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Same-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office

Ohio state Rep. DJ Swearingen, left, smiles as he talks to a supporter during a Get out the Vote Super Saturday rally in Port Clinton, Ohio, Saturday, July 30, 2022. Republican Swearingen, a Sandusky attorney who has focused his campaign on "kitchen table" issues, will face Democrat Jim Obergefell, who is unopposed in a primary Tuesday, Aug. 2 for the state legislative seat representing Ohio's Lake Erie coast through Ottawa and Erie counties. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

Ohio state Rep. DJ Swearingen takes part in a Get out the Vote super rally, July 30, 2022 in Port Clinton, Ohio. Republican Swearingen, a Sandusky attorney who has focused his campaign on "kitchen table" issues, will face Democrat Jim Obergefell, who is unopposed in a primary Tuesday, Aug. 2 for the state legislative seat representing Ohio's Lake Erie coast through Ottawa and Erie counties. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

Ohio House House District 89 Candidate Jim Obergefell speaks during a meeting of the Democratic Women of Erie County at Strickfaden Park, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Sandusky, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)

Ohio House Democratic Leader Allison Russo, left, and Ohio House House District 89 Candidate Jim Obergefell, right, laugh during a meeting of the Democratic Women of Erie County at Strickfaden Park, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Sandusky, Ohio. Obergefell is hoping that Democrats can win back seats at the Ohio Statehouse and beyond this fall with a message grounded in his landmark U.S. Supreme Court fight for same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)

Same-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office