Three years after his last failed Senate bid, former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination to replace retiring Senator Rob Portman next year.In a statement issued today, Mandel said he was inspired to run after watching the “sham and unconstitutional impeachment” of Donald Trump this week.“I’ve heard loud and clear from my fellow Ohioans that we need a warrior that won’t quiver in their boots when it comes to standing up for conservative values,” Mandel said, implying that he is that much-needed warrior.Like Trump, 43-year-old Mandel has a record of cozying up to bigots, particularly alleged white nationalists and Nazi aficionados.In 2017, he attacked the Anti-Defamation League for listing.