Coughlin nixes campaign for governorBizjournals.comRepublican state Sen. Kevin Coughlin has pulled the plug on a run for governor of Ohio. Coughlin in a letter to supporters on Monday said that “as much as I care about the future of Ohio, I have decided that now is not my time. ...Coughlin out of governor's raceHudson Hub-TimesCoughlin quits governor's raceAkron Beacon JournalState Sen.