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Secretary of State race could have Cleveland flavor
The November 2010 election is 19 months away but the race for secretary of state already is getting crowded.
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, announced his candidacy on Thursday, April 2, and Franklin County Commissioner Marilyn Brown, a Democrat, announced her candidacy earlier.
Now it appears likely the campaign could have a Cleveland flavor, too.
“I’m giving serious consideration about this opportunity of running for secretary of state,” Bill Mason, Cuyahoga County prosecutor, said through a spokesman on Thursday.
The race could be the crucial one for control of the five-member Apportionment Board that will draw new legislative districts after the 2010 election. The auditor, governor and secretary of state sit on the board along with a legislator from each party.
If Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican Auditor Mary Taylor seek re-election, each would be favored.
Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, however, is running for the U.S. Senate, making the race for secretary of state wide open.
Husted has proposed a ballot issue to replace the Apportionment Board with a new system but faces an uphill battle to get it on the Nov. 3 ballot this year.
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