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By Meredith Moss, Staff Writer 9:46 PM Saturday, February 20, 2010

DAYTON — Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon marking the 90th anniversary of The League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area on Tuesday, Feb 23, at Sinclair Community College’s Ponitz Center.

Brunner, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, is Ohio’s first woman to serve as secretary of state and was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2008 for her efforts in reforming Ohio’s election system. She will speak on the topic “The Women’s Movement and the League’s Role.”

Before taking office, the Springfield native served as legislative counsel for the Secretary of State’s Office, spent 13 years in election law private practice, and was a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge. She also worked as a member of the Franklin County Board of Elections and was a special prosecutor for election fraud.

In its early years, the Dayton League of Women Voters conducted classes to study the city charter, ran a three-day citizenship school, produced educational leaflets, gave talks on civic matters and stood for the city manager type of local government.

Its monthly newsletter was first published in 1922 and cost 2 cents per copy or 25 cents for a year.

Reservations are still available for the luncheon. Emcee is Mary McCarty, columnist for the Dayton Daily News.