Leading Edge - January 26, 2025 | Libertarian spoiler?; Shakeup in the statehouse; Toledo Tomorrow

LOOKING BACK ON DISTRICT 9 ELECTION Tom Pruss | Former Libertarian US House Candidate  Headlines in November read “This libertarian candidate may have swung Ohio’s most competitive congressional race.” Tom Pruss received 14,800 votes in what was one of the closer House races in the U.S. Without a doubt, it was one of the tightest races ever for the longest serving women in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur. So, what was his read on the race and does he feel like he cost Republican Derek Merrin the race - in what was becoming a red wave across many parts of Ohio and the U.S.?   OHIO POLITICS David DeWitt | Editor-In-Chief | Ohio Capital Journal Ohio politics is in a state of flux with the appointment of Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill JD Vance’s Senate seat. David DeWitt, with the Ohio Capital Journal, gives his thoughts on who’s names are in the running to fill the empty seat, including someone familiar to northwest Ohioans... Lydia Mihalek? HIGHER  EDUCATION & TOLEDO TOMORROW  Bob Savage | Toledo Tomorrow How does Toledo Tomorrow "school" kids on what to expect from higher education - and what they should expect in return for their choices when it comes to fields of interest?