Sec. of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), left, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | Facebook / X
Sec. of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), left, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | Facebook / X
Sec. of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio), who is running for U.S. Senate, said it’s “pretty hard to fight the flow of fentanyl” over the U.S.-Mexico border while supporting ‘President Biden’s disastrous open border policies.”
“Pretty hard to fight the flow of fentanyl coming across our border while simultaneously supporting President Biden's disastrous open border policies,” LaRose posted on X. “Build the wall. Close the border. Fight the cartels.”
LaRose’s post was in response to a social media post by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who said, “we’re fighting hard to stop fentanyl, and we won’t let up.”
Brown’s post linked to a WKBN story about new legislation, the so-called, “Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act.” The bill’s sponsors say it would provide more funding to hire U.S. border agents.
As of September 2023, “Border Patrol agents have seized enough fentanyl to kill the entire U.S. population this fiscal year,” reported Fox News. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said that agents seized more than 2,700 lbs of fentanyl just “between ports of entry.”
“This amount of fentanyl, which does not include the amount seized at ports of entry, is more than enough lethal doses to kill the entire population of the United States,” said the report.
U.S. border officials apprehended more than 300,000 illegal aliens in December 2023, which set a monthly record, reported The Guardian on Dec. 31.
LaRose said his immigration plan includes “support” for border patrol and police, as well as finishing the border wall construction that began under the Trump administration, as well as deportation of of illegal aliens.
LaRose is running in Ohio’s March 19, 2024 Republican primary for U.S. Senate. The winner will challenge Democrat Sherrod Brown, who is running for his fourth term.
His opponents are State Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chardon) and former auto dealer Bernie Moreno of Westlake.
LaRose represented Summit County in the Ohio State Senate (2011-2018) before being elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2019. He previously served in the U.S. Army, where he was a member of U.S. Special Forces as a Green Beret, and earned a B.S. from the Ohio State University.
An Akron native, LaRose, 44, lives in Columbus with his wife and three daughters.
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