appeared on the Ohio Matters podcast this week, and discussed lobbyists, the 2018 elections and his work in the Ohio statehouse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Citizens for Community Values President Aaron Baer talks about his group's legislative priorities, how to communicate Christian conservatism in an increasingly socially liberal era, and President Donald Trump's impact on the evangelical movement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cleveland.com reporters Jackie Borchardt, Seth Richardson and Andrew Tobias, and Capitol Letter reporter Jeremy Pelzer discuss Cliff Rosenberger's swift and shocking resignation as speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Longtime Democratic startegist Jerry Austin chats with the cleveland.com politics team about his time managing Dick Celeste's campaign, his transition to presidential politics with Jesse Jackson and the current state of the Ohio Democratic Party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes This week the cleveland.com politics team chats with Cincinatti City Councilman and 2016 Senate candidate P.G. Sittenfeld. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes The team talks with Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine, a longtime politician and current candidate for governor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann chats with us about his recent opinion piece on the National Rifle Association, and about life after elected office. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice and gubernatorial candidate Bill O'Neill sits down with the team to talk about his colorful past and his current race. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Ken Harbaugh, the Democratic candidate for Ohio's 7th Congressional District, joins the team to talk about his background in the Navy flying recon missions over the Middle East and Korean Peninsula and how he decided to run for office in a red district. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Joe Schiavoni joins the cleveland.com politics team this week to talk his time growing up in Youngstown, what it's like serving in the superminority and 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Jerry Springer joins the cleveland.com politics team for a quick interview in this bonus podcast, followed by a check-in with the cleveland.com Washington team Steve Koff and Sabrina Eaton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes The cleveland.com politics team sits down with Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor to find out more about her life and the gubernatorial race. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Progress Ohio Executive Director Sandy Theis, a former statehouse reporter, sits down with the cleveland.com politics team to share some stories and insights from her time in Columbus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.