WARREN, Ohio - Ten term Valley Congressman Tim Ryan announced Monday that he is running for Senate in Ohio in 2022.

The first democrat to enter the race says Ohio is at a crossroads.

"Ohioans are working harder than they've ever worked before, they're doing everything right and they still can't get ahead," Ryan said, representative for Ohio's 13th District.

In his newly released campaign video on Twitter, Ryan take his son Brady onto Warding G. Harding's football field where he explains he has a game plan to support workers and businesses in the state.

He says businesses and the state's working-class need support and investment from the federal government in the wake of growing competition from foreign countries and investors.

Ryan claims foreign countries are investing in the country's education system, healthcare, among other areas, where the U.S. should be spending money instead.

"We need a Senator who understands that we need to be making these big investments into our kid's schools, into affordable healthcare," Ryan said.

While Ryan won re-election in the 13th congressional district 2020, but lost in Trumbull County, his home base.

The red wave the Mahoning Valley and across the state in November is coupled with the fact that he's faces the possibility of Congressional redistricting.

A drop in northeast Ohio's population according the latest Census Bureau report out Monday, could result in re-drawing the map, eliminating a district.

The latest number released show Ohio and Pennsylvania will each lose one congressional seat. 

In Ohio, Sherrod Brown is the only democrat holding statewide office.

Ryan's campaign tells 21 News they will release a list of who is endorsing him on Tuesday. During his press conference, Ryan said it was too soon to know if he'll have the backing of the Democratic National Committee. 

His team says his record as a Congressman speaks for itself. They say he's worked to bring jobs to the valley throughout his career and worked to save pensions for Ohioans.