On January 17, 2018, Dennis Kucinich announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio.
Kucinich is a Cleveland native and graduate of Case Western Reserve University. A former mayor of Cleveland, he served in Congress from 1997 to 2013, during which he ran for president in both 2004 and 2008. Most recently, he served as a contributor to FOX News and campaigned for Issue 2, Ohio's ballot initiative to lower the prices the state pays for pharmaceuticals.