Ex-congressman Tim Ryan eyes Ohio comeback with 2026 gubernatorial run

Ex-congressman Tim Ryan eyes Ohio comeback with 2026 gubernatorial run

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Former Ohio congressman Tim Ryan will decide by the end of next month whether to mount a 2026 campaign for governor, now that fellow Democrat Sherrod Brown has opted out of the race to run for U.S. Senate. Brown, who lost his U.S. Senate seat last fall and who sources said was mulling a gubernatorial bid, has entered the 2026 race against Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Now, Nexstar's WCMH NBC4 has confirmed that Ryan is ser…