One day after the Associated Press reported that a Trump-backed candidate in a closely watched House race in Ohio misrepresented his military record, national Republicans appeared to have canceled nearly $1 million worth of ads in the district.
The National Republican Campaign Committee had booked about $960,000 in television ads to run from late September through election day in Ohio’s 9th District, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. The district — redrawn this year to one that leans very Republican — is represented by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest serving woman in Congress.
Ben Taber, a spokesman for the ad-tracking firm AdImpact, said on Thursday: “It can take some time for the stations to all report fully, but all indications now are that [the ad time] will all be canceled.”
A spokesman for the NRCC did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages seeking comment.
On Wednesday, the AP reported that Republican nominee J.R. Majewski’s claims that he had been deployed in Afghanistan were found to be untrue according to military records the AP obtained through a public information records request.
A spokeswoman for Majewski’s campaign did not respond to email messages Wednesday or Thursday. In its story, the AP quoted Majewski saying, “My accomplishments and record are under attack.”
Majewski, a first-time candidate who has embraced QAnon language and was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, rose to national prominence after painting giant Trump signs on his lawn. In May, he defeated two Republican state legislators to win the party’s nomination. And on Saturday, he spoke at Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio, where he gave a speech that included a shout-out to veterans.
The National Republican Campaign Committee had booked about $960,000 in television ads to run from late September through election day in Ohio’s 9th District, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. The district — redrawn this year to one that leans very Republican — is represented by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest serving woman in Congress.
Ben Taber, a spokesman for the ad-tracking firm AdImpact, said on Thursday: “It can take some time for the stations to all report fully, but all indications now are that [the ad time] will all be canceled.”
A spokesman for the NRCC did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages seeking comment.
On Wednesday, the AP reported that Republican nominee J.R. Majewski’s claims that he had been deployed in Afghanistan were found to be untrue according to military records the AP obtained through a public information records request.
A spokeswoman for Majewski’s campaign did not respond to email messages Wednesday or Thursday. In its story, the AP quoted Majewski saying, “My accomplishments and record are under attack.”
Majewski, a first-time candidate who has embraced QAnon language and was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, rose to national prominence after painting giant Trump signs on his lawn. In May, he defeated two Republican state legislators to win the party’s nomination. And on Saturday, he spoke at Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio, where he gave a speech that included a shout-out to veterans.
