Ohio Senate 2002
Several Senate contests were hotly contested between pro-Conceal Carry Reform candidates and out-and-out anti-gunners.
In the 2002 election, we ENDORSE the following candidates for the Ohio Senate:
| District | Office | Name | Party | |
| 01 | State Senate | Lynn Wachtmann | Republican | WIN! |
| 07 | State Senate | Robert Schuler | Republican | WIN! |
| 11 | State Senate | Phillip Barbosa | Republican | |
| 17 | State Senate | John Carey | Republican | WIN! |
| 19 | State Senate | Bill Harris | Republican | WIN! |
| 23 | State Senate | Richard Ress | Republican | |
| 27 | State Senate | Kevin Coughlin | Republican | WIN! |
| 29 | State Senate | Kirk Schuring | Republican | WIN! |
| 31 | State Senate | Jay Hottinger | Republican | WIN! |
The following candidates for Ohio Senate have expressed some level of support for Concealed Carry Reform, and were considered to be the better choice in their district:
| District | Office | Name | Party | |
| 13 | State Senate | Jeffry J. Armbruster | Republican | WIN! |
| 15 | State Senate | Lorena Lacey | Republican |
The following candidates for Ohio Senate have consistently voted anti-CCW. In some cases, their major party opposition was also not clearly pro-CCW. In other cases, the candidates were unopposed by a major party in the upcoming election. Unfortunately, all three anti-CCW candidates will be returning to the Ohio Senate.
| District | Office | Name | Party | |
| 05 | State Senate | Tom Roberts | Democrat | WIN |
| 09 | State Senate | Mark Mallory | Democrat | WIN |
| 21 | State Senate | C. J. Prentiss | Democrat | WIN |
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