Kasich EO Creates Board for School Mentorship Program

VOLUME 130-2
Nov. 6, 2014
Kasich EO Creates Board for
School Mentorship Program
Gov. John R. Kasich Monday signed Executive Order (EO) 201405K creating the Community Connector Advisory Board to help
provide guidance to the state superintendent of public instruction
on Ohio’s new school mentoring program.
Community Connectors is one of the education reforms signed into
law by Kasich last June and seeks to bring together parents,
community organizations, faith-based groups, businesses and
others to support Ohio’s schools and to mentor students.
Community Connectors provides $10 million in 3-to-1 matching
grants that will help give more Ohio students access to role models
who can help motivate and inspire them, as well as help them
develop skills that lead to success in school and the workplace.
ISSUE 35
In This Issue:
Kasich EO Creates Board for School
Mentorship Program
OAF Says Hunger Is Up
Kasich: It's the New Republican Party
House GOP Earns Historic Majorities in 131st
GA; Senate, Congress Incumbents Re-elected
Redfern's Swan Song Follows Democratic
Collapse in Statewide Races
Weddington Released from Prison; Williams
Pleads No Contest
Statehouse News Bill Tracking
News Clips
List, 'Picture Book' of Winners Attached to
Statehouse News
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Richard A. Ross,
who will ultimately award the matching grants, asked the governor
earlier this fall to appoint an advisory board of individuals to advise
him on designing and implementing the program.
In response, Kasich has appointed the following individuals:
• Rev. Dr. Todd Davidson, Antioch Baptist Church,Cleveland.
• Alex Fischer, president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership.
• Jane Keller, CEO and president of Cincinnati Youth
Collaborative.
• Bill Kitson, president and CEO of United Way of Greater
Cleveland.
• Rich Nathan, senior pastor of the Vineyard Church of Columbus.
• Colleen Ryan, president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio.
• Cynthia Dungey, director of the Ohio Department of Jobs and
Family Services.
“The power of mentorship holds great promise to help us better
connect our communities with our...
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... schools, and lift up our educators and our kids,” Kasich said in a statement. ”We can
show them why learning matters, we can teach them about workplace culture and
professional etiquette. We can help them appreciate how important good character is to
success in life as well as values like hard work, discipline and personal responsibility —
all of which can help motivate and inspire them to find their purpose and to reach for the
stars.”
The Ohio Department of Education plans to kick-off the grant program later this year.
The Ohio Department of Aging is also involved. More information can be found on its
website.
OAF Says Hunger Is Up
The Ohio Association of Foodbanks (OAF) reported that the need for food assistance in
the state has increased since 2010. The 2014 study Hunger in Ohio revealed the
increase. It can be found online.
The study, part of Hunger in America, is conducted every four years in order to compile
comprehensive information on the demographic of Americans seeking food assistance,
as well as the programs in place to meet demand.
The study estimated that 71 percent of foodbank clients are below the federal poverty
level. Of these, it was found that one in every six Ohioans relies on regular assistance
from the OAF members. In 2010, the estimate was one in every eight.
“When I first read the Ohio results of Hunger in America, my heart truly sank,” OAF
executive director Lisa Hamler-Fugitt said at a Thursday news conference. “It was
heartbreaking to know the choices that our hungry friends and neighbors are making
every day.”
According to the study, 81 percent of Ohio households purchase inexpensive and
unhealthy food due to rising costs, while 66 percent are forced to choose between
having access to medical care and having access to food.
The study found that 38 percent of OAF’s clients are ineligible to receive the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps,
due to income. Of those who do qualify for SNAP benefits, 51 percent reportedly
exhaust them within two weeks.
Hamler-Fugitt expressed her view that the crisis of hunger and poverty is not getting the
attention it warrants. “If I were an elected leader for this state or this nation, what I would
fear is that one in six Ohioans are struggling to put food on their table, or as a member
of Congress, that 46 and a half million Americans … are searching for their next meal,”
Hamler-Fugitt said.
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To support its efforts in combating hunger and poverty, OAF is submitting a request of
$20 million for the FY16-17 biennial budget. This will aid the purchase and distribution
of food to Ohio’s Feeding America food banks, the request said.
“What we are asking for is, frankly, chump change,” said Mid-Ohio Foodbank CEO Matt
Habash. “If we can really impact the health of two million Ohioans, why would we not
make that a huge priority?”
If granted, the funds will be split evenly between the Ohio Food Purchase Program and
the Agricultural Clearance Program, Hamler-Fugitt said. According to the budget
request, more than 40 million pounds of food was provided by both programs in the past
fiscal year.
Kasich: It's the New Republican Party
Gov. John Kasich easily won re-election Tuesday night as expected, with the race
called within minutes of the polls closing. About an hour and a half later, he took the
stage during the Ohio Republican Party’s celebration in downtown Columbus, dubbing
the sweep by his party the “New Republican Party.”
Calling it an “amazing night for me,” Kasich gave credit to his family and the people he
has surrounded himself with in his administration.
“I’m just the conductor in the orchestra. I just wave the wand. They play the instruments.
And they have made beautiful music for the state of Ohio,” the governor told the crowd.
He also hinted at what is to come in his next term, saying they need to continue to be
bold to challenge the status quo to reclaim communities, schools, and isolated citizens
like seniors.
“I am so excited we have been able to reach out to many people who have been
forgotten. Many who have thought they were forgotten. The mentally ill. The drug
addicted. The working poor,” Kasich said.
He said he expects there will be opposition to what he tries to do, but called his efforts
“a movement to restore hope in our state and maybe it can even become contagious.”
The declaration of Kasich’s victory was soon followed by the races being called for
Attorney General Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Jon Husted and Auditor Dave Yost.
Later in the night, the races were called for Ohio Supreme Court Justices Sharon
Kennedy and Judith French, and finally Treasurer Josh Mandel.
All of the winners thanked their campaigns, and French remarked “How about that
name game?” referencing the thought that candidates with Irish names were hard to
beat in Ohio Supreme Court races. (She defeated Judge John O’Donnell of Cleveland.)
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DeWine said his campaign had an amazing ground game that never stopped until the
polls closed. He said over the next four years, they will continue their mission from the
previous four years, including fighting the “federal government overreaching into our
lives,” reducing the time it takes to process evidence, and other initiatives. He said they
have to rethink how state government is run, “to take risks and chances and to speak
out when there’s wrongdoing.”
Husted said that it is all about “making things better for the next generation,” and said
the margin of victory in his race is “so gratifying. It’s such validation.”
The strongest words of the night came from Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina),
who said the Republican’s views will be rejected by Democrats who he said will “double
down on the ‘tax more, spend more’ policies that lost them this election.”
House GOP Earns Historic Majorities in
131st GA; Senate, Congress Incumbents Reelected
The House Republican Caucus was poised to earn the largest majority that either party
has held since the chamber went to 99 seats, holding all 60 of its current seats and
picking up at least five more.
According to unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office, Democratic Reps.
Nick Barborak (D-Lisbon) and Roland Winburn (D-Dayton) lost their re-election bids,
and Republican candidates won open seats that were previously held by Democrats in
the 28th and 55th House Districts.
But perhaps the biggest surprise of the night came in the 89th House District where
Rep. Chris Redfern (D-Catawba Island), who is also the Ohio Democratic Party
chairman, lost his re-election bid to Steven Kraus.
House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) said that caucus polling showed that
they had a good chance to pick up a few seats.
Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima), who chaired the Ohio House Republican Organizational
Committee (OHROC) — the caucus campaign arm — echoed Batchelder’s comments,
saying that they felt they would be able to hold the seats of 50 returning members and
the 10 open seats that currently has a Republican incumbent, and thought they had a
good chance to pick up four more.
He said the Redfern seat “was a district that was reachable for us,” but gave all the
credit to Kraus, a Marblehead Republican who owns an auction firm. He compared the
Republican wave in the House to one in 2010 that brought the Republicans from a 46seat minority to a 59-seat majority.
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Tom Zawistowski, president of the Ohio Citizens PAC and an Ohio Tea Party leader
who lost a bid to become Ohio Republican Party chairman, said the Tea Party gets
credit for the Kraus win.
“Hopefully this will stop the whining by Republicans who claim we never go after
Democrats. This win proves that the Tea Party does not care about political parties, we
care about people and the way government serves them,” he said.
Huffman said he credits a number of factors for the big gains, including the unpopularity
of Democratic President Barack Obama.
“From our perspective, the House perspective, there simply in my mind was not the
effort put forth by the state [Democratic] party on these House races. They were more
interested in statewide races, they didn’t recruit very well, they didn’t raise money very
well, and it shows,” he said.
The caucus may not be done, as Republican Yolan Dennis only trailed Rep. Debbie
Phillips (D-Athens) by 194 votes. While the current margin of victory would put the race
outside of an automatic recount, provisional and absentee ballots could still come into
play.
The Senate will hold serve with 23 Republicans and 10 Democrats, as closely watched
races in the 5th and 9th Districts remained in Republican and Democratic hands,
respectively with wins by incumbent Sen. Bill Beagle and newcomer Cecil Thomas.
No drama came in the congressional races, as all 16 incumbents easily won re-election.
Ohio’s delegation remains 12 Republicans and four Democrats.
Redfern's Swan Song Follows Democratic
Collapse in Statewide Races
At election night headquarters Tuesday, Democrats issued a post-mortem on their
disappointing performance in statewide races and the immediate future of the party
leading up to 2016. Leaders of the political minority voiced some different conclusions
about missed opportunities in 2014, and how to position themselves for success in two
years.
Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern remained optimistic minutes before the
polls closed, saying he was “bullish” on Rep. Connie Pillich (D-Cincinnati) for state
treasurer and Rep. John Carney (D-Columbus) for state auditor, and expressing
qualified hope for attorney general candidate David Pepper and secretary of state
challenger Nina Turner, the senator from Cleveland.
“The fact of the matter is, Ohio is a blue state — a trending blue state — even in off
years. Republicans win because they control the rulemaking process,” Redfern said
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during a press gaggle in which he blamed reporters for focusing on gubernatorial
candidate’s Ed FitzGerald’s driver’s license woes instead of Gov. John Kasich’s alleged
policy failures. “We all ought to be ashamed of how this election has played out.”
His statewide candidates, including Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge
John O’Donnell and Rep. Tom Letson (D-Warren) for Ohio Supreme Court, would go on
to unanimous defeat.
During his concession speech, FitzGerald congratulated Kasich while conceding a
Republican hegemony.
“This campaign was waged against great wealth and concentrations of power,” he
stated, saying everyday Ohioans he had met on the campaign trail offered a very
different view of the Buckeye State.
His running mate, Sharen Neuhardt, was more pointed. “We lost to a masterful
Republican campaign that orchestrated this election as if it were a coronation,” she said,
offering a bold prediction. “We are going to deliver Ohio for the Democratic presidential
candidate in 2016. She is going to help us finally put John Kasich in his place.”
Lamenting “a very difficult journey,” House Minority Leader Tracy Maxwell Heard (DColumbus) said that commitment will be paramount in 2016. “These outdated, out-oftouch, rigged-for-the-rich ideas will not go away.”
Her colleague in the upper chamber, Sen. Charleta Tavares (Columbus-D), had a very
good night in a solid Democratic district and offered some thoughts on a slate of
statewide candidates that had bypassed the party primary.
“A lot of people are afraid and don’t like primaries. But primaries allow people to
convince members of the party who is the better candidate,” Tavares said.
Also on hand at election night headquarters was former party communications director
Brian Rothenberg. Headed to Detroit as the new communications advisor for the United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), the
outgoing director of ProgressOhio seconded Tavares’ thoughts, drawing on his years of
experience in Ohio politics.
“When Democrats have won in the past, we had significant primaries,” he said,
acknowledging the unease felt by some over the political and monetary costs of innerparty contests. “You don’t want to take a cheap shot of being a Monday morning
quarterback,” Rothenberg said, reiterating his point. “Every time we’ve had a primary,
Democrats have won or been very competitive.”
He affirmed the FitzGerald ticket’s difficulty with funding and candidate vetting. “All
those things become apparent through a primary.”
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Asked for his prediction on Democratic leadership in Ohio, Rothenberg chose his words
carefully.
“What I will say is this: The party has to unite; nothing lasts forever; and Ohio is so
important that it will work itself out. Ohio will be the center of the universe in two years,”
he said.
After statewide results were in, Carney commended his Republican opponent, Auditor
Dave Yost, for addressing debates over redistricting and charter schools. “Many people
running them are bankrolling public officials,” he said of Ohio’s system of public
community schools.
Turning to larger political realities, he said although Democrats had not raised enough
money at the top of the ticket, driver’s license problems and other controversies had
paled in comparison to Kasich’s job performance. Had FitzGerald been a strong
candidate after all?
“I’m not saying that,” said Carney, looking ahead to Democratic preparations for 2016.
“I think it will be all of the above — vetting the candidates, party leadership,” he said,
adding campaign finance to the list. “A lot of candidates don’t realize you need to spend
hours upon hours on the phone, grinding away and raising money.”
In comments to reporters, Redfern had alluded to emerging questions about his future
with the party.
“I know a lot of people write political obituaries. Most often they do that improperly or a
bit too expeditiously,” he said, recalling President Barack Obama’s historic, back-toback victories in Ohio with more than 50 percent of the vote.
“I was elected to a four-year term just under eight months ago, and I’m looking forward
to electing the first female president of the United States in two years,” he said in an
apparent reference to Hillary Clinton.
Hours later, Redfern’s posture had changed.
“Tonight, I offered up my resignation as chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party,
effective mid-December,” he said in a statement released by the party late Tuesday. “It
has been an honor and a privilege to build what I believe to be the strongest state party
in the country.”
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Weddington Released from Prison; Williams
Pleads No Contest
Former Rep. Carlton Weddington (D-Columbus) was granted an early release from
prison on Thursday, more than two years after he was sentenced on charges of bribery,
election falsification and filing a false ethics disclosure. Prosecutors had alleged that
Weddington had accepted cash and trips to South Beach Miami, FL, and Napa Valley,
CA, along with campaign contributions, in exchange for him introducing legislation.
He was charged after the FBI set up a sting against Weddington in response to a report
in the Columbus Dispatch that Weddington had told an official with the Center for
Responsible Lending that a payment needed to be made to the Ohio Legislative Black
Caucus before members of the caucus would talk to the group about payday lending.
After pleading guilty to the charges and agreeing to cooperate with the FBI, he was
sentenced to three years in prison. With Thursday’s release, Weddington is leaving
prison 10 months early.
Weddington’s attorney had filed a motion for early release last month, saying that
Weddington had compiled an “exemplary record as a model inmate and has taken
advantage of the many programs and rehabilitation opportunities offered that give him
the opportunity to not only make himself a better person, but help other inmates as
well.”
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Serrott had denied a motion for early
release during the summer, ruling it was premature, but granted the latest motion,
allowing Weddington to walk free on Thursday.
The FBI also launched other investigations into members of the legislative black
caucus, including former Rep. Clayton Luckie (D-Dayton), who pleaded guilty to
charges related to using campaign funds for personal use (See The Statehouse News,
Issue 2013-3), and Rep. Dale Mallory (D-Cincinnati), who pleaded guilty Wednesday to
misdemeanor charges of failing to report a gift from a lobbyist on his ethics reports.
(See Statehouse News, Issue 33.)
Then on Friday, Rep. Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) pleaded no contest in Franklin
County Municipal Court on two first-degree misdemeanor charges related to her
purchase of Ohio State University (OSU) football tickets with campaign funds.
Williams, who is running for the seat in the strongly Democratic 21st Senate District,
was found guilty of charging four 2010 OSU football season tickets to her campaign
account and then selling them to New Visions Group lobbyist Ed Hogan, pocketing the
money in her personal account — an illegal conversion of campaign funds. She was
also found guilty of subsequently filing a false report with the secretary of state’s office.
According to affidavits filed by Legislative Inspector General Tony Bledsoe, Williams
filed a campaign finance report showing an expenditure to the OSU ticket office for
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$2,255 for “ticket for campaign volunteers.” Williams said she has legally purchased
OSU tickets for campaign volunteers in the past with personal money and at least one
other time with campaign money. She said in this instance her treasurer incorrectly
listed the ticket expenditure on the report.
“They just assumed they were for volunteers because I’ve shared them before. It was
an error that I fully take responsibility for. I should have been clear that they were going
to be sold to a third party and they were not aware and they are sorry that it happened,”
Williams told reporters outside the courtroom. “It’s my mistake completely.”
Roger Synenberg, Williams’ attorney, said campaign committees are legally allowed to
buy sports tickets and then sell them at face value — noting these tickets were sold at
face value to Hogan, whom Williams said she has known for 14 years. He said Hogan’s
money order was made payable to Sandra Williams, instead of Williams’ campaign
committee.
“It should have been made payable to Friends of Sandra Williams Committee,”
Synenberg said. “If it had been deposited into the committee we wouldn’t be here today.
She deposited it at the time into her other bank account at Charter Bank. … It shouldn’t
have been done. She accepts responsibility for it.”
Williams noted her campaign committee has since been reimbursed for the expenditure.
She said she has no plans to buy OSU football tickets in the future, and has not done so
for the past couple of years.
Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Michael Brandt set sentencing in the case for
Dec. 5, 2014, at 10 a.m. in his courtroom. He said he wanted to see a pre-sentence
investigation (PSI) report before making any decision on sentencing.
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Ohio Dem chair: Not a forever job
Embattled state Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern said in a phone interview that he
will be taking a few days' vacation to assess his position after Tuesday's election. "It's
not the kind of job where you plan to stay forever, like an editor or reporter," he said.
"Success has many fathers but defeat is an orphan -- I readily accept that."
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List, 'Picture Book' of Winners Attached to
Statehouse News
Thanks to Community Solutions’ partner Hannah News we are providing Statehouse
News readers a list showing who won all state races as well as a brochure with the
pictures of the members of the upcoming 131st General Assembly, Ohio’s congressional
delegation and Supreme Court.
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The following list was compiled from results posted on the secretary of state's election night database.
Results are unofficial.
X Denotes Winner. TCTC Denotes a Race Too Close to Call
Ohio House
Dist.
Incumbent
1
R. Amstutz
2 M. Romanchuk
3
T. Brown
4
M. Huffman
5
N. Barborak
6
M. Anielski
7
M. Dovilla
8
A. Budish
9
B. Boyd
10
B. Patmon
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
S. Williams
J. Barnes
N. Antonio
M. Foley
N. Celebrezze
N. Baker
M. Curtin
M. Stinziano
A. Gonzales
H. Bishoff
M. Duffey
J. Carney
C. Grossman
S. Kunze
K. Boyce
T. Heard
P. Stautberg
C. Pillich
L. Blessing III
L. Terhar
D. Driehaus
D. Mallory
A. Reece
V. Sykes
Z. Milkovich
A. DeVitis
Democrat
Don Bryant III
Steve Long
Bo Huenke
Nick Barborak
Anthony Fossaceca
X Kent Smith
X Janine Boyd
X Bill Patmon
X
X
X
X
X
Stephanie Howse
John Barnes Jr.
Nickie Antonio
Martin Sweeney
Nicholas Celebrezze
Todd LeVeck
X Mike Curtin
X Michael Stinziano
Michael Johnston
X Heather Bishoff
Dawn Valasco
X David Leland
Rick Redfern
Kathy Hoff
X Kevin Boyce
X Hearcel F. Craig
Joe Otis
Micah Kamrass
Tammy Simendinger
Mark A. Childers
X Denise Driehaus
X Christie Bryant
X Alicia Reece
X Emilia Sykes
X Greta Johnson
Paula Prentice
Republican
X Ron Amstutz
X Mark Romanchuk
X Tim Brown
X Robert Cupp
X Tim Ginter
X Marlene Anielski
X Mike Dovilla
Mikhail Alterman
Charles T. Hopson
Maria Anderson
Anna E. Melendez
Patty Gascoyne
X Nan Baker
Michael Newbern
Robert W. Sharrah
X Anne Gonzales
Daniel D. Mefford
X Mike Duffey
Andrew C. Hall
X Cheryl Grossman
X Stephanie Kunze
Seth B. Golding
Dustin A. Pyles
X Tom Brinkman Jr.
X Jonathan Dever
X Louis Blessing III
X Lou Terhar
Mary E. Yeager
A. Bryan McIntosh
Cynthia D. Blake
Linda M. Robinson
X Anthony DeVitis
Third Party
Nathan Eberly (Libertarian)
Jocelyn Conwell (Ind.)
Miesha Strickland (Ind)
Robert M. Kilo (Ind)
Danielle Shepherd (Ind)
Chad A. Monnin (Libertarian)
Will Johnsen (Green)
Mark M. Noble (Libertarian)
Nathan Lane (Green)
Queen Noble (Libertarian)
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
K. Roegner
M. Slaby
F. Strahorn
M. Henne
J. Butler
T. Blair
R. Winburn
M. Ashford
T. Fedor
M. Sheehy
B. Sears
K. Schuring
S. Slesnick
C. Hagan
W. Retheford
M. Conditt
T. Derickson
P. Beck
M. Lundy
D. Ramos
T. Boose
R. Hagan
R. Gerberry
J. Rogers
R. Young
R. Maag
S. O'Brien
T. Letson
J. Becker
D. Green
A. Brenner
M. Ruhl
W. Batchelder
D. Hall
J. Hottinger
B. Hayes
R. Perales
R. Hackett
K. Clyde
M. Lynch
G. Stebelton
R. Hood
R. McGregor
R. Adams
L. Wachtmann
T. Burkley
R. Sprague
84
85
86
87
J. Buchy
J. Adams
D. Pelanda
J. McClain
David Worhatch
Tim Crawford
X Fred Strahorn
Dave Richards
Wayne Small
Patrick A. Merris
Roland Winburn
X Michael Ashford
X Teresa Fedor
X Michael Sheehy
X Stephen Slesnick
Deborah Cain
Lucinda Greene
Cathina Hourani
Suzi Rubin
Rick Smith
Brendan Mackin
X Dan Ramos
Matt Lark
X Michele Lepore-Hagan
X Ron Gerberry
X John M. Rogers
Rick Walker
Charlene Schneider
X Sean O' Brien
X Michael O'Brien
Charlie Carlier
Ken P. McNeely Jr.
David Hogan
Joyce Skocic
Richard Javorek
James E. Riley
Ann Rader
Janee L. Bowman
Dave Ogan
X Kathleen Clyde
Joseph Lanese
Hollie Ann Saunders
Laina Fetherolf-Rogers
Darrell Jackson
Jonathan James Michalski
John Lymanstall
John A. Babik
Jeff Lehart
X Kristina Daley Roegner
X Marilyn Slaby
Jeffrey M. Dalton
X Michael Henne
X Jim Butler
X Niraj Antani
X Jeffery Rezabek
John Insco
James Noak
Andrew Blaszik
X Barbara Sears
X Kirk Schuring
Dallas Charton
X Christina Hagan
X Wes Retherford
X Margaret Conditt
X Tim Derickson
X Paul Zeltwanger
X Nathan Manning
William Pace (Ind.)
X Terry Boose
Robert Sherwin (Libertarian)
Paul Dominick Mitchell
George Phillips
X Ron Young
X Ron Maag
Devon Stanley
Randy Law
X John Becker
X Doug Green
X Andrew O. Brenner
X Margaret Ann Ruhl
X Steve Hambley
X Dave Hall
X Scott Ryan
X Bill Hayes
X Rick Perales
X Robert Hackett
Nick Skeriotis
X Sarah LaTourette
X Tim Schaffer
X Ron Hood
X Kyle Koehler
X Steve Huffman
X Robert McColley
X Tony Burkley
X Robert Sprague
X
X
X
X
Jim Buchy
Nino Vitale
Dorothy Pelanda
Jeff McClain
Scott Pettigrew (Libertarian)
Elaine Mastromatteo (Green)
Randy Miller (Ind.)
Gregg E. Depew (Ind.)
Gregory Norris (Libertarian)
Kevin Rettig
X
X
X
X
X
X
William Reineke
Stephen Kraus
Terry Johnson
Cliff Rosenberger
Gary Scherer
Ryan Smith
Josh Bailey
TCTC Debbie Phillips
Yolan Dennis
X Andy Thompson
Charlie Daniels
X Jack Cera
Ron Ferguson
X Brian Hill
X Al Landis
Jeremiah Johnson
X John Patterson
Nancy McArthur
Ohio Senate
Dist.
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X Cliff Hite
1
C. Hite
X Kevin Bacon
3
K. Bacon
Starshemah M. Johnson
X Bill Beagle
5
B. Beagle
Dee Gillis
X Shannon Jones
7
S. Jones
X Cecil Thomas
9
E. Kearney
Charlie Winburn
X Edna Brown
11
E. Brown
Ernest McCarthy
X Gayle Manning
13
G. Manning
Marcus Madison
X Charleta B. Tavares
15
C. Tavares
Joseph A. Healy
X Bob Peterson
17
B. Peterson
X Kris Jordan
19
K. Jordan
Neil Patel
X
Sandra
Williams
21
S. Smith
Sikiru Kafaru
X Michael Skindell
23
M. Skindell
Tom Haren
X Kenny Yuko
25
N. Turner
Hasani Crider
X Frank LaRose
27
F. LaRose
George S. Rusiska
X Scott Oelslager
29
S. Oelslager
Connie Rubin
X Jay Hottinger
31
T. Schaffer
John Carlisle
X Joe Schiavoni
33
J. Schiavoni
Ohio Supreme Court
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X Judith French
J. French
John O'Donnell
X Sharon Kennedy
S. Kennedy
Tom Letson
Ohio Governor/Lt. Governor
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
J. Kasich/M. Taylor Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt X John Kasich/Mary Taylor
Ohio Attorney General
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X Mike DeWine
M. DeWine
David Pepper
Ohio Auditor
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X David A. Yost
D. Yost
John Patrick Carney
Ohio Secretary of State
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X Jon Husted
J. Husted
Nina Turner
Ohio Treasurer
Incumbent
Democrat
Republican
X Josh Mandel
J. Mandel
Connie Pillich
88 R. Damschroder
89
C. Redfern
90
T. Johnson
91 C. Rosenberger
92
G. Scherer
93
R. Smith
94
D. Phillips
95 A. Thompson
96
J. Cera
97
B. Hill
98
A. Landis
99
J. Patterson
Bill Young
Chris Redfern
Thomas Jefferson Davis
Chris Armstrong (Libertarian)
Nelson Roe (Libertarian)
Third Party
Third Party
Third Party
A. Rios/B. Fitrakis (Green)
Third Party
Third Party
Bob Bridges (Lib)
Third Party
Kevin Knedler (Lib)
Third Party
Dist. Incumbent
1
S. Chabot
2
B. Wenstrup
3
J. Beatty
4
J. Jordan
5
B. Latta
6
B. Johnson
7
B. Gibbs
8
J. Boehner
9
M. Kaptur
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
M. Turner
M. Fudge
P. Tiberi
T. Ryan
D. Joyce
S. Stivers
J. Renacci
Dist. Incumbent
2
K. McGervey
3
A. Wagner
4
5
D. Terhar
B. Lamb
7
S. Fowler
8
10
D. Cain
R. Rudduck
Democrat
Fred Kundrata
Marek Tyszkiewicz
X Joyce Beatty
Janet Garrett
Robert Fry
Jennifer Garrison
Tom Poetter
X Marcy Kaptur
Congress
Republican
X Steve Chabot
X Brad Wenstrup
John Adams
X Jim Jordan
X Bob Latta
X Bill Johnson
X Bob Gibbs
X John Boehner
Richard May
Third Party
Ralph Applegate (WI)
Eric Eberly (Libertarian)
Dennnis Lambert (Green)
James Conditt Jr. (Constitution)
George Skalasky (Write-In)
Cory Hoffman (Write-in)
David Harlow (Libertarian)
X Mike Turner
Robert P. Klepinger
X Marcia Fudge
Mark Zetzer
X Pat Tiberi
David A. Tibbs
Robert M. Hart (Green)
X Tim Ryan
Thomas Pekarek
David A. Pastorius (Write-In)
X David P. Joyce
Michael Wager
David Macko (Libertarian)
X Steve Stivers
Scott Wharton
X Jim Renacci
Pete Crossland
State Board of Education
All Candidates Run as Non Partisan
X Kathleen A. McGervey
Kim Redfern
Ray Young
Sarah L. Roberts
Mary M. Pritchard
Charlotte D. McGuire
X A. J. Wagner
X Pat Bruns
Zac Haines
X Roslyn Painter-Goffi
Brad Lamb
Chris M. Sawicki
Michael Grusenmeyer
X Sarah E. Fowler
Micahel Charney
Sarah Freeman
David A. Spencer
X Robert Hagan
Ida Ross Freeman
Kathleen Purdy
X Ron Rudduck
Michael Kinnamon
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Republicans (65) Democrats (34)
1-Wooster
FR
Robert
Cupp
FR
Tim
Ginter
Marlene
Anielski
4-Lima
5-Salem
6-Walton Hills
Heather
Bishoff
Mike
Duffey
David
Leland
FR
20-Blacklick
21-Worthington
22-Columbus
Anthony
DeVitis
Kristina
Roegner
Marilyn
Slaby
37-Hudson
38-Copley
Margaret
Conditt
Timothy
Derickson
Paul
Zeltwanger
FR
Mike
Dovilla
Kent
Smith
Cheryl
Grossman
Stephanie
Kunze
9-Cleveland Heights
8-Euclid
7-Berea
23-Grove City
FR
Janine
Boyd
Bill
Patmon
10-Cleveland
FR
Kevin
Boyce
Hearcel
Craig
24-Hilliard
25-Columbus
26-Columbus
Michael
Henne
Jim
Butler
Niraj
Antani
FR
36-Uniontown
Fred
Strahorn
39-Dayton
FR
52-Hamilton
Margaret Ann
Ruhl
53-Oxford
FR
Steve
Hambley
68-Mt. Vernon
69-Brunswick
Jim
Buchy
Nino
Vitale
84-Greenville
FR
85-Urbana
FR
Nathan
Manning
54-Mason
55-North Ridgeville
Dave
Hall
Scott
Ryan
FR
43-Dayton
Michele
Lepore-Hagan
Ron
Gerberry
56-Lorain
Terry
Boose
57-Norwalk
58-Youngstown
59-Canfield
Bill
Hayes
Rick
Perales
Robert
Hackett
Kathleen
Clyde
Jeff
McClain
William
Reineke Jr.
Hannah
FR
Jeffrey
Rezabek
Daniel
Ramos
Dorothy
Pelanda
SINCE 1 9 8 6
27-Cincinnati
42-Miamisburg
72-Granville
Hannah
FR
Tom
Brinkman Jr.
41-Dayton
71-Pataskala
FR
73-Beavercreek
FR
87-Upper Sandusky
11-Cleveland
40-Clayton
70-Millersburg
86-Marysville
FR
Stephanie
Howse
88-Fremont
N E W S
FR
Stephen
Kraus
89-Marblehead
S E R V I C E
74-London
Terry
Johnson
90-McDermott
75-Kent
Cliff
Rosenberger
91-Clarksville
FR - Freshman Legislator
Mark
Romanchuk
Tim
Brown
2-Mansfield
3-Bowling Green
Michael
Stinziano
Anne
Gonzales
Martin
Sweeney
14-Cleveland
John
Barnes Jr.
12-Cleveland
FR
Jonathon
Dever
28-Cincinnati
Michael
Ashford
44-Toledo
John
Rogers
60-Mentor-on-the-Lake
76-Bainbridge
Gary
Scherer
92-Circleville
Martin
Sweeney
13-Lakewood
14-Cleveland
Louis
Blessing III
Lou
Terhar
29-Cincinnati
Teresa
Fedor
30-Cincinnati
Michael
Sheehy
45-Toledo
Ron
Young
61-Leroy
FR
Sarah
LaTourette
FR
Nickie
Antonio
77-Lancaster
Ryan
Smith
93-Gallipolis
Nan
Baker
15-Parma
16-Westlake
Denise
Driehaus
Christie
Bryant
FR
FR
Alicia
Reece
19-Westerville
FR
Emilia
Sykes
Greta
Johnson
34-Akron
35-Akron
Barbara
Sears
Kirk
Schuring
Stephen
Slesnick
Christina
Hagan
49-Canton
50-Alliance
Wes
Retherford
John
Becker
Doug
Green
Andrew
Brenner
66-Mt. Orab
67-Powell
Tony
Burkley
Robert
Sprague
82-Payne
83-Findlay
Al
Landis
John
Patterson
Sean
O’Brien
62-Lebanon
63-Hubbard
Ron
Hood
Kyle
Koehler
48-Canton
FR
Michael
O’Brien
64-Warren
FR
78-Ashville
79-Springfield
Too Close
To Call
Andy
Thompson
SINCE 1 9 8 6
18-Columbus
33-Cincinnati
Ron
Maag
Hannah
17-Columbus
32-Cincinnati
47-Maumee
94
Mike
Curtin
31-Cincinnati
46-Oregon
FR
Tim
Schaffer
Nicholas
Celebrezze
95-Marietta
Hannah
FR
Stephen
Huffman
80-Tipp City
Jack
Cera
96-Bellaire
N E W S
65-Cincinnati
FR
Robert
McColley
81-Napoleon
Brian
Hill
97-Zanesville
S E R V I C E
98-Dover
51-Hamilton
99-Jefferson
FR - Freshman Legislator
Ohio Senate
Republicans (23) Democrats (10)
Cliff
Hite
Randy
Gardner
1-Findlay
2-Bowling Green
William
Seitz
Cecil
Thomas
Kevin
Bacon
Bill
Coley
Bill
Beagle
Peggy
Lehner
Shannon
Jones
3-Columbus
4-West Chester
5-Tipp City
6-Kettering
7-Springboro
Chris
Widener
Edna
Brown
Keith
Faber
Gayle
Manning
Joe
Uecker
FR
8-Cincinnati
9-Cincinnati
10-Springfield
13-North Ridgeville
14-Loveland
11-Toledo
12-Celina
John
Eklund
Kris
Jordan
Troy
Balderson
20-Zanesville
21-Cleveland
Dave
Burke
Frank
LaRose
Tom
Sawyer
FR
Charleta
Tavares
15-Columbus
Jim
Hughes
16-Columbus
Bob
Peterson
17-Sabina
18-Chardon
Larry
Obhof Jr.
Mike
Skindell
Thomas
Patton
Kenny
Yuko
22-Medina
FR
23-Lakewood
24-Strongsville
25-Richmond Hts.
Scott
Oelslager
Lou
Gentile
Jay
Hottinger
19-Powell
26-Marysville
27-Fairlawn
Capri
Cafaro
Joe
Schiavoni
Sandra
Williams
28-Akron
FR
29-Canton
30-Steubenville
Hannah
SINCE 1 9 8 6
31-Newark
Hannah
N E W S
32-Hubbard
S E R V I C E
33-Austintown
FR - Freshman Legislator
U.S. Senate
Sherrod
Brown
Rob
Portman
Ohio
Ohio
U.S. House of Representatives
Republicans (12) Democrats (4)
Steve
Chabot
Brad
Wenstrup
2- Cincinnati
Joyce
Beatty
3-Columbus
Jim
Jordan
John
Boehner
Marcy
Kaptur
Mike
Turner
Steve
Stivers
Jim
Renacci
1-Cincinnati
8-West Chester
15-Columbus
9-Toledo
10-Centerville
4-Urbana
Bob
Latta
5-Bowling Green
Bill
Johnson
6-Marietta
7-Lakeville
Marcia
Fudge
Pat
Tiberi
Tim
Ryan
David
Joyce
11-Warrensville
Heights
12-Columbus
13-Niles
Bob
Gibbs
14-Novelty
16-Wadsworth
Ohio Supreme Court
Maureen
O’Connor
Chief Justice
Paul
Pfeifer
Justice
Judith
French
Justice
Hannah
SINCE 1 9 8 6
Terrence
O’Donnell
Justice
Hannah
N E W S
Judith Ann
Lanzinger
Justice
S E R V I C E
William
O’Neill
Justice
Sharon
Kennedy
Justice
Ohio House Districts 2012-2022
(As Adopted 2012)
44
Fulton
Williams
Sandusky
Allen
Erie
As
Wyandot Crawford
87
Hardin
02
70
hl
Richland
62
Butler
54
52
Warren
le
Pike
on
t
66
Brown
90
Adams
Morgan
Washington
Athens
Vinton
94
91
rm
31
Highland
C
27
Noble
Perry
Hocking
Ross
65
Belmont
Monroe
78
28
Hamilton
Muskingum
Fairfield
92
Clinton
97
77
Pickaway
Fayette
95
Guernsey
26
96
Harrison
on
Greene
Coshocton
72
20
rs
y
23
ff e
er
42
19
Franklin
24
74
98
Licking
25
Madison
Je
39
Clark
41 73
05
Carroll
as
om
Columbiana
50
w
Preble
40
tg
Stark
ra
on
Mahoning
ca
M
18
17
58
59
36
Holmes
71
22
21
Miami
79
43
Delaware
Union
75
48
68
86
63
Portage
it
49
Knox
67
37
m
35
Marion
Logan
Champaign
80
34
s
Tu
Darke
85
um
Wayne
d
64
Trumbull
76
01
an
Morrow
Shelby
38S
Medina
57
Ashtabula
Geauga
12
69
04
Auglaize
10
06
07
Lorain
Huron
61
Lake
Cuyahoga
55
56
Hancock
83
84
30
89
Seneca
Putnam
Mercer
32
03
Wood
88
Van Wert
33
14 13
15
Ottawa
81
82
29
11
Lucas
99
60
09 08
47
Henry
Paulding
51
46
16
Defiance
53
45
93
Scioto
Ohio Congressional Districts 2012-2022
Meigs
Jackson
Gallia
Lawrence
Ohio Senate Districts 2012-2022
(As Adopted 2012)
11
Ottawa
Henry
Paulding
Wood
01
Van Wert
y
Greene
Fayette
04
Butler
07
Warren
Ross
Fairfield
20
Perry
le
rm
Pike
on
t
Brown
14
Adams
Belmont
Noble
Vinton
Scioto
Monroe
Morgan
Washington
Athens
Highland
C
09
Guernsey
Muskingum
Hocking
17
Clinton
Hamilton
08
Pickaway
Harrison
Licking
Franklin
15
16
Madison
Coshocton
31
on
03
rs
er
Carroll
ff e
06
Holmes
Knox
Delaware
19
Union
Champaign
10
Stark
Je
om
Columbiana
as
tg
Mahoning
29
33
Morrow
Clark
Trumbull
Portage
27
Wayne
d
Marion
Logan
it
w
Preble
on
an
m
28
22
hl
m
ra
Miami
As
32
18
ca
Darke
Medina
Richland
Hardin
Su
s
Tu
12
Shelby
Huron 13
26
Wyandot Crawford
Auglaize
Mercer
Lorain
Hancock
Allen
Ashtabula
Geauga
24 Cuyahoga
Erie
Seneca
Putnam
M
Sandusky
Lake
21
23
02
Defiance
05
25
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
30
Meigs
Jackson
Gallia
Lawrence
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