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Watch: Ohio Rep. Ron Young Talks About Improvements To Ohio's Economy

Young discusses some of the ways that Ohio has improved its economy

The Lake County Development Council held its annual legislative breakfast Monday at .

U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette, Ohio State Sen. John Eklund, Ohio Reps. Ron Young and Lorraine Fende, Lake County Commissioner Dan Troy and Max Blachman, a representative for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, spoke at the breakfast and answered questions from the audience.

, Young said Ohio has taken many steps to improve its economy and one of those steps was passing the aforementioned budget.

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Young also pointed to other signifiers, including and , as evidence that Ohio's economy is improving.

Young is running for re-election this year. He is the representative for the 63rd district. However, due to the redistricting, he now lives and is running for re-election in the 61st district.

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He is and will run against Democrat Susan McGuinness in November.

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