GOP civil war explodes in House District 89 as Steve Kraus launches write-in bid against Caleb Stidham

GOP civil war explodes in House District 89 as Steve Kraus launches write-in bid against Caleb Stidham

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Former state Rep. Steve Kraus is asking Republicans in Ohio House District 89 to skip the name printed on their November ballot and write in his instead. Kraus announced the write-in campaign in a graphic posted to Facebook that splits the screen between himself and Caleb Stidham, the Erie County treasurer and county Republican Party chairman who was nominated by a six-member committee on which he sat and voted. Stidham’s half o…