The Ohio Democratic Party will choose a new leader next week. And at least three candidates will be vying to replace Liz Walters, who has headed the party for the past four years. On June 10, 152 members of the Ohio Democratic Party’s executive committee will vote on who will succeed Walters.

Former Rep. Kathleen Clyde appears to be the likely candidate to replace Walters, who resigned last month to take a job with the national Democratic data group TargetSmart. Clyde won a key endorsement for her bid from former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. Clyde ran and lost her bid for secretary of state in 2018. She said she learned a lot from that experience, which has better prepared her for the role of party chair.

“I ran and outperformed the top of the ticket when I ran statewide for secretary of sta

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