This could be the issue that pulls JDVance1 over the finish line in the election, writes Salena Zito. But the problem of finding and enacting solutions is going to be more complicated, no matter who wins.
AURORA, Ohio — Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski stood in the far corner of the 95-year-old Aurora Inn at the doorway that separates its sun room from its Six Horses Tavern, which was once part of a stagecoach stop. The 6’8” sheriff of Portage County is hard to miss physically. However, Zuchowski keeps himself tucked in the corner, observing the room until J.D. Vance, the Middletown Republican seeking the open Senate seat, singles him out for the “outstanding” job he does to keep the county safe.
Vance’s rival in the open Senate race, Rep. Tim Ryan of Trumbull County, represents Portage, which is also home to Kent State, as part of the congressional seat he is giving up for this statewide bid. Ryan nearly failed to carry this county in 2020 — something that had never happened before. When Zuchowski won here two years ago, it marked the first time a Republican had won the sheriff’s office in more than a decade. Republican candidates also gained the majority of county commissioners’ seats in that election.
“Cartels are everywhere, I'll attest to it,” said Zuchowski. “There is always something on the street. There's a middleman. There's somebody that's figuring supply for them. Unfortunately, a lot of it's coming from the southern border." “Over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year," he said."While most of them were adults, a fast-growing number of them were teenagers, and parents are deeply concerned."
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