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Democrat Pepper enters race for state auditor
With Gov. Ted Strickland’s blessing, Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper on Tuesday, May 12, launched his campaign for state auditor in 2010.
“I believe to do this job well and properly Ohioans deserve an auditor who is independent,” Pepper, 37, said at the Ohio Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus.
Without mentioning her name, he said that Republican incumbent auditor Mary Taylor has criticized Democrat Strickland’s budget proposals without offering ideas of her own and also has been critical of federal stimulus dollars coming into Ohio.
“It’s no secret the current auditor refused to even support Ohio or its governments receiving stimulus funds,” Pepper said.
Chris Abbruzzese, spokesman for Taylor, said that “the auditor has never advocated rejecting the stimulus money and now that it’s here she feels it should be used responsibly to bring ongoing spending in line with ongoing revenue,”
Strickland said he approached Pepper several months ago about running for auditor and was pleased that Pepper took him up on the offer. Strickland pledged to do “everything I can” to help Pepper win.
The auditor is one of five members of the Apportionment Board that will draw new state legislative districts after the 2010 census. Incumbent Taylor still is mulling whether to run for re-election or seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Pepper’s father John, former Procter & Gamble chairman and CEO, and mother Francie, attended the announcement as did Strickland. Also on hand were Treasurer Kevin Boyce and retired federal Judge Nathaniel Jones of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Pepper was a law clerk for Jones.
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