Dennis Kucinich to seek Ohio congressional seat: filing

Former U.S. House representative and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has filed paperwork to run for Congress in Ohio, according to a "statement of organization" document filed Wednesday evening with the Federal Election Commission and reviewed by Raw Story.

The listed campaign treasurer for the "Re-elect Dennis Kucinich" committee, John Sullivan, would neither confirm nor deny Kucinich's political comeback bid when Raw Story reached him by phone Wednesday evening.

"I'm not able to confirm that right now," Sullivan said before explaining he was in a "business meeting" and would call back "later."

Sullivan also served as the presidential campaign treasurer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during much of last year, leaving in November, according to federal records. Kucinich served as Kennedy's campaign manageruntil his own departure in October.

The filing with the FEC lists Kucinich, 77, as an independent, not a member of the Democratic Party. The filing says he's seeking the open seat in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, which Republican Max Miller currently represents.

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Kucinich served as mayor of Cleveland from 1977 to 1979 and in the U.S. House from 1997 to 2013, where he earned a reputation as one of Congress' more liberal members. He also made failed runs at Ohio's governorship in 2018 and for mayor of Cleveland in 2021.

But Kucinich is best known nationally for his two runs for the U.S. presidency, in 2004 and 2008.