Nazi reenactor gave Mandel $1,000

Rich Iott, the Nazi reenactor who ran unsuccessfully for Congress, donated $1,000 to Josh Mandel's Ohio Senate campaign, according to the Republican's campaign finance filing provided to POLITICO by the Democratic group American Bridge

Iott was criticized and dumped from the House Republicans' "Young Guns" program in 2010 after details emerged about his involvement with a Nazi reenactment group.

At the time the news broke, Speaker John Boehner and Majority Whip Eric Cantor parted ways with how to deal with Iott. Boehner went on to campaign for him, while Cantor, who is Jewish, condemned him.

Iott wrote the check to Mandel on Sept. 5, according to the Federal Election Commission report.

Mandel, a first term state treasurer, is Jewish.