Mandel ran state-funded ads in months before launching Senate run

Questions raised about whether ads have a political motive.
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel appears with Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer touting STABLE savings accounts for people with special needs children.

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel appears with Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer touting STABLE savings accounts for people with special needs children.
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By Laura A. Bischoff
Feb 17, 2017
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Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has led the charge for publicizing a new investment program for families with special needs programs, and launched a $1.84 million TV ad campaign featuring himself and Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer to promote the program.

But a watchdog group says the ads, which have run statewide, may have a hidden motive: promoting Mandel’s political ambitions. He launched the ad campaign months before announcing his second run against U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

ExploreTo learn more about the ads and how Mandel used state money to pay for them, click here.
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