Bugie, who has worked in the UK and globally with recruitment entrepreneurs James Caan and Anthony Goodwin, is standing as a Democrat in Ohio’s Congressional District 7, which is in the North-Eastern section of the state, bordering the city of Cleveland, including Southern and Western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of Northern Holmes County. The area is currently represented by Republican Max Miller, a former intern to Donald Trump, and Trump has endorsed Miller in 2024.

Bugie first runs for the Democratic nomination against one other candidate to represent the district, in a vote that concludes on 19 March. If successful, he will be placed on the ballot for the 5 November national ballot in which he would compete against Republican Miller for the role.

Bugie’s campaign motto is ‘Building A Bridge to the Center’.

Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, Bugie said his international business experience in understanding and appreciating “fluid free trade” would be an asset in Congress. One of his key positions is to clamp down on illegal immigration in the US but dramatically ramp up legal immigration. “This would lead to the ability for the recruitment industry to be able to place candidates here more freely and generate more revenue and more [international] connections,” he said, when asked if winning would help the recruitment sector.

Other key elements of his campaign include:

• Supporting women’s rights
• Stopping gun violence
• Stopping the use and spread of fentanyl
• No more homeless veterans
• Regulating social media
• Supporting the Americorps and Peace Corps [US government programmes that recruit volunteers to help build communities at home and abroad]
• A new ‘Marshall Plan’ for US cities, based on the post-WWII aid programme in Europe.

His previous community involvement in the US includes the Global Cleveland programme and initiatives for policing support, children’s theatre and animal welfare.

For more information about Bugie’s campaign, visit here.

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