Morgan Harper, a progressive activist and lawyer in Ohio who lost a Democratic House primary last year, will seek her party's nomination for the state's open Senate seat in 2022.
Harper lost to incumbent Rep. Joyce Beatty by 36 points in the primary last year for Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the Columbus area. Harper had the backing of Justice Democrats, the group that helped progressive newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York unseat an entrenched House Democrat in 2018. But the Ohio 3rd race was
, limiting the opportunities that the newcomer Harper had to introduce herself to voters and build a campaign capable of upsetting an established Democrat.During his short-lived White House run, Ryan projected as a moderate, voicing skepticism about Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
Since losing the 2020 primary to Beatty, Harper has remained involved in progressive causes. She supported Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, in this year’s special election primary for a Cleveland-area House seat.
“But ultimately the endorsements I care most about are local community leaders, people, workers and small business owners across the state of Ohio, because I think those folks are sick of this political insider game. They want to have someone that is coming from the community that will be able to speak to the issues of the community, and that's me.”
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