Ohio Politics

May 17: Meet Sen. President Harris; Support a pro-gun candidate!

Here's another chance to meet Ohio Senate President Bill Harris and encourage him to keep HB347 on a fast track and not allow it to be watered down, while at the same time supporting Rep. Mary Taylor, who earned this PAC's endorsement for Auditor of State in the May 2 Republican primary. align="right"> Ohio Senate President Bill Harris (pictured as he recently appeared in a reading promotion...

HB347: Senate Proponent/ Opponent hearing scheduled May 17

House Bill 347 will have another hearing next week. The bill has been added to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal Justice's agenda for May 17 at 9:00 a.m. in Senate Building, North Hearing Room. The purpose for Wednesday's hearing is so that the committee may hear testimony on HB347 from proponents and opponents of the legislation, and other interested parties. Buckeye Firearms...

Does a Strickland win signal a paradigm shift for Ohio Democrats?

By Ken Hanson Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Ted Strickland stomped his opposition in the primary, and is “out of the gates” running towards November with a double-digit poll lead, not to mention a substantial financial edge, over Republican nominee Ken Blackwell. Happy times are here again, right? Well, not according to Ohio’s big city democrats. A front page story from The Other Paper's Dan...

Cleveland Plain Dealer writer searches for endorsee's key to victory

By Chad D. Baus Buckeye Firearms Association-endorsee Sandy O'Brien had very little money to campaign for treasurer on.... The OhioGOP worked against her and funded her opponent.... Fourteen Republican county central committees that did endorsements picked her opponent.... These are just some of the reasons for which is why the 52%-48% upset of incumbent treasurer Jennette Bradley is producing a...

Why Sandra O’Brien Won

By Chris Chumita The Buckeye Firearms Association’s endorsed candidate for state treasurer, Sandra O’Brien, pulled an upset victory over the incumbent, Jeanette Bradley in the May primary. The election just ended, and the finger pointing has already started. Bradley was what some people would call a “Golden Child” of the Republican Party. She was supposed to be untouchable and was rumored to have...

Will Bob Taft help Democrats win this November?

By Chad D. Baus With polls showing Ken Blackwell holding anywhere from a 12 to 21 percentage-point lead over Attorney General Jim Petro in the Republican Party primary one week from election day, the Petro campaign has embarked on a Statewide Bus Tour as a get-out-the-vote effort. Although primary ballots won't be cast until Tuesday, political pundits this weekend were already turning their...

Peirce for Governor Campaign to Reach Signature Goal

Press Conference Ohio Secretary of State Offices 180 Broad Street, Columbus, 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 1 The Peirce for Governor Campaign announced today that it has obtained more than 9,000 signatures and will have close to 11,000 by the filing deadline of Monday, May 1. This should be enough to ensure the 5,000 valid signatures required on a nominating petition for an independent gubernatorial...

Buckeye Firearms endorses Ted Strickland in Democratic Primary for Governor

By Jim Irvine Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Ted Strickland for Governor of Ohio in the May 2 Democratic primary election. Mr. Strickland grew up hunting in Appalachian Ohio. As a child he learned that guns are tools to put food on the table. As an adult he understands that concealed carry to protect your family is equally important. Congressmen Strickland has been a consistent...

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