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Going Negative: Ads attempt to link GOP judicial candidates to big business

12:17pm Wednesday, October 16, 2002
After undergoing major media criticism for considering a proposed direct-mail campaign attacking two Republican candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court, leaders of the political action committee Citizens for an Independent Court vowed just two weeks ago to junk the proposal. Yesterday, the PAC began airing commercials in all major Ohio media markets that link the candidates to big business. The ad...

Supreme Court Candidate Maureen O'Connor Calls for Judicial Restraint

5:25pm Monday, October 14, 2002
While not the most well-known statewide race this year, the decision of who replaces retiring Justice Andrew Douglas could have as much impact on the state, if not more, than any other statewide election. Douglas has been a consistent member of the court's 4-3 majority in controversial cases, including striking down school funding, overturning civil lawsuit limits (tort reform), expanding...

Ohio House 42: No-Win District for Conceal Carry Reform?

5:00pm Monday, October 14, 2002
Unfortunately for pro-Conceal Carry Reform voters in House District 42, there is no clear choice for a candidate to represent their constitutional self-defense rights. There is an independant candidate with good local name recognition running for the office, but he has thus far rchosen not to answer candidate survey queries. John Widowfield, who was appointed to a vacant Republican Ohio House...

Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse Mary Taylor (R) for House 43

4:06pm Monday, October 14, 2002
Republican Mary Taylor is seeking to replace term-limited Twyla Roman in Ohio House, District 43. Both OFCC PAC and the Akron Beacon Journal endorse her. In the newspaper's words, Taylor "is regarded as knowledgeable, committed and articulate. A certified public accoutant with a master's degree in accounting, Taylor specializes in business and tax consulting. Taylor would add an independent-...

Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse Charles Calvert (R) for House 69

3:34pm Monday, October 14, 2002
Republican Charles Calvert is seeling re-election as Ohio House Representative in the 69th District. Both OFCC PAC and the Akron Beacon Journal endorse him. In the newspaper's words, "Calvert plays an important role in the House Republican caucus. His steady temperament and experience in financial management have aided the budgeting process at the Statehouse." "He contributes significantly to the...

Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse Terri Hauenstein (R) for House 68

3:24pm Monday, October 14, 2002
Republican Terri Hauenstein is campaigning to replace term-limited Ann Womer-Benjamin as Ohio House Representative in Portage County's 68th District. Both OFCC PAC and the Akron Beacon Journal endorse her. In the newspaper's words, "Hauenstein is the better candidate. Where Hauenstein would confront the political process, [her opponent] seems in danger of getting bogged down." "Terri Hauenstein...

OFCC PAC Endorsed Candidate Randy O'Hara (R-32) needs your Help!

2:42pm Monday, October 14, 2002
If you live in or near House District 32 (as detailed below), please consider this personal letter from endorsed candidate Randy O'Hara : Hello everyone, I need help with yard signs. 1. If you can put a sign in your yard please let me know. 2. If you know anyone that lives in: Carthage, Clifton, College Hill, Corryville, Downtown, Hartwell, The Heights, Mount Adams, Mount Airy, Mount Auburn,...

Cincinnati Post/ OFCC PAC endorse Robert Schuler (R) for Senate 7

5:12pm Wednesday, October 09, 2002
Competing to succeed the term-limited Senate majority leader Richard Finan (R) are two markedly different candidates: Robert Schuler, a Republican, and Tony Fischer, a Democrat. Both OFCC PAC and the Cincinnati Post believe Schuler is clearly the better choice. In the newspaper's own words, "Schuler has broad experience and a good reputation. In 1992, he was elected to the first of what would be...

KEY RACE: Toledo Blade endorses Stratton & O’Connor for Supreme Court

2:59pm Wednesday, October 09, 2002
Yet another major Ohio newspaper has endorsed Justice Evelyn Stratton (R) and Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor (R) for Ohio Supreme Court. According to the Blade, "The bold line that is supposed to separate the legislative and judicial branches of state government has become increasingly blurred with each passing year as the court’s 4-3 philosophical majority sees itself as a super-legislature." "...

Akron Beacon-Journal polls candidates re: Conceal Carry Reform

2:26pm Wednesday, October 09, 2002
The Akron Beacon-Journal recently published their 2002 voter's guide, which reviewed Ohio House & Senate candidates from their subscriber area. Noticeably, the ONLY issue-specific question they asked these candidates was regarding their position on Conceal Carry Reform. Download the Beacon-Journal voter's guide and see each candidate's response. (You will need Adobe Acrobat software to read...

OFCC PAC endorses Allen Roy (R) for House 47

12:41pm Tuesday, October 08, 2002
OFCC PAC is proud to endorse Allen Roy's campaign to become the next Ohio House Representative in Toledo's District 47. Roy is committed to being a strong advocate for Conceal Carry Reform and self-defense rights in the Ohio House. OFCC PAC believes his election will ensure continued strong support for Ohio CCW initiatives in the House. Roy's opponent is a Toledo city councilman. He led the fight...

Gov. Taft widens lead over challenger

9:58am Tuesday, October 08, 2002
According to poll results, published Monday by The Columbus Dispatch, Gov. Bob Taft has widened his lead in his bid for re-election. Taft, a Republican, was favored by 51 percent of those questioned. Tim Hagan, his Democratic opponent Nov. 5, was supported by 40 percent, with 2 percent for independent John Eastman and 7 percent saying they didn't know who they'd vote for. Read the story on the...

KEY RACE: O'Connor opens 17 pt. lead against challenger

9:55am Tuesday, October 08, 2002
According to poll results, published Monday by The Columbus Dispatch, Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor has opened up a 17-point lead over Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Tim Black, 43 percent to 26 percent. 31 percent of the respondents were undecided when asked to pick between O'Connor and Black. Read the story on the full poll in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Commentary by Chad D. Baus: The battle...

KEY RACE: Poll shows Stratton-Burnside race dead heat

9:38am Tuesday, October 08, 2002
The tightest statewide race of the fall campaign appears to be between an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice and her challenger, according to a newspaper poll. The poll results, published Monday by The Columbus Dispatch, show the race between Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Janet Burnside to be a virtual tie. Burnside's edge over Stratton was 25...

Hagan spouts fear-based rhetoric on Conceal Carry Reform

1:51pm Saturday, October 05, 2002
Buried in an Athens Messenger story about gubernatorial hopeful Tim Hagan's ideas on fixing the state budget were these comments about his beliefs concerning HB274: "Hagan...is opposed to the concealed weapons bill as it is presently written. Hagan said more restrictions need to placed on the bill so law enforcement has greater discretion." "'We don't want guns in the hands of the mentally-ill,...

KEY RACE: OFCC PAC endorses Mary Taylor (R) for House 43

1:19pm Saturday, October 05, 2002
Mary Taylor is seeking election to the Ohio House, District 43. Taylor is committed to being a strong advocate for Conceal Carry Reform and self-defense rights in the Ohio House. OFCC PAC believes her election will ensure continued strong support for Ohio CCW initiatives in the House. All indications point to this as a very close race, where doing a little can help a lot! Mary Taylor needs your...

KEY RACE: OFCC PAC endorses Terri Hauenstein (R) for House 68

1:16pm Saturday, October 05, 2002
Terri Hauenstein is seeking election to the Ohio House, District 68. Hauenstein is committed to being a strong advocate for Conceal Carry Reform and self-defense rights in the Ohio House. OFCC PAC believes her election will ensure continued strong support for Ohio CCW initiatives in the House. All indications point to this as a very close race, where doing a little can help a lot! Terri...

KEY RACE: OFCC PAC endorses Linda Reidelbach (R) to House 21

12:46pm Saturday, October 05, 2002
Incumbent Linda Reidelbach of Columbus is seeking a second term to the Ohio House, in the newly redistricted House District 21. Reidelbach was a major advocate for Conceal Carry Reform and self-defense rights in the Ohio House during her first term. She was a primary sponsor of HB225. OFCC PAC has been impressed with Linda Reidelbach's voting record on CCW/self-defense-related issues. Her...

Cleveland Plain Dealer/ OFCC PAC endorse Dan Trif (R)

5:21pm Friday, October 04, 2002
Republican Dan Trif is campaigning to unseat incumbent Michael DeBose in the 47th Ohio House District, and both OFCC and the Cleveland Plain Dealer endorse him. In the newspaper's words, "Dan Trif, a business and political consultant making his first run for elected office, is familiar with both the state's and the district's pressing issues. On each of these issues, he speaks knowledgeably and...

Ohio Democrats Putting A Premium On Supreme Court Races

1:17pm Friday, October 04, 2002
The state's latest monthly campaign finance reports indicate the Ohio Democratic Party is placing a strong emphasis on winning two Ohio Supreme Court seats up for election this year. The reports say the party bolstered the campaign treasury of Supreme Court candidate Janet Burnside by $65,000 in September. The party already had given $185,000 to Tim Black, a Hamilton County Municipal Court judge...

Scare Tactics: Anti-CCW Reform ads on t.v.

4:49pm Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Representative Jim Trakas (R-17), a proven Concealed-Carry Reform supporter who has received OFCC PAC's endorsement, has recently come under attack for his staunch support of the 2nd Amendment and self-defense rights of Ohioans. Televised ads are running in the 17th House District, essentially making the claim that Trakas supports Wild West-type justice and that he wants to make it easier for...

Cleveland Plain Dealer endorses Stratton & O'Connor

2:34pm Tuesday, October 01, 2002
In its endorsement of Evelyn Lundberg-Stratton and Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor for Ohio Supreme Court, the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that "Ohio needs judges who are satisfied with their constitutionally defined role." They point out that Stratton has already proven she understand a Justice's role, pointing out that "she [has] proved reluctant to usurp the legislature's turf. ...In most cases,...

Dirty Tricks begin in District 13: Senate challenger desperate

12:32pm Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Democrat Sue Morano claimed Friday that state Sen. Jeffry Armbruster attempted to profit after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by raising prices at a gas station he owns in Bay Village. Her campaign manager, Jack Kilroy, furthered her claim by saying that prices at Armbruster’s Bay Village Shell station rose 50 cents a gallon Sept. 11. But the State Attorney General's Office (not to mention...

Cincinnati Enquirer to Democrat Court Candidates: ''No Smear tactics, please

8:47am Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Here we go again. Ohio got a sneak preview of a possible sequel to the ugly smear tactics that marred the 2000 Ohio Supreme Court campaign. This year, it's coming from the other side of the political spectrum. An eight-page memo obtained by the Cleveland Plain Dealer details a "class warfare" strategy that supporters of the two Democratic-supported nominees for the court, Tim Black and Janet...

Akron Beacon Journal/ OFCC PAC endorse John Hagan (R) for House 50

1:02pm Friday, September 27, 2002
Incumbent John Hagan of Alliance is seeking a second term in the 50th Ohio House District, and both OFCC and the Akron Beacon Journal endorse him. As the Journal put it, "As a freshman, Hagan, 47, has shown a good grasp of difficult issues. He has also shown an ability to make substantive contributions." "Hagan's advantage of legislative experience counts. He has proved a quick study and capable...

Canton Repository/ OFCC PAC endorse Stratton for Supreme Court

11:21am Friday, September 27, 2002
Stratton has earned new term on court Evelyn Lundberg Stratton is running for re-election to the Ohio Supreme Court. The Canton Repository and OFCC PAC endorse her candidacy. In the newspaper's own words, "she generally takes a conservative position on the court, reluctant to open new avenues for monetary reward in civil suits. She does not aspire to do the Legislature’s job by writing new law...

Business, Lawyers Groups Back Different Candidates For Supreme Court

10:48am Friday, September 27, 2002
In the two Ohio Supreme Court races in the November 5th election, groups are pushing candidates because of whether they are perceived as tending to be pro- or anti-business. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed Lundberg Stratton and Lieutenant Governor Maureen O'Connor, who is running for an open seat. Both are Republicans. The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers backs Burnside and Hamilton County...

OFCC PAC Endorses Rep. Derrick Seaver (D) for House 78

10:35am Friday, September 27, 2002
Ohio House Race Pits Political Experience Against Life Experience Incumbent Democrat Derrick Seaver is putting his political experience against Republican John Adams' life experience in the race for an Ohio House seat in the western part of the state. Seaver, of Minster, is 20 and has been a House member for two years. He became the youngest state representative in Ohio history when he took...

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...

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