Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich Launches Independent Congressional Bid

Kucinich, previously a Democrat, aims to reclaim his old seat and bridge partisan divide

Former Democratic Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress as an independent, vying for his old congressional seat in suburban Cleveland.
Kucinich served as Cleveland mayor in the late 1970s, and then in Congress from 1997-2012, but lost a primary to Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) after redistricting in the state.
He was also appointed last year as campaign manager for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 presidential bid. Kucinich left the Kennedy campaign in October after the party swap.
Kucinich is vying for the seat held by Republican Rep. Max Miller.
Kucinich said in his campaign launch remarks that he’s running as an independent “because I’m uniquely able to reach in and to help heal the partisan divide, to bring people together.”