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UPDATED Aug 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM ET
Aug 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
Ohio family relatives demand senator stop ad using names
By The BriefBrief
Relatives of the Soposki family, killed in an Ohio semi-truck crash, demanded Senator Jon Husted stop using their loved ones’ names and photos in a National Republican Senatorial Committee ad. The ad, “Dangerous for Ohio,” links the deaths to “open border” policies and has been viewed more than 5.6 million times on YouTube.
WHO: Relatives of the Soposki family; Senator Jon Husted; National Republican Senatorial Committee
WHAT: Relatives demanded a Republican senator stop using names and photos of crash victims in a campaign ad.
WHEN: Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM ET
WHERE: Ohio, USA
WHY: Relatives objected to the use of their loved ones’ names and photos in a campaign ad that attributes “open border” policies to the crash.
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