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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Seth Morgan files for auditor; Kasich-Taylor team also files
State Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, filed petitions with the secretary of state to run for auditor.
He faces a challenge for the GOP nomination in the May 4 primary from Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost, the Ohio Republican Party endorsed candidate.
The 2,215 signatures on Morgan’s petitions - 1,000 were required - show “support from all corners of Ohio,” Rob Scott, Morgan’s spokesman said in a press release.
The deadline for filing is Thursday, Feb. 18.
Others filing Wednesday included:
Republicans John Kasich for governor with lieutenant governor runningmate Mary Taylor.
Republican Josh Mandel for treasurer.
Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray for attorney general.
Democrat Eric Brown for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice.
Republican incumbent Paul Pfeifer for the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Reports say Ganley to drop Senate run, switch to House race
Cleveland area auto dealer Tom Ganley’s campaign staff won’t comment on reports that Ganley plans to drop his GOP primary challenge against Rob Portman and switch to run against U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, a Democrat.
Ganley spokeman Jeff Longstreth said the campaign will have an announcement on Thursday, Feb. 18 — the deadline for filing petitions to get on the ballot.
If Ganley drops out, it’ll give Portman a clear path to the GOP nomination and allow him to save his campaign cash for the general election when he would face either Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher or Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
Portman, of Cincinnati, is a former Congressman, Bush White House budget director and U.S. trade representative.
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Ohio foreclosures set record in 2009
Ohio residential foreclosures set a record in 2009, increasing to 89,053, according to data available from the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The number of foreclosures went up 3.8 percent from the 85,773 in 2008.
There were increases in 65 of 88 Ohio counties. There was a decrease in Montgomery County, dropping to 4,703 from 5,194 in 2008, a 9.5 percent drop.
The foreclosure crisis continues to move into suburban counties, Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, said in a press release.
“We could be looking at 100,000 foreclosures in 2010 if we’re not prepared,” said Faith.
Here’s the 2009 foreclosure picture for other Dayton-area counties:
Butler, 3,162, up 5.9 percent from 2,987 in 2008.
Champaign, 318, up 24.2 percent from 256 in 2008.
Clark, 1,104, down 1.8 percent from 1,124 in 2008.
Darke, 311, up .3 percent from 310 in 2008.
Greene, 851, up 10.1 percent from 773 in 2008.
Miami, 741, up 25.6 percent from 590 in 2008.
Preble, 370, down 1.1 percent from 374 in 2008.
Warren, 1,498, up 14.7 percent from 1,306 in 2008.
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House honors right to life teen
When it was all said and done, Elizabeth Trisler’s appearance on the floor of the Ohio House on Wednesday, Feb. 17, took less than five minutes and didn’t offer a hint of controversy.
Instead, the national Right to Life oratory contest winner was lauded as a “justifiable source of pride” and was given a standing ovation by lawmakers.
“They were welcoming. I didn’t see anyone glaring at me,” said Trisler, 19, of Shelby County, immediately following her Statehouse debut. “I didn’t see what all the fuss was all about. Wasn’t that short and non-controversial?”
State Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, wanted to give Trisler a resolution commending her for her win at the national competition in June. But House Speaker Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, declined the request to recognize Trisler on the House floor, fearing she would use the opportunity to advocate her point of view on abortion.
Both the ALCU of Ohio and Ohio Right to Life called on Budish to reconsider and Trisler appeared on Fox News three times, ABC News once and in numerous Ohio newspapers. Budish relented.
Trisler said the speaker apologized for the controversy and congratulated her for her contest win.
“I think that was very nice and very commendable,” said Trisler, a student at Christian Academy in Sidney.
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Husted files for secretary of state; faces primary against O’Brien
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, today, Feb. 17, filed petitions to run for secretary of state, the state’s top elections officer.
Husted, who is endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party, will face former Ashtabula County Auditor Sandra O’Brien for the GOP nomination.
O’Brien, the unsuccessful Republican candidate for state treasurer in 2006, filed her petitions on Tuesday.
Husted said his petitions included nearly 3,000 signatures from voters in more than 60 counties.
“The support we generated from across the state marks another important stepinour campaign’s success,” Husted said in a press release.
The likely Democratic candidate is Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Franklin County clerk of courts.
The filing deadline for statewide candidates is Thursday.
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Cordray, DeWine trade attacks as AG race heats up
Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray and his likely Republican opponent Mike DeWine, the former U.S. senator from Cedarville, already are getting after each other.
Cordray launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and denounced DeWine for backing policies that Cordray said led to the Wall Street financial collapse that fueled the recession.
Also, Cordray downplayed DeWine’s high statewide name recognition.
“People knew him well enough that they voted him out of office in 2006,” Cordray said. “It was a 12-point loss, a significant loss.”
Cordray touted his office’s work on behalf of consumers, investors and small businesses. He also said that he restored integrity to the office after being elected to serve out the term of fellow Democrat Marc Dann, who resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal.
DeWine, who is expected to be challenged for the GOP AG nomination by Hardin County attorney Steve Christopher, fired back at Cordray in a press release.
“As attorney general, he has continued many of the same policies and practices of disgraced former Attorney General Marc Dann,” DeWine said.
“Whether it’s raising campaign money from people who do business with the state or suing small businesses in an attempt to gain publicity, Richard Cordray has far too much in common with Marc Dann.”
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Mandel to file petitions
Republican Josh Mandel is expected to file petitions on Wednesday, Feb. 17, with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office to run for state treasurer.
Mandel, a state representative and Iraq war veteran from Lyndhurst, is challenging incumbent state Treasurer Kevin Boyce, a Democrat. Boyce was appointed to the job by Gov. Ted Strickland when Democrat Rich Cordray left the treasurer’s office to become attorney general.
