Heavey, who could not be reached for comment, lives in Rocky River, works at the Cleveland Clinic and is a licensed medical doctor, according to public documents.
Like other governor candidates, Heavey must turn in valid signatures from at least 1,000 Ohio registered voters by Feb. 7 to qualify for the primary ballot.
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The loan, which can be canceled at any time, puts him just behind Democrat Richard Cordray who has $2-million in campaign cash and ahead of former state representative Connie Pillich who reported just under $1-million on hand.
Heavey is an Army veteran who was deployed to Iraq in 2007 and 2008 as a battalion surgeon, according to his LinkedIn page. He holds an engineering degree from Dartmouth College, a medical degree from Vanderbilt University and a master’s in business administration from Yale University, his LinkedIn profile says.
On his Twitter account, he describes himself as “hopelessly optimistic buffalo sports fan. often cries into beer.”
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