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FIRST ON FOX: Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted officially filed his paperwork to run for re-election on Friday, capping off a rollout week that highlighted his campaign objectives in a race that is expected to be one of the most expensive and closely watched Senate races in the country.

Husted says he filed “because too many people in Washington have forgotten what it’s like to live, work, and raise a family in Ohio,” adding that his campaign will center on lowering costs, creating jobs, securing the border and “making America affordable again.”

Husted’s filing capped off a fast-moving week in which he released a new campaign video, his first ad, and a full leadership slate of 112 County Campaign Chairs representing all 88 Ohio counties — an un

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