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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ava Sasani

Trans woman’s Ohio house candidacy challenged under decades-old law

White woman wearing peacoat stands next to sign that says 'Board of Elections'.
Arienne Childrey. Photograph: Courtesy Arienne Childrey

A second transgender woman’s attempt to run for public office in Ohio was challenged under a decades-old law that requires candidates to disclose previous legal names on election documents.

Arienne Childrey, a Democrat vying for a seat in the Ohio house of representatives, learned late last week that the head of her county’s Republican party, Robert Hibner, asked the local board of elections to reject her campaign petition.

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