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An Ohio Senate Candidate Cloaks Himself Uncomfortably in Trump Garb

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[ad_1] “The reason why the president endorsed me and asked me to run is he wants somebody who can help him get his agenda done, not somebody who’s going to vote against him,” Mr. Renacci said as he sat in a booth at a chicken-wing restaurant here. Mr. Renacci, with an estimated net worth of at least $34 million, according to Roll Call , boasts of a long and varied business career, with involvement in nursing homes, Harley-Davidson dealerships, a Chevrolet dealership and partial ownership of an arena football team. A quiet, casual demeanor helped ingratiate him with working-class voters in his district south of Cleveland even as he held on to the traditional Chamber of Commerce Republican vote. “Businessmen and businesswomen have different styles,” he conceded. “I’m more the quiet style.” Photo In Tuesday’s primary, Mr. Renacci faces competition for Trump voters who might again be drawn to someone who presen...