Military candidate spotlight: Steve Stivers, Ohio’s 15th District

Party: Republican
Military Experience: 23years in the Ohio National Guard
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel (current)
Overseas experience: Served in Iraq and Kuwait in 2004-2005
Previous offices: Five years in the state legislature
Website: www.stivers4congress.com
 
Opponent: Mary Jo Kilroy
Party: Democratic
Military background: none
Previous offices: Eight years as county commissioner
Website: www.kilroyforcongress.com
 
What local papers are saying:
Kilroy blasts Stivers over lobbyist work
 
Candidates square off

Latest poll numbers
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Race profile: Both candidates are looking to fill the seat of retiring Rep, Deborah Pryce; Kilroy unsuccessfully challenged Pryce for the seat in 2006. Stivers took a year-long break from his state senate work during his deployment to Iraq.
 

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