Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak at a midterm rally Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Sharonville Convention Center north of Cincinnati, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The rally is set to begin at 11:30 a.m., with doors at the convention center, at 11355 Chester Road, opening at 9:30 a.m.
The event is open to the public, and people interested in attending can sign up through an event link at gop.com, the Enquirer reported. A maximum of four tickets can be obtained by a single person, according to the event listing.
The Sharonville appearance is Vance’s second trip back to Ohio this month. He was last in the state on Oct. 9, when he voted early at the Hamilton County Board of Elections and headlined a rally at the Allen County Regional Airport in Lima, according to the Enquirer.
The rally comes days after President Donald Trump held a rally at Northern Kentucky University on Oct. 17. At that event, half a dozen speakers delivered the same message, to vote against the Democrats this fall, according to the Enquirer.
Cincinnati Democratic officials planned a press conference Wednesday morning to criticize Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted ahead of the rally, the Enquirer reported. Husted is running for reelection against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, and the Enquirer reported Husted was likely to get a mention from Vance at the Sharonville rally. Husted’s office did not immediately respond to the Enquirer’s question about whether he would attend.
Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn and Cincinnati City Councilmember Seth Walsh, who is running for state treasurer, said their press conference would call out Husted over higher gas prices in particular, according to a statement reported by the Enquirer.
Vance was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, and has owned a home in Cincinnati’s East Walnut Hills neighborhood since 2018, according to the Enquirer. He also recently released a book called “Communion,” with Cincinnati influences referenced throughout. The midterm elections are Nov. 3.
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