In 2006, Mandel, a conservative Republican, was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. He was reelected two years later. Wasting no time continuing his climb up the political ladder, he entered the race for Ohio treasurer in 2009, winning the office the next year.
Less than a year and a half later, Mandel, now 35, entered the race for U.S. Senate, winning the 2012 GOP nomination comfortably.
I interviewed Mandel in April 2012 and wrote a piece the following month in which I said some nice things about him, including: “I was impressed that he showed up alone, without a retinue of handlers to protect him. He was poised and smart. He was never rattled (even though I tried). He answered questions willingly, unlike some candidates who are overly defensive or act as if reporters are enemy combatants (admittedly some are).”
But I also noted I was surprised how conservative Mandel was and how young he looked. Initially, I made him a narrow underdog in a competitive race. Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown ended up winning the general election by 6 points, 51 percent to 45 percent — about double President Barack Obama’s margin over Mitt Romney in the Buckeye State that year.
In 2014, Mandel ran for reelection as treasurer, winning comfortably. Two years later, in December 2016, he entered the 2018 Senate race, once again looking to challenge Brown.
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