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Burnside ad may violate judicial code, judges say

12:40pm Tuesday, October 29, 2002

The Ohio Republican Party has secured a hearing Wednesday Oct. 30 in Lima on a complaint filed against Judge Janet R. Burnside. Yesterday, three appeals-court judges unanimously found that there is probable cause that one of Burnside's campaign ads violated the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. Republican Party Chairman Robert T. Bennett alleged the Democratic Supreme Court candidate's first...

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KEY RACE: Cincinnati Post endorses Evelyn Stratton (R) for Supreme Court

11:49am Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Completing what has clearly become a major media sweep in Ohio, the Cincinnati Post has joined the the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Columbus Dispatch, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Toledo Blade, the Akron Beacon Journal and the Canton Repository (not to mention OFCC PAC and the NRA!) in its enthusiastic support for Justice Evelyn Stratton (R) for Ohio Supreme Court. Justice Stratton, the daughter...

Cincinnati Post/ OFCC PAC endorse Bill Seitz (R) for House 30

11:31am Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Republican Bill Seitz has represented House District 29 in the 124th General Assembly, and is seeking re-election. Both the OFCC PAC and the Cincinnati Post endorse him. In the newspapers words, "Seitz is, well, Seitz, one of the best known members of the Hamilton County legislative delegation. He's an original thinker, he minds the details, and he follows the facts to conclusions that sometimes...

Cincinnati Post/ OFCC PAC endorse Patricia Clancy (R) for House 29

11:26am Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Republican Patricia Clancy has represented House District 29 since 1998, and is seeking re-election. Both the OFCC PAC and the Cincinnati Post endorse her. In the newspapers words, "Her seniority and her standing in the Republican caucus have made her a prominent member of the Hamilton County legislative delegation. She currently serves as Majority Floor Leader and as such is part of Speaker...

Cincinnati Post endorses Jim Raussen (R) for House 28

11:16am Tuesday, October 29, 2002

In a race deemed by the OFCC PAC as "too-close-to call" when it comes to giving an endorsment based on CCW issues, the Cincinnati Post chose Republican Jim Raussen for House District 28. The district is currently represented by Wayne Coates, a first-term Democrat. Coates is a proven pro-Concealed Carry Reform voter. In the words of the Post, "Coates in a conservative Democrat whose voting record...

Ohio Conservatives: No good choice for Governor?

7:18pm Monday, October 28, 2002

A recent Columbus Dispatch story reports that Ohio's more conservative voters say their backing of Taft comes with reservations. Among other things they list as points of contention, they tell the story of one Ned Burden, 38, a Honda employee from Sidney. Ned spoke for many of us when he told the Dispatch that he backs Taft reluctantly, since he would like the governor to get behind a House-...

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Fine Young (pro-CCW) Democrats

4:23pm Monday, October 28, 2002

Derrick Seaver (D - 78), 20, is running for re-election after the Auglaize County man became the youngest person to become an Ohio legislator when he took office two years ago. He is a proven pro-Concealed Cary Reform voter, and OFCC PAC has endorsed his candidacy. At 18, Kenneth Bailey (D) is trying to become a state legislator. He graduated from Norwalk High School in May, and now he campaigns...

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AGAIN! State Bar condemns 2nd anti-Stratton ad as maligning judiciary

1:18pm Saturday, October 26, 2002

For the second time in the last week , an anti-Justice Evelyn Stratton television advertisement, intended to benefit her opponent Janet Burnside, has been condemned by the Ohio State Bar Association. The ad - produced by a political action committee funded by trial lawyers, teachers, and unions - impugns the integrity of candidates for two seats on the court by suggesting they are biased,...