Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee endorses statewide candidates

Contact: Brian Rothenberg, Communications Director              Phone: 614-221-6563

(COLUMBUS) - The Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee met this evening in Columbus at the Fawcett Center to discuss the screening committee's recommendations and make endorsements for statewide candidates who filed for office last Thursday.

The Executive Committee voted to endorse the following candidates:
 

Official Ohio Democratic Party Endorsements

U.S. Senate:  Sherrod Brown

Attorney General: Marc Dann

Auditor: Barbara Sykes

Secretary of State: Jennifer Brunner

Treasurer: Richard Cordray

Supreme Court (Resnick Seat): Ben Espy

Chapter Nine of the Ohio Democratic Party By-Laws (posted at http://e2ma.net/go/206380985/169327/4697176/goto:http://www.ohiodems.org/) requires ODP to consider pre-primary endorsements.

ODP by-laws dictate a 60 percent approval for an official Ohio Democratic Party endorsement to occur at that meeting.

"These endorsed candidates reflect the most powerful democratic slate in recent memory. I know that our Democratic candidates will offer the citizens of Ohio a new vision and direction. Democrats will focus on honesty in government, jobs, education and health care instead of the culture of corruption and one party rule that has plagued this state for the last 16 years." Chris Redfern, Ohio Democratic Party Chair said.
 
Endorsed candidates receive the full support of the Ohio Democratic Party.