AP A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press/Report for America Jan 6, 2024 Jan 6, 2024 Updated Oct 8, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmr~{&|q&$[ ~9:@ — s6DA:E6 C646:G:?8 6?@F89 D:8?2EFC6D E@ 2AA62C @? E96 32==@E[ 2 EC2?D86?56C H@>2? 92D 366? 5:DBF2=:7:65 7C@> 2? ~9:@ w@FD6 C246 3642FD6 D96 @>:EE65 96C AC6G:@FD ?2>6[ C2:D:?8 4@?46C? E92E @E96C EC2?D86?56C 42?5:52E6D ?2E:@?H:56 >2J 7246 D:>:=2C 32CC:6CD]k^AmkAm'2?6DD2 y@J @7 H2D @?6 @7 7@FC EC2?D86?56C 42?5:52E6D CF??:?8 7@C DE2E6 @77:46 :? ~9:@[ =2C86=J :? 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Government-politics LGBTQ+ lawmaker to GOP: 'I’m literally trying to exist' BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press
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Chief Davis explains events that transpired in murder-suicide involving Justin Fairfax and Cerina Fairfax
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