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Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse Scott Oelslager (R) for House 51

8:04pm Thursday, September 26, 2002

After serving in the Ohio Senate since 1985, Stark County Republican Scott Oelslager this year faced an insurmountable re-election barrier: term limits. So Oelslager targeted the Ohio House seat in the 51st District. The newly drawn 51st Ohio House District includes parts of Tuscarawas, Perry and Plain townships, all of Jackson Township and Massillon and North Canton. Both the newspaper, and OFCC...

Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse Kirk Schuring (R) for Senate 29

7:36pm Thursday, September 26, 2002

Kirk Schuring, in his ninth year as a legislator and currently representing the 51st Ohio House District, is seeking election to the 29th Ohio Senate seat. The 29th Senate district covers most of Stark County. Both the newspaper, and OFCC PAC, endorse Schuring's candidacy for the Senate seat. In the Journal's words, "he has developed as one of Ohio's seasoned legislators. Accessible and...

Time is Running Out - Register to Vote!

5:02pm Thursday, September 26, 2002

If you have not voted in the past four years, if you have moved, or if you need to register to vote for some other qualifying reason, please act quickly as you must register no later than 30 days prior to the election. From the Secretary of State's office website: Where may I register to vote? You may register to vote at the following locations. The office of the Secretary of State of Ohio, or...

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KEY RACE: Plain Dealer/OFCC PAC endorse Cassandra Wyssbrod (R) for House 9

4:32pm Thursday, September 26, 2002

Two years ago, the Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsed Democrat Claudette J. Woodard in Ohio House District 9. In their own words, they "have been disappointed." This November, voters in the district have an extremely impressive candidate running for the seat in Republican Cassandra C. Wyssbrod. She has earned the newspaper's endorsement, and OFCC PAC's as well. Unlike her opponent, Wyssbrod says she...

Court candidates reluctant to give stances on issues

12:09pm Monday, September 23, 2002

The Cleveland Plain Dealer asked the four Supreme Court candidates for their opinions on a variety of hot-button legal and political issues, in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows judicial candidates to announce their views on such topics. An Ohio rule barring such public pronouncements was abandoned in 1996, though few, if any, judicial candidates have publicly expressed...

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Stratton rates highest with State Bar

11:13pm Sunday, September 22, 2002

The Ohio State Bar Association thinks Republican Evelyn Lundberg Stratton is the top Ohio Supreme Court candidate. The bar gave Stratton a "Highly Recommended" rating for the election. The bar also gave a "recommended" rating to Republican Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor, and both Democrat candidates. Read the whole story here.

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Poll Suggests Taft Has 18-Point Lead Over Hagan

8:51pm Wednesday, September 18, 2002

A new poll suggests Governor Bob Taft has a large lead over Democratic challenger Tim Hagan. That’s according to a new Ohio Poll, released Wednesday by the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research. The poll finds Taft leads Hagan, a former Cuyahoga County Commissioner, 53 percent to 35 percent. In a race for an open Supreme Court race, current Lieutenant Governor Maureen O’Connor...

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Voters face the unknown in Ohio Supreme Court races

4:40pm Monday, September 16, 2002

In The Plain Dealer Poll conducted last week, most voters said they were undecided about how they will vote in the two Supreme Court races. The race between incumbent Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Janet Burnside, of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, is a statistical dead heat, but a whopping 78 percent of voters remain undecided. Read about it in the Plain Dealer. Commentary by Chad...