Bernie Moreno is running for Senate as an outsider, but public entities he served boosted business
In his bid for U_S_ Senate in Ohio, Trump-endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno casts himself as a “political outsider.”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno has cast himself in the mold of former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him: that of “political outsider.”
“I’m the only outsider in the race. I’m the only one that has created businesses,” Moreno, a wealthy businessman from Cleveland, told Buckeye Patriots podcast host Joe Miller in October. “I’m the only one who is not part of the political system.”
But Moreno has, at times, served on the inside. Shortly before he entered politics, he sat on two government boards — one in Columbus, one in Cleveland. An Associated Press review found that each of those public entities boosted Moreno's blockchain business while he served.
Moreno faces Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state Sen. Matt Dolan in next month's Republican primary. The winner will face third-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, viewed as among the nation's most vulnerable Democrats, in November.
