J.D. Winteregg

J.D. Winteregg is a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio.

If you are sick and tired of career Washington politicians, you will soon have the opportunity to do something about it. That's because lifelong politician Sherrod Brown will be on the ballot, once again.

In next year's election for U.S. Senate, Josh Mandel will be 40 years old and Brown will be 40 years in politics. Yes, you read that correctly. Sherrod Brown has been running for political office since Richard Nixon was president, and suffice it to say, you're not going to change Washington with someone like that.

Fortunately for Ohioans, Mandel strikes a clear contrast as the fresh, conservative outsider and Marine veteran who can dynamically change Washington versus Brown, the poster child for far left career Washington pols.

Brown's record is not just liberal, but one of a radical leftist. In fact, he's so out of touch with average Ohioans that he's now voting with Bernie Sanders, the ultra-liberal Senator from Vermont, 93 percent of the time.

Recently The Enquirer printed a piece that attempted to assert that Mandel’s many successes as Ohio Treasurer were driven by politics, and not by good public policy. This article was absurd and appeared to be trying to sway voters’ minds with false information.

Luckily for us voters, in America, we the people get to decide elections – not the media. And fortunately for Ohioans, Josh Mandel is just what the doctor ordered to help drain the swamp and put the interests of the citizens over the welfare of the politicians.

Mandel has done an outstanding job as Ohio Treasurer and has been recognized nationally for "excellence in financial management” and “public integrity.” Voters recognized Mandel’s good work and overwhelmingly re-elected him by double digits.

In fact, in his re-election as Treasurer, Mandel defeated his opponent in her own backyard of Hamilton County, her own state representative district in Cincinnati, and even her own home precinct in Montgomery. He is seen as the choice of conservatives, Trump supporters and Republican faithful to be the candidate to retire Brown once and for all.

Under Mandel’s leadership, Ohio’s tax dollars have been safe and secure and taxpayers have a renewed sense of power. This is a result of Mandel, for the first time in Ohio history, putting every penny in state spending online.

In an effort to transfer the power from the politicians to the people, Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.com, a groundbreaking transparency website that empowers taxpayers to follow the money and hold politicians accountable. Mandel is setting a new national standard for fiscal transparency and, in the process, making Ohio proud.

In fact, as a result of this initiative, Mandel improved Ohio's fiscal transparency ranking from 46th to first in the nation. The Youngstown Vindicator named Mandel’s work “the singularly most important public policy initiative in recent memory.”

A fair look at Mandel’s leadership shows a Treasurer’s office that is leading the nation on a range of issues important to Ohioans. For individuals with disabilities, Mandel launched STABLE Accounts, the nation’s first investment plans that allow Ohioans with Down syndrome, autism and other special needs to save and invest for their future. By making Ohio the national leader in this field, Mandel has earned accolades from organizations across the country that advocate for citizens with disabilities.

The list of Mandel's accomplishments as Treasurer is long, but the bottom line is that he represents the next generation of leaders our state and country needs. He's a Marine, a young father, and a man of impeccable character and integrity who always puts his constituents first.

And unlike Sherrod Brown, Mandel doesn't care what the political bosses or the liberal journalists have to say. Mandel seems to see his boss as us, the people. How's that for refreshing?