Fellow radio talk show host Michael Medved and I appeared with Ohio candidates Josh Mandel and Jim Renacci at a forum in a Cleveland suburb last week.

Mandel — joshmandel.com — is the Republican candidate for the Buckeye State’s treasurer’s job. Mandel’s already in the state Assembly and has served two tours in Iraq with the Marines. He was also the student body president at Ohio State University before enlisting in both the military and politics.