“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”
— Jeremiah 29:11
If you look at where my colleague Senator Bernie Moreno and I started, nobody could have predicted that God’s plan would bring us together in the U.S. Senate to represent the great state of Ohio.
My life began in a foster home before two loving parents chose to adopt me into their family and raise me on small-town values, hard work, and faith. I went on to win a national championship playing football, thinking my future was in coaching until God redirected my path toward public service.
At the age of 5, his family legally immigrated to America from Colombia. They came with deep faith and a belief in this country's promise. At 18, Bernie became an American citizen, and later, he risked every cent he had to buy his first car dealership in Ohio.