Ohio GOP Ad Uses 3 Crash Victims to Target Sherrod Brown
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 26
Ohio GOP Ad Uses 3 Crash Victims to Target Sherrod Brown
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 26
Summary
A Republican attack ad airing across Ohio shows photos of Lynnea Soposki, Luke Soposki and their 1-year-old son Logan, all killed in an April highway crash, to blame former Senator Sherrod Brown on immigration.
The spot, titled “Dangerous for Ohio,” was paid for by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and authorized by Senator Jon Husted’s campaign in the Ohio Senate race.
Jesse Mallen, Lynnea Soposki’s brother, said the family was furious after seeing her image used months after the nine-car pileup north of Columbus that left the victims’ pickup on fire.
The ad ties Brown to the crash because the semi driver, now facing multiple felony charges, was accused by Ohio authorities of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship and Ohio driver’s licenses.