By Chad D. Baus

On August 17, 2005, as a second conservative Republican announced his intention to contest the anti-gun Senator Mike DeWine in the GOP primary, a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer quoted OhioGOP spokesperson Jason Mauk as saying his party's commitment to the liberal DeWine remained solid:

Jason Mauk, political director at the Ohio Republican Party, said the party is confident that DeWine will win re-election next year.

"Senator DeWine has our full support and endorsement," Mauk said.

In the months that followed, gun owners sounded repeated warnings, through this website and elsewhere, that they would not be willing to vote for DeWine, no matter who the opponent, because of his repeated attacks on their Second Amendment rights. Party officials like Mauk, and his boss Bob Bennett, turned a deaf ear.

Even when several of the state's county Republican central committees refused to endorse the incumbent Senator last spring, they ignored the complaints.

Fast forward December 2006, just weeks after voters fired DeWine and refused to elect other anti-gun Republicans to statewide office, and Mauk is singing a decidedly different tune.

Click on 'Read More' for the complete commentary.

On December 4, The Hannah Report noted that the Ohio Senate Republican Caucus screening committee recommended Rep.
Keith Faber (a three-time endorsee of this political action committee)) to fill the 12th Senate District seat being vacated by Sen.
Jim Jordan, who was elected in November to U.S. Congress.

From the story:

Faber was one of six candidates who interviewed for the spot,
including Rep. Derrick Seaver (R-Minister), Kreg T. Allison, vice president of marketing for
Allison's Custom Jewelry Inc. in Sidney, former Rep. Gene Krebs, Sidney businessman Robert Luckey III, and Toni Slusser, of Celina.

Faber is expected to officially take over the seat when Jordan is
sworn in to Congress in January.

"Keith's legal background, his reputation for hard work and his strong
record of service to his constituents as a three-term member of the Ohio House, made him the
best choice amid an impressive field of candidates," Senate President Bill Harris (R-Ashland) said in a statement.

Buckeye Firearms Association looks forward to working with Rep. Faber when he assumes his new role in the Senate, and we offer him hearty congratulations.

Click on 'Read More' to learn about Speaker Husted's preparations to name a replacement for Faber in the House.