News
Jul 21, 2010
The Ohio Democratic Party released a new web video that unearths footage of Congressman John Kasich endorsing then-candidate George W. Bush in 2000, after Kasich dropped his own bid for the White House.
Jul 20, 2010
Huber Heights Courier
On Friday afternoon, Huber Heights residents Ed and Bridget Lyons had the pleasure of hosting Governor Ted Strickland at their Chambersburg Rd. home. This was part of Strickland's Main Street Tour after earlier stops in the day to Maumee and Lima to highlight the differences between him and his Republican gubernatorial opponent John Kasich as the November election push begins to heat up.
Jul 20, 2010
Dayton Daily News
The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police announces the endorsement of Governor Ted Strickland, Attorney General Richard Cordray, Treasurer Kevin L. Boyce and candidate for Secretary of State Maryellen O'Shaughnessy.
Jul 20, 2010
The Akron Beacon Journal editorial board praised the Attorney General Rich Cordray's office for taking on AIG’s greedy practices that hurt Ohio pension funds. This settlement is the latest in a series of victories for Ohio investors, consumers and small businesses thanks to Rich Cordray’s leadership in taking on Wall Street greed.
Jul 20, 2010
Associated Press
American International Group Inc. and some of its directors and officers have agreed to a $725 million settlement to resolve allegations of wide-ranging fraud laid out in a class action suit led by three Ohio pension funds. The suit was led by Attorney General Rich Cordray.
Jul 16, 2010
Toledo Blade
The campaign for Ohio's governor's mansion will come to a quiet residential street in Maumee on Friday as part of Gov. Ted Strickland's tour to contrast his record with that of his Republican opponent.
Jul 16, 2010
Youngstown Vindicator
During an interview with The Vindicator’s editorial board, Redfern said he was “relatively optimistic” that Democrats would do well in Ohio in the November general election despite national polls showing his party losing favor with voters.
Jul 15, 2010
hio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern called on Congressmen John Kasich and Rob Portman to reject House Minority Leader John Boehner’s proposal to repeal the comprehensive Wall Street reform passed by the U.S. Senate.
Jul 15, 2010
The Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern announced that Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine will be the keynote speaker at the Ohio Democratic Party's 2010 State Dinner.
Jul 15, 2010
(It Couldn’t Be Because He’s The Top GOP Recipient of Lobbyist Cash? Could It?)
Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Portman makes K Street all-star list. Lobbyists really, really like him.”
Jul 15, 2010
The Herald- Dispatch
Gov. Ted Strickland kicked off his Main Street campaign tour in Ironton, touting his accomplishments in the past three and a half years and bashing his Republican opponent in the November general election.
Jul 14, 2010
Plain Dealer
Portman, who is not in office, has raised more money from lobbyists in the 2009-2010 election cycle than any other Republican running for the Senate or House. That includes all incumbent Republicans.
Jul 13, 2010
Columbus Dispatch
Democratic Senate candidate Lee Fisher is scheduled to testify before a U.S. House panel today about salaried retirees from Delphi who stand to lose as much as 70 percent of their pensions because of the company's 2005 bankruptcy.
Jul 12, 2010
Dayton Daily News
Treasurer Kevin L. Boyce hires longtime campaign veteran Bryan Clark as campaign manager.
Jul 9, 2010
Portsmouth Daily Times
Ohio’s 89th District Representative Todd Book (D-McDermott) hosted a press conference in Portsmouth on Thursday to criticize current GOP gubernatorial candidate John Kasich’s past attempts to cut funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, and further describe the former Congressman as being opposed to rural and Appalachian Ohioans.
Jul 8, 2010
Athens News
A bevy of local Democratic elected officials gathered on Tuesday at the Athens County Courthouse where state Rep. Debbie Phillips and Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich for allegedly supporting repeated attempts to slash funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission during his time as a U.S. congressman.
Jul 8, 2010
USA Today
They're campaigning in dozens of states across the country, but their opponents are hoping to tie them down to one place: Wall Street. As bankers take heat for the worst recession in decades, dozens of political candidates with financial experience are being challenged to explain their role in the banking sector's collapse.
Jul 7, 2010
Dayton Daily News
John Kasich, visiting Dayton on Thursday, July 1, referred to George W. Bush’s presidency as the time when the Republicans “lost their minds.”
Jul 7, 2010
Dayton Daily News
While in Congress, Kasich opposed increasing the minimum wage, favored increasing the cost of college loans, wanted to weaken job training programs, pitched a budget that called for slashing food stamps and children’s nutrition programs, moved to cut veterans’ benefits, and pushed to reduce the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income workers.
Jul 6, 2010
Washington Post
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Rob Portman previews one of the GOP’s primary lines of attack this midterm election year in a new ad. He blasts the Democrats’ cap-and-trade “energy tax,” saying that the scheme will charge Americans for turning on a light bulb or cooking dinner. Scary? Perhaps. Misleading? Yes. Hypocritical? Definitely.
