Cory Bowman, Vance’s half brother, is an evangelical pastor and coffee shop owner. Neither he nor fellow Republican challenger Brian Frank, a procurement professional, have held public office before but said they didn’t want to see the incumbent Democrat’s reelection bid go unchallenged in the heavily Democratic city.

Cincinnati mayoral candidate Cory Bowman got a last-minute endorsement from his half-brother, Vice President JD Vance.

Vice President Vance called on voters to back his half-brother in the primary for the Cincinnati mayoral race on Tuesday. “Hey Cincinnati! My brother Cory Bowman is running for mayor and is on the