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     "Ted Brown",
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     "Ken Paxton",
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    ],
    [
     "James Talarico",
     "Democratic"
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    "publisher": "Texas Secretary of State",
    "url": "https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-cbp-ui/candidate-information",
    "via": "as cited in the sealed Wikipedia list of 2026 Senate elections, retrieved 2026-09-19"
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    {
     "text": "The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 Uniform Election is October 5, 2026",
     "publisher": "VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State)",
     "url": "https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/index.html",
     "retrieved": "2026-09-28"
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    {
     "text": "Generally, early voting in person begins the 17th day before Election Day (if that’s a weekend, early voting starts on Monday) and ends the 4th day before Election Day.",
     "publisher": "VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State)",
     "url": "https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/early-voting.html",
     "retrieved": "2026-09-28"
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   "incumbent": "John Cornyn (Republican) — not on the November ballot"
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   "election": "2026-11-03",
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     "Brian Poindexter",
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   "ballot_note": "Ohio Capital Journal (Aug. 6, 2026) also reports two write-in independent candidates; write-in candidates are not printed on the ballot.",
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    "title": "2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Ohio section)",
    "publisher": "Wikipedia, sealed copy",
    "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections",
    "via": "retrieved 2026-09-19"
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     "text": "On Election Day, you must cast your ballot in your precinct at your designated polling place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.",
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     "url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/",
     "retrieved": "2026-09-28"
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    {
     "text": "Ohio law requires voters to present a valid, unexpired photo ID that includes their name and photograph.",
     "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State",
     "url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/",
     "retrieved": "2026-09-28"
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   "quote": "That’s why I’ve never taken a dime of corporate PAC money. It’s why I broke quorum twice with my colleagues in the Texas House to fight back against rigged redistricting maps and defend the freedom to vote. And it’s why the first set of legislation I will pursue in the U.S. Senate will be an anti-corruption package to ban super PACs and corporate PACs, ban partisan gerrymandering, and increase transparency and accountability in all branches of government.",
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   "quote": "Increase wages for workers, not CEOs: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and incentivize CEOs to pay fair wages by creating a special tax on corporations that pay their top executives more than 250 times their median worker’s salary.",
   "summary": "Talarico proposes a $15 federal minimum wage and a tax on companies whose CEO pay exceeds 250 times the median worker salary.",
   "publisher": "Talarico for Texas (campaign website)",
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   "quote": "Reform the asylum system: Hire more immigration judges to clear the asylum backlog, root out fraud in the system so that only legitimate claims are approved, and ensure legitimate asylees receive protection quickly.",
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   "date": "2026-09-19",
   "quote": "Ken Paxton is running to help President Trump finish the border wall and protect our national sovereignty. During the corrupt Biden Administration, Attorney General Paxton led the national legal charge against Biden’s radical agenda and sued the lawless Biden Administration over 100 times, including to put an end to disastrous open borders policies.",
   "summary": "Paxton says he would help finish the border wall and cites his lawsuits against the Biden administration.",
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   "quote": "Ken Paxton is a strong fiscal conservative who will fight to cut taxes and stop the wasteful spending that has led to our nation being in over $36 trillion dollars in debt. After four years of Joe Biden causing skyrocketing inflation and declaring war on American energy, Ken Paxton will help bring down costs and remove harmful regulations designed to hurt our energy companies.",
   "summary": "Paxton says he would cut taxes and spending and remove energy regulations to lower costs.",
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   "quote": "America must be the crypto capital of the world and support innovation and growth. Digital assets are one of the defining frontiers changing the world, and the United States cannot afford to fall behind. Achieving that requires a clear, pro-growth regulatory framework, and passing critical legislation like the CLARITY Act is key to giving innovators certainty to build and scale.",
   "summary": "Paxton supports a pro-growth framework for digital assets, including the CLARITY Act.",
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   "quote": "There are too many laws. I am not running for U.S. Senator to be a \"lawmaker.\" I am running to repeal as many laws as I can.",
   "summary": "Brown says he is running to repeal as many laws as he can.",
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   "title": "Ted Brown - Libertarian for U.S. Senator from Texas",
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   "quote": "Governments throughout the world, including the U.S., are rushing to require ID to use social media, apps, the internet itself, computers and other devices, and even cell phones. This is flying under the radar, but it's the most devastating blow to privacy in history. If we don't oppose every one of these measures now, we will lose our freedom forever.",
   "summary": "Brown opposes ID requirements for using social media, apps and devices, calling them a threat to privacy.",
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   "title": "Ted Brown - Libertarian for U.S. Senator from Texas",
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   "quote": "I am opposed to the new requirement that automakers install a \"kill switch\" on all new vehicles starting in 2027. This will result in government remotely shutting down our cars if they don't like who we are, where we are going, etc.",
   "summary": "Brown opposes a requirement for vehicle \"kill switches\" in new cars from 2027.",
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   "title": "Ted Brown - Libertarian for U.S. Senator from Texas",
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   "quote": "I first ran for the Texas House in 2018 to fight for my constituents — people like my mom and my students. It was a district no one thought we could win, but together we flipped a district Donald Trump had won just two years earlier.",
   "summary": "Talarico, a former sixth-grade teacher, was first elected to the Texas House in 2018.",
   "publisher": "Talarico for Texas (campaign website)",
   "title": "Meet James Talarico - Talarico for Texas",
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   "quote": "Paxton, a Republican who has served as Texas attorney general since 2015, is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Cornyn.",
   "summary": "Paxton has been Texas attorney general since 2015; the seat he seeks is being vacated by John Cornyn.",
   "publisher": "Houston Chronicle",
   "title": "Paxton-Talarico debate is coming—but will both candidates show?",
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   "date": "2026-06-02",
   "quote": "When Brown last ran for the Senate in 2024 against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and then-Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, Brown pulled more than 267,000 votes statewide.",
   "summary": "Brown was the Libertarian nominee in 2024 and received more than 267,000 votes.",
   "publisher": "Houston Public Media",
   "title": "Libertarian Ted Brown courts disaffected conservative voters in Texas’ U.S. Senate race – Houston Public Media",
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   "date": "2026-03-04",
   "quote": "Texas Senate race: Democrat Talarico wins; GOP’s Cornyn, Paxton in run-off",
   "summary": "March primary: Talarico won the Democratic nomination outright; the Republican nomination went to a Cornyn–Paxton runoff.",
   "publisher": "Al Jazeera",
   "title": "Texas Senate race: Democrat Talarico wins; GOP’s Cornyn, Paxton in run-off | Elections News | Al Jazeera",
   "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/texas-senate-race-democrat-talarico-wins-gops-cornyn-paxton-in-run-off",
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   "date": "2026-07-16",
   "quote": "The attorney general beat Sen. John Cornyn and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt for the Republican nomination earlier this year in a contest that featured no debates between the candidates.",
   "summary": "Paxton won the Republican nomination over Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Wesley Hunt; the primary had no debates.",
   "publisher": "KWTX",
   "title": "UPDATE: Dates and locations for three Talarico-Paxton debates are set",
   "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/17/ken-paxtons-campaign-says-he-will-debate-james-talarico-texas-us-senate-race/",
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   "date": "2026-09-04",
   "quote": "Three years ago, Paxton escaped permanent consequences when he was acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment, with only two out of 19 Senators voting in favor of convicting on any article.",
   "summary": "In 2023 the Texas Senate acquitted Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment.",
   "publisher": "Dallas Observer",
   "title": "Fact check: Talarico campaign ad's claims about Paxton",
   "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fact-checking-james-talaricos-senate-campaign-tv-commercial-40710336/",
   "published": "2026-09-04",
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   "date": "2026-07-16",
   "quote": "“Of course we are going to debate James Talarico and we look forward to engaging with potential debate hosts,” Paxton senior adviser Nick Maddux said in a statement.",
   "summary": "Paxton’s campaign said he would debate Talarico.",
   "publisher": "The Texas Tribune",
   "title": "Ken Paxton says he'll debate James Talarico in Texas Senate race",
   "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/16/texas-ken-paxton-james-talarico-debate-senate-race-2026/",
   "published": "2026-07-16",
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    "Ken Paxton"
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   "date": "2026-07-29",
   "quote": "The debates are scheduled to begin Sept. 22 in the Rio Grande Valley, hosted by NBC, Telemundo and Hearst Television. Two additional debates are planned for October: one hosted by WFAA and TEGNA Inc. in Dallas on Oct. 6, followed by a debate hosted by KXAN-TV and Nexstar Media Group in Austin on Oct. 13.",
   "summary": "Three debates were announced: Sept. 22 (Rio Grande Valley), Oct. 6 (Dallas), Oct. 13 (Austin).",
   "publisher": "Houston Chronicle",
   "title": "Paxton-Talarico debate is coming—but will both candidates show?",
   "url": "https://www.chron.com/politics/article/talarico-paxton-debate-texas-22365592.php",
   "published": "2026-07-29",
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   "date": "2026-08-12",
   "quote": "Both major party candidates have said they want to debate at least once before the Nov. 3 election, but the deadline to agree to the first proposed matchup, sponsored in part by Hearst Newspapers, passed on Wednesday without a commitment from Paxton.",
   "summary": "The deadline for the first proposed debate passed without a commitment from Paxton; his adviser said terms with another outlet were close.",
   "publisher": "Austin American-Statesman",
   "title": "Ken Paxton snubs debate invite from Hearst and NBC/Telemundo",
   "url": "https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/state/article/paxton-talarico-debate-22385551.php",
   "published": "2026-08-12",
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   "date": "2026-07-08",
   "quote": "Earlier Wednesday, Paxton’s campaign said he had raised over $9 million in the second quarter of the year — a personal best and the largest amount announced by any non-incumbent Senate GOP candidate this cycle, per his campaign.",
   "summary": "Second-quarter fundraising as the campaigns announced it: Paxton over $9 million; Talarico $30 million.",
   "publisher": "The Texas Tribune",
   "title": "Talarico more than triples Paxton’s Q2 haul in Texas Senate race",
   "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/texas-james-talarico-senate-fundraising-second-quarter-30-million/",
   "published": "2026-07-08",
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   "date": "2026-05-27",
   "quote": "“James is not and never has been a vegan or vegetarian,” campaign spokesperson JT Ennis said in an email to PolitiFact.",
   "summary": "PolitiFact checked Paxton’s claim that Talarico is a vegan; the Talarico campaign said he is not.",
   "publisher": "PolitiFact",
   "title": "In Texas Senate race, Ken Paxton falsely claims James Talarico is a vegan – PolitiFact",
   "url": "https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/may/27/ken-paxton/in-texas-senate-race-ken-paxton-falsely-claims-jam/",
   "published": "2026-05-27",
   "retrieved": "2026-09-19T21:10:04Z",
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   "candidates": [
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   "date": "2026-09-04",
   "quote": "Since not all properties are required to be listed in financial filings, it’s hard to know Paxton’s exact net worth, though Forbes estimates it at about $13 million.",
   "summary": "The Dallas Observer checked a Talarico ad about Paxton’s wealth; Forbes estimates Paxton’s net worth at about $13 million.",
   "publisher": "Dallas Observer",
   "title": "Fact check: Talarico campaign ad's claims about Paxton",
   "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fact-checking-james-talaricos-senate-campaign-tv-commercial-40710336/",
   "published": "2026-09-04",
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   "quote": "State prosecutors in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said the victim did not want to testify at a second trial. They instead offered Hoffman a misdemeanor plea deal under which he served 29 days in jail and did not have to register as a sex offender.",
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   "quote": "But Paxton had not committed to any debates as of Thursday. WFAA, whose debate invitation Talarico accepted, reported Tuesday that Paxton’s campaign had not responded to messages since Aug. 24 after communicating with station management “for weeks to organize a potential debate.”",
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   "publisher": "The Texas Tribune",
   "title": "James Talarico challenges Ken Paxton to Fox News debate",
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   "quote": "On Sept. 2, Talarico accepted another debate invitation from CNN. In response, Maddux said, “no Texan wants to watch James Talarico and two of his fellow far-left activists posing as moderators spew left-wing talking points in a ‘debate,’ or what they would try to turn into a CCP-style struggle session.”",
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   "quote": "With just over three weeks left before early voting, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Thursday challenged his GOP opponent Ken Paxton to a debate moderated by Fox News’ Bret Baier.",
   "summary": "Talarico proposed a debate moderated by Fox News’ Bret Baier.",
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   "date": "2026-09-23",
   "quote": "“I have never done these things,” Miller said in August. “These things have already been investigated.”",
   "summary": "Miller repeats his denial of the allegations.",
   "publisher": "Ohio Capital Journal / WEWS News 5 Cleveland",
   "title": "Ohio Congressman Max Miller’s race gets dirty, with both sides objecting to attack ads",
   "url": "https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/23/ohio-congressman-max-millers-race-gets-dirty-with-both-sides-objecting-to-attack-ads/",
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   "date": "2026-09-23",
   "quote": "The candidate has not been deterred by ads, he told supporters, and he submitted his resignation from his post on Brook Park city council this weekend.",
   "summary": "Poindexter resigned from Brook Park City Council to campaign full time.",
   "publisher": "Ohio Capital Journal / WEWS News 5 Cleveland",
   "title": "Ohio Congressman Max Miller’s race gets dirty, with both sides objecting to attack ads",
   "url": "https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/23/ohio-congressman-max-millers-race-gets-dirty-with-both-sides-objecting-to-attack-ads/",
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   "quote": "I believe the economy should reward work, not exploit it. That means policies that strengthen wages, protect workers from being priced out of basic necessities, and stop rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas while expecting American workers to pick up the slack.",
   "summary": "Poindexter wants policies that raise wages and stop rewarding companies that move jobs overseas.",
   "publisher": "Poindexter for Congress (campaign website)",
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   "quote": "That means strengthening access, increasing transparency, and making sure workers aren’t punished for getting sick, injured, or growing older. It also means recognizing that healthcare costs hit working families hardest, not politicians or executives insulated from those pressures.",
   "summary": "Poindexter calls for more access and price transparency in health care.",
   "publisher": "Poindexter for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Healthcare that Makes Sense - Poindexter For Congress",
   "url": "https://poindexterforcongress.com/healthcare-that-makes-sense/",
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   "quote": "When workers are divided or intimidated, it’s easier to cut corners, suppress wages, and ignore safety. Protecting workers’ rights means making it clear that organizing, speaking up, and demanding fair treatment are protected actions — not career-ending ones.",
   "summary": "Poindexter wants organizing and speaking up at work to be protected actions.",
   "publisher": "Poindexter for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Workers Rights & Unions - Poindexter For Congress",
   "url": "https://poindexterforcongress.com/workers-rights-and-unions/",
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   "candidates": [
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   "date": "2026-09-19",
   "quote": "Max knows the burden excess taxation can place on working families in the 7th district. That’s why he has voted to support making tax cuts permanent, no tax on tips, and no tax on overtime.",
   "summary": "Miller cites votes to make tax cuts permanent and for no tax on tips or overtime.",
   "publisher": "Max Miller for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Max Miller For Congress – Issues",
   "url": "https://votemaxmiller.com/accomplishments",
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   "quote": "The lawlessness at the southern border has led to illicit drugs on our streets, dangerous criminals getting rich, and human trafficking of innocent victims. Mass migration places strains on services across America. Criminals who should have never been able to enter our country do so freely. Max will continue to fight to maintain the secure border.",
   "summary": "Miller says he will keep working for a secure southern border.",
   "publisher": "Max Miller for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Max Miller For Congress – Issues",
   "url": "https://votemaxmiller.com/accomplishments",
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   "quote": "The Biden administration raised the costs of energy with policies that put China, the Middle East, and Russia first by cutting American energy production off at the knees. Max will continue to support the policies of the Trump administration to develop American energy independence and reduce the costs of gas and electricity.",
   "summary": "Miller supports the Trump administration’s energy policies to lower gas and electricity costs.",
   "publisher": "Max Miller for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Max Miller For Congress – Issues",
   "url": "https://votemaxmiller.com/accomplishments",
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   "candidates": [
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   "quote": "In 2017, Brian took that same pro-worker mentality to public service, getting elected as an At-Large member of Brook Park City Council. Throughout his time in office, he has been a steadfast advocate for working families, opposing \"Right to Work\" laws and school choice vouchers while supporting the postal system and public schools.",
   "summary": "Poindexter, a union ironworker since 2007, was elected to Brook Park City Council in 2017.",
   "publisher": "Poindexter for Congress (campaign website)",
   "title": "Brian Poindexter's Working-Class Story | Union Ironworker for Congress",
   "url": "https://poindexterforcongress.com/brian-poindexters-working-class-story/",
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   "candidates": [
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   "date": "2026-07-09",
   "quote": "Ohio’s 7th Congressional District is held by Rep. Max Miller, a former Trump aide who’s represented the district since 2022. Democrats hope Brian Poindexter, a union official and council member in Brook Park, will overperform in the district thanks to his blue-collar background and roots in the legacy Ford factory town.",
   "summary": "Miller, a former Trump White House aide, has held the seat since 2022.",
   "publisher": "Signal Ohio",
   "title": "Can Democrats flip Max Miller's Ohio congressional district?",
   "url": "https://signalohio.org/why-democrats-think-they-can-compete-in-this-sleeper-ohio-congressional-race-max-miller-brian-poindexter-november-election-2026/",
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   "date": "2026-07-09",
   "quote": "The district consists of Cuyahoga County’s affluent western suburbs, its more blue-collar or exurban southern suburbs, as well as Medina, Wayne and part of Ashland counties.",
   "summary": "The district covers Cuyahoga County’s western and southern suburbs plus Medina, Wayne and part of Ashland counties.",
   "publisher": "Signal Ohio",
   "title": "Can Democrats flip Max Miller's Ohio congressional district?",
   "url": "https://signalohio.org/why-democrats-think-they-can-compete-in-this-sleeper-ohio-congressional-race-max-miller-brian-poindexter-november-election-2026/",
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   "date": "2026-08-05",
   "quote": "Moreno filed for divorce in 2024 and, according to court records, accuses Miller of abuse, alleging he once threw hot water on her, pushed her against a wall and held a gun to her head.",
   "summary": "Court records cited by NPR show Miller’s ex-wife alleges abuse; Miller denies the allegations.",
   "publisher": "NPR",
   "title": "House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Ohio Republican Max Miller : NPR",
   "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5918342/house-ethics-committee-opens-investigation-into-ohio-republican-max-miller",
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   "date": "2026-08-05",
   "quote": "My former wife is engaging in a pattern of reporting incredible, serious and destructive allegations with absolutely no evidence.",
   "summary": "Miller’s response, as quoted by NPR.",
   "publisher": "NPR",
   "title": "House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Ohio Republican Max Miller : NPR",
   "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5918342/house-ethics-committee-opens-investigation-into-ohio-republican-max-miller",
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   "date": "2026-08-04",
   "quote": "The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it will investigate allegations of domestic violence and abuse and illegal drug use against Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller.",
   "summary": "The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into the allegations against Miller.",
   "publisher": "Roll Call",
   "title": "Ethics Committee launches probe into Max Miller – Roll Call",
   "url": "https://rollcall.com/2026/08/04/ethics-committee-launches-probe-into-max-miller/",
   "published": "2026-08-04",
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   "date": "2026-08-04",
   "quote": "“The Committee notes that the mere fact that it is investigating these allegations, and publicly disclosing its review, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred,”",
   "summary": "The committee said an investigation does not by itself mean a violation occurred.",
   "publisher": "Roll Call",
   "title": "Ethics Committee launches probe into Max Miller – Roll Call",
   "url": "https://rollcall.com/2026/08/04/ethics-committee-launches-probe-into-max-miller/",
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   "quote": "“In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself to clear my name from these horrific attacks on myself and family,”",
   "summary": "Miller said he would ask for an ethics investigation of himself to clear his name.",
   "publisher": "Roll Call",
   "title": "Ethics Committee launches probe into Max Miller – Roll Call",
   "url": "https://rollcall.com/2026/08/04/ethics-committee-launches-probe-into-max-miller/",
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   "date": "2026-08-02",
   "quote": "“I’m not dropping out of this race and I’ll win in November,” said Miller, who denied abusing his former wife and his daughter.",
   "summary": "Miller said he will stay in the race and denied the allegations.",
   "publisher": "FOX 8 / Associated Press",
   "title": "Max Miller says he's not dropping out of the race",
   "url": "https://fox8.com/news/ohio-gop-rep-miller-says-im-not-dropping-out-defends-himself-against-claims-of-domestic-abuse/",
   "published": "2026-08-02",
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   "candidates": [
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   "date": "2026-08-09",
   "quote": "Under Ohio law, Republicans have until Monday at 4 p.m. to name a replacement nominee. But the local Republican officials responsible for choosing one must receive at least two days' notice before meeting, meaning Miller would have needed to withdraw by Saturday for the party to complete the process in time. He did not.",
   "summary": "The deadline passed for Republicans to replace Miller on the ballot; he faces Poindexter in November.",
   "publisher": "CNBC",
   "title": "Max Miller stays in Ohio House race as GOP ballot deadline passes",
   "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/09/max-miller-ohio-house-race-gop-replacement-deadline.html",
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   "quote": "“I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said in a statement posted on social platform X.",
   "summary": "Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) called on Miller to step aside and resign.",
   "publisher": "The Hill",
   "title": "Democrat Poindexter leads Max Miller by double-digit points: Poll",
   "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6015633-poindexter-leads-max-miller-poll/",
   "published": "2026-08-07",
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   "quote": "“I didn’t get into this race because Max Miller has terrible personal issues going on in his life. I got into this race because of policies he’s supported that have made it harder on working families,”",
   "summary": "Poindexter says he is running over Miller’s policies, not his personal issues.",
   "publisher": "Ohio Capital Journal",
   "title": "Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller stays in his race, with or without national GOP support • Ohio Capital Journal",
   "url": "https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/12/ohio-republican-us-rep-max-miller-stays-in-his-race-with-or-without-national-gop-support/",
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   "date": "2026-08-07",
   "quote": "“I am invested in this election in every way and I will invest the resources into my campaign to win,” he told the outlet.",
   "summary": "Miller said he would put his own money into the campaign ($1 million loan, per the Wall Street Journal).",
   "publisher": "Newsweek",
   "title": "Poll Shows Max Miller Down Double Digits as He Loans Campaign $1 Million - Newsweek",
   "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/poll-shows-max-miller-down-double-digits-as-he-loans-campaign-1-million-12294903",
   "published": "2026-08-07",
   "retrieved": "2026-09-19T21:10:17Z",
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  {
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   "candidates": [
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   "date": "2026-09-04",
   "quote": "\"My entire career in Congress has been about strengthening Ohio's workforce. Being in touch with the working class means more than standing in a hard hat next to Bernie Sanders. It's about actually delivering results, which I have done over and over... I signed on the discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracting Act for the working man and woman, introduced the American Workforce Act with Senator Tom Cotton, and passed the Foster in the Future Act which had my legislation in it which provides foster youth more opportunities in workforce training programs... And that is just to name a few. So no, I am not out of touch with the middle class.\"",
   "summary": "Miller describes his record on workforce legislation.",
   "publisher": "Spectrum News 1",
   "title": "Poindexter's balancing act in race shaped by Miller scandal",
   "url": "https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/09/02/brian-poindexter-max-miller-",
   "published": "2026-09-04",
   "retrieved": "2026-09-19T21:09:38Z",
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  {
   "race": "oh-7",
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   "candidates": [
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   ],
   "date": "2026-09-04",
   "quote": "The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Miller, at his own request, last month. However, Friday marks the 60-day deadline for the committee to release its findings or recommend any punishments until after the election.",
   "summary": "Sept. 4 was the 60-day pre-election cutoff for the Ethics Committee to release findings.",
   "publisher": "Spectrum News 1",
   "title": "Ethics Cmte. deadine passes to take action against Miller",
   "url": "https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/09/04/ethics-censure-max-miller",
   "published": "2026-09-04",
   "retrieved": "2026-09-20T14:16:54.126885Z",
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