OH-01: 'Kate Schroder is a nightmare for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy'
Kate Schroder is a nightmare for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.): She's a 43-year-old political newcomer who has a real chance to knock off an entrenched Republican congressman in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Schroder is one of the stars of a surprisingly strong collection of Democratic challengers in Republican-held seats. Republican hopes of recapturing control of the House are fading fast.
Schroder began to run last year for the seat held by 12-term, 67-year-old incumbent, Steve Chabot, in a Republican gerrymandered district. A public health expert and cancer survivor, she focused on expanding health care coverage and keeping Obamacare protections for people with pre-existing conditions, which the Trump administration and her opponent have opposed.
The pandemic has elevated her profile and passion: I don't have to explain the importance of public health, she told me.
In Cincinnati, Schroder is outraising incumbent Chabot, who faced a serious challenge two years ago until a largely bogus issue was raised against the Democrat. This time the ethics issue may be working against Chabot, whose former campaign chairman is under FBI investigation for fraud; there are missing campaign funds. The polls show a toss-up.
Schroder, a member of the Cincinnati board of health, is a good fit in a district that leans Republican but is trending moderate.
It's a hard sell to paint her as a left winger. If elected, she wants to join the bi-partisan problem solvers caucus to work across the aisle on issues like infrastructure, gun safety you can be for gun ownership as well as gun safety as well as expanding the Affordable Health Care Act and investing more in public health.
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