CINCINNATI — Liz Keating, the last Republican to serve on Cincinnati City Council, is looking to get her seat back.

The Hamilton County Republican Party announced Friday morning that Keating has pulled petitions to run for council again — two years after she was ousted.

Hamilton County Probate Court Judge Ralph Winkler in 2020 appointed Keating to serve as an interim replacement for suspended councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who had just been indicted on charges of honest services wire fraud, bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and attempted extortion under color of official right.

At the time, Winkler said he selected Keating out of about 20 applicants because of the then-marketing director's roots in Cincinnati, high energy and promise to help "clean up" City Hall at a ti

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