Ramaswamy Ad Accidentally Featured a Sex Offender

“Property taxes are a hot-button issue in Ohio, where Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is trying to run as a change candidate for governor in a state long run by Republicans. And in his latest campaign ad, he tried to press the button hard. The spot featured a woman from Amherst (a Cleveland suburb) named Patricia ‘Patty’ Edwards, who is fretting about losing the family farm,” The Bulwark reports.

“But while the topic may resonate with voters, the featured couple has created complications for Ramaswamy’s camp.”

“That’s because Vernon Edwards—Patty’s husband, who appears a few times in b-roll alongside her in the ad—is a registered sex offender.”