ICE Deputy, 28, Quits to Fight Democrat for Ohio House Seat (1)

Madison Sheahan, the deputy director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has resigned to run for Congress in Ohio, a seat that has been long-held by a Democrat.

Sheahan, a 28-year-old Ohio native, is seeking the US House seat for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, where she is challenging Marcy Kaptur, who has represented the region in Congress since the early 1980s.

Madison Sheahan

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Recent redistricting has reshaped the political landscape in northwest Ohio. The Cook Political Report has said Kaptur is among the most vulnerable Democrats in the state, noting that the district shifted further to the right under ...