Roll Call: Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers to leave Congress next month

Ohio Republican Steve Stivers, who had been viewed as a possible candidate for the state’s open Senate seat, said Monday he would depart the House next month to take a lobbying job instead.

The former bank executive plans to join the Ohio Chamber of Commerce as president and CEO, he said on Twitter.

Stivers’ 15th District is the second seat in the Ohio House delegation to go vacant this year. The state was already preparing for a special election in the 11th District in November to replace Democrat Marcia L. Fudge, who resigned to become secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Aug. 3 Democratic primary for Fudge’s seat will likely be the real contest in the deep-blue district. …

Few names have emerged as potential successors to Stivers, in part because all House districts will be redrawn to reflect the results of the 2020 census. Ohio is also “very, very likely” to lose a seat when the House is reapportioned, according to Catherine Turcer of Common Cause Ohio.