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Monday, April 20, 2009
Boyce wins union endorsement
Democrat Kevin Boyce won the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union District 1199 in the state treasurer’s race but the union made its pick before knowing who the other candidates are.
Ohio Republican Party spokesman John McClelland said state Rep. Josh Mandel, R-Lyndhurst, is “seriously considering” running for treasurer in 2010 but he has yet to announce his plans.
Gov. Ted Strickland appointed Boyce state treasurer in January after Democrat Richard Cordray moved from the treasurer’s office to the attorney general’s seat.
SEIU District 1199 represents 35,000 social service, health care and public sector workers in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
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Voinovich handing back the campaign cash
Sen. George Voinovich, who is retiring at the end of his term, is returning campaign contributions to those who gave before he decided to retire.
Voinovich, R-Ohio, is complying with Federal Elections Commission guidelines, which require retiring candidates to hand back donations for the general election. Garrette Silverman, a spokeswoman for Voinovich, said that sum comes to about $330,000 from individuals and $106,000 in political action committees. Any additional money in Voinovich’s campaign coffers, she said, will go to help other Republican candidates or the Republican party or be used for official business.
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A congressional fundraising roundup
In our focus on the open U.S. Senate race in 2010, we were remiss on rounding up how our local congressional delegation has fared in fundraising during the first quarter of this year. Our bad. Let’s catch you up:
U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, raised $99,980 in campaign contributions during the first quarter. He spent $47,866. He had $65,661 on hand as of March 31.
Political donors gave U.S. Rep. Mike Turner’s campaign committee $49,190 between Jan. 1 and March 31. The committee spent $35,118 and had $163,658 on hand and had $6,996 in debt. Turner is a Centerville Republican.
House Minority Leader John Boehner - who also has a political action committee that raises funds for fellow Republicans - raised $319,932 in contributions. He spent $195,604 and had $314,564 in the bank.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, received $54,753 in campaign contributions between Jan. 1 and March 31, spent $67,361 and had $565,833 on hand.
And U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, received $91,887, spent $30,509 and had $88,900. She also had $277,150 in debt - the most of any candidate.
