Posts Tagged ‘Ohio’
Ohio House Dems Try to Hang On
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:06 Written by rslcpol Friday, 19 February 2010 01:57
From Cleveland.com:
In 2008, Ohio House Democrats surfed a Barack Obama wave to net seven seats and seize back control of the chamber after 14 years in the wilderness.
On Thursday — as the filing deadline for the May primary passed for the 99 House races — Democrats embarked on the daunting task of maintaining their 53-46 edge as the Buckeye State is being battered by a 10.9 percent unemployment rate.
Nonetheless, House Speaker Armond Budish was resolute this week that House Democrats would keep the majority. They enter the fray this week with a fund-raising edge of more than 2-to-1.
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Ohio Attorney General Queues Up
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:15 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 16 February 2010 02:53
From The Daily Briefing:
Richard Cordray wouldn’t be Ohio’s attorney general but for the missteps of fellow Democrat Marc Dann. Now Cordray wants to prove that he can win a full term on his own.
Cordray, who was elected to a half-term in 2008, is scheduled to announce tomorrow that he’s seeking a full four-year assignment as Ohio’s top lawman.
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Ohio: Tea Party has a Candidate in Republican Primary for AG
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:22 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 February 2010 01:44
From Dayton Daily News:
The Tea Party movement has produced a candidate to oppose former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine as the Republican candidate for attorney general.
Attorney Steve Christopher, a founding member of the Hardin County Tea Party, on Monday, Feb. 8, announced that he would take on De-?Wine for the GOP nomination to run against Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray.
“To be honest, I feel like the moderates and conservatives need to have at least one candidate for attorney general who’s not a professional politician and a liberal, which De-Wine and Cordray both are,” said Christopher, 51.
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Ohio Republican DeWine up Big Over Democrat AG
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:22 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 February 2010 12:53
From Cleveland.com:
A newly released poll of 600 likely voters shows former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine trouncing current Attorney General Richard Cordray by 18 points in the 2010 race to become the state’s top attorney.
Conducted at the end of January, the poll shows DeWine with a 50 percent to 32 percent lead on Cordray, a Columbus Democrat who won a 2008 election to finish out the term of Democrat Marc Dann.
The poll shows DeWine with a 48 to 22 percent edge over Cordray in the Attorney General’s race when it comes to a key segment of swing voters – those who describe themselves as independent. It also shows DeWine leading in all major media markets across Ohio with the exception of Toledo, where Cordray holds a nine-point edge.
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Ohio Democrat Gets into Secretary of State Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:42 Written by rslcpol Monday, 1 February 2010 03:02
From The Columbus Dispatch:
Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy made it (sort of) official today, jumping into the Ohio secretary of state’s race.
O’Shaughnessy, who has a mixed campaign record, winning city council and county clerk seats, but losing bids for county commissioner and U.S. representative, said she was honored by the support from fellow Democrats, particularly Gov. Ted Strickland and party Chairman Chris Redfern.
State Rep. Jennifer Garrison, a Marietta Democrat, had been running for secretary of state since August, but she officially dropped out of the race on Saturday after Strickland decided to back O’Shaughnessy.
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Ohio Dems Might Switch Their Pick for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:46 Written by rslcpol Friday, 29 January 2010 02:41
From Dispatch Politics:
A bit more than nine months before the November election, Ohio Democrats appear ready to make a change in their candidate for secretary of state.
State Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern said yesterday that the party will have an announcement next week regarding its candidate. State Rep. Jennifer Garrison of Marietta has been running for the seat since August.
But sources said that Garrison has drawn strong opposition from the party’s progressive base for her conservative stands on social issues and that leaders, including Gov. Ted Strickland, are prepared to embrace Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy for secretary of state.
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OH: State Senator Reports $2 Million for Secretary of State Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:53 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 January 2010 11:43
From DaytonDailyNews:
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, announced that he has more than $2 million on hand in his campaign fund for the secretary of state’s race.
“This is evidence that support for my campaign for Secretary of State continues to grow,” Husted, a former House speaker, said in a press release.
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Ohio: Republican Candidate for Governor Picks his choice Lt. Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:24 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 14 January 2010 02:59
From Middletown Journal:
Kasich made the announcement on Twitter. He will make a formal announcement at a 3 p.m. press conference in Columbus.
Taylor would give Kasich, a former U.S. House member from suburban Columbus, a connection to vote-rich northeastern Ohio. Taylor is from Green, an Akron suburb.
While no date has been set, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland also told his followers on Twitter to be watching for a lieutenant governor announcement. Current Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio.
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Ohio AG Candidate Wants to Undo the Cornhusker Kickback
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:32 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 7 January 2010 11:45
From the Columbus Dispatch:
Mike DeWine, Republican candidate for attorney general, today called on Richard Cordray, Ohio’s Democratic attorney general, to join 13 GOP attorneys general in demanding that a provision benefiting Nebraska be removed from the health-care reform bill passed Christmas eve by the U.S. Senate.
The attorneys general from the 13 states have threatened legal action if the provision that exempts Nebraska from having to pay for any newly eligible Medicaid recipients remains in the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid included the provision in his successsful effort to secure crucial support for the health-care reform bill from Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson.
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