Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague, a Republican who was planning to run next year for governor, has instead decided to seek the secretary of state’s position. Sprague pulled out of the governor’s race ...
LaRose had sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate last year, but lost the three-way primary to Bernie Moreno. Sprague dropped out of a run for governor.
LaRose, 45, a former state senator and U.S. Army Green Beret, is the last of Ohio's five term-limited statewide executive officeholders to make his future plans known.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term state Treasurer Robert Sprague ...