Ohio treasurer looking to play musical chairs with statewide office spreads false election hysteria

By: Marilou Johanek

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 960

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Ohio’s state treasurer, Robert Sprague, is a term-limited Republican musical chair politician who hopes to grab another statewide seat for himself as secretary of state — if he gets past GOP primary challenger Marcell Strbich on May 5 to face either Democrat Bryan Hambley or Allison Russo in November.

To that end, Sprague recently dropped a campaign ad ahead of next week’s election that is highly revealing about the candidate’s fidelity to facts. …

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