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The winner of the GOP primary will face Democrat Jim Station in the November general election.
A small business owner, Lipps said if he is re-elected to a second term he hopes to reduce the size of the Medicare expansion, lower prescription medication costs, and contine the fights for gun freedom and banning abortions.
Lipps was the key 50th co-sponsor of the “Heartbeat Bill” and co-sponsored a bill banning abortions of babies with Down Syndrome.
“It’s very hard work to get legislation passed. It takes compromise to understand all sides of the issue to get legislation adopted into law,” he said.
“I’ve worked very hard to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle,” Lipps said. “I have been a joint sponsor and invited Democrats on three bills focusing on blight issues, pharmacy issues and helping blind Ohioans to obtain service animals ahead of other people.”
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Kroger is a first-time candidate for elective office.
“I have seen the need for a more conservative option,” he said.
Kroger, who described himself as a “Christian Conservative” is senior pastor at Cornerstone Church of God as well as a registered nurse with opioid detox training. He also serves in other local nonprofit organizations and is a small business owner.
Kroger said he’s “extremely fiscally conservative” and called the increase in Medicaid costs “ridiculous.”
“We have to be smarter about spending,” he said. “Things are playing out in other states and will be knocking on Ohio’s door in the future. Politicians in Ohio need to be proactive, not reactive.”
If he wins the primary and general elections, Kroger said he would focus on the “Heartbeat Bill,” reforming Medicaid, and improving infrastructure in the county.
If he is elected, Kroger said he could work with his fellow representatives across the aisle as well as those in the Republican Party. “But I’m not willing to lose ground or take a backseat as we have in the past,” Kroger said, adding that Republicans have the majority and should have gotten more accomplished.
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