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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Husted reports $2 million on hand for secretary of state race
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, announced that he has more than $2 million on hand in his campaign fund for the secretary of state’s race.
“This is evidence that support for my campaign for Secretary of State continues to grow,” Husted, a former House speaker, said in a press release.
“With every passing day we build new support for the campaign and get closer to the day when new statewide leadership will rebuild a more prosperous Ohio.”
Husted faces Republican primary opposition from former Ashtabula County Auditor Sandra O’Brien. Rep. Jennifer Garrison of Marietta is the Democratic candidate for secretary of state.
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Dem Chairman Redfern “welcomes” Morgan to auditor’s race
Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern has “welcomed” state Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights, to the state auditor’s race.
Redfern’s press release “welcome” on Wednesday, Jan. 20, was not friendly:
“Are Republicans so desperate in looking for anyone to run for State Auditor that they have settled on someone whose home county soundly rejected him as a candidate for county auditor?”
Morgan lost the Montgomery County auditor’s race in 2006.
Redfern also criticized a lawsuit Morgan filed to get information on Gov. Ted Strickland’s school funding plan.
“Rep. Morgan’s one big accomplishment is slamming the governor’s office with a massive and frivolous public records request that was a waste of taxpayer dollars,” said Redfern.
Morgan’s campaign fired back with a prepared statement:
“Rep. Morgan believes in transparency and honesty in government and that is why he held the governor accountable to Ohio taxpayers.
“Morgan as a CPA has a track record fighting for taxpayers at the local, state levels and runs his own successful business. These are clear differences between Seth Morgan and David Pepper.”
Morgan is to launch his campaign on Thursday, at events in Columbus and Huber Heights.
The Huber Heights rally is at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 6131 Taylorsville Road.
David Pepper, a Hamilton County commissioner, is the Democratic candidate for auditor.
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Seth Morgan plans to launch campaign for auditor on Thursday
Republican Seth Morgan is done “exploring” and on Thursday, Jan. 21, will launch his campaign for state auditor.
“We are doing this because I believe that Ohio needs to maintain an auditor who understands local and state government finances,” Morgan, a state representative from Huber Heights, said. “We need a CPA in that office. Mary Taylor has proven the effectiveness of that. We need to continue that.”
Morgan said he plans to launch his campaign at the Statehouse at 10:30 a.m. and follow that up with an afternoon event at City Hall in Huber Heights where he was a city council member.
Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper is the Democratic candidate for auditor.
Ohio Republican Chairman Kevin DeWine could not be reached.
Morgan, 31, last week said he would “explore” the race after Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich picked incumbent Republican Auditor Mary Taylor as his lieutenant governor running mate. He is in his first term as a state representative. He and Taylor are certified public accountants.
The auditor’s office is a key one in its own right. The auditor basically inspects the books of state and local government entities to make sure they’re functioning correctly and honestly.
This year’s auditor has added importance, however. The auditor sits on the five-member Apportionment Board that will draw new state legislative districts based on the 2010 census. The governor, secretary of state and a legislator from each party round out the board. The party that controls two of the three statewide offices on the board controls how Ohio House and Senate districts are drawn.
The Senate has passed a resolution to put a constitutional amendment on the May 4 ballot to replace the apportionment board with a bipartisan system but the House has not acted. The deadline for putting the issue on the ballot is Feb. 3.
