The former Republican congressman is an outspoken conservative who is now complaining that DeWine has become more liberal since he went to the Senate.

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"I'm glad that eventually Stephen Hester has seen sense and seen the outrage of most people in this country, and Lib Dems who have been complaining bitterly about this for weeks, " he said.

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