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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Kasich plans “Boot Scoot and Boogie Birthday Bash”
Gov. Ted Strickland may be bringing basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson to Ohio on April 21 to raise money but John Kasich, Democrat Strickland’s Republican opponent, is having a birthday bash.
In fact, it’s the “Boot Scoot and Boogie Birthday Bash” on May 15 at the Highmark Farm in Dublin, a Columbus suburb. The bash comes two days after Kasich turns 58 on May 13.
To attend the bash, it will cost $500 per couple for a VIP reception and $250 per couple for general admission, Kasich’s campaign said. “No NBA talent past or present will be there, as far as I know…,” Kasich’s campaign said.
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Tweet“Magic” Johnson may come to Dayton to raise bucks for Strickland
Campaign officials are working on plans to bring basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson to Dayton to raise money for Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s re-election campaign, Lis Smith, Strickland campaign spokeswoman, said on Monday, April 1.
Johnson already is set for an April 21 trip to Columbus to headline a Strickland fundraiser at Nationwide Arena downtown, Smith said. Johnson also will be at the “Q” in downtown Cleveland, home of the basketball Cavaliers, on April 21, she said.
Johnson is a part-owner of the Dayton Dragons baseball team.
Strickland and Johnson met at President Barack Obama’s inauguration and “reconnected” when the governor was in California, said Smith. Johnson was interested in what Strickland is doing for education and “offered to do an event for the campaign,” said Smith.
In Columbus, there will be a $1,000-per-person private reception from 3:30 - 4 p.m. that will include photo and autograph opportunities, said Smith. Also, there will be a general reception from 4-5 p.m. at $100-per-person, Smith said.
Details still are being worked out on a Dayton visit, said Smith.
Strickland is running for re-election against Republican John Kasich, the former Columbus-area U.S. House member.
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TweetSupreme Court puts Constitution Party AG candidate on ballot
There’ll be a four-way race for Ohio attorney general this year.
On Thursday, April 1, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner told county boards of elections to put the name of Constitution Party candidate Robert Owens on the ballot. Her action came after the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a 6-1 decision, ordered Brunner to certify Owens for the ballot.
He’ll join three other candidates - Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray, Republican Mike DeWine, the former U.S. senator from Cedarville, and Libertarian Marc Allan Feldman.
Brunner had ruled Owens off the ballot after she determined that he had submitted 481 valid signatures, fewer than the 500 required for a minor party candidate. Brunner’s decision was based on information from county boards of elections.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Franklin County Board of Elections “erred in rejecting at least the 19 signatures” that Owens needed to get on the ballot.
Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton was the only dissenter. She said that it was too late for the court to issue an order and that “we have not had sufficient time to review the issues.”
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TweetMontgomery County GOP backs Morgan in auditor primary
The Montgomery County Republican party has endorsed state Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights, for the GOP nomination for state auditor, Morgan’s campaign said in a press release.
The endorsement gives Morgan the backing of his home county in his primary campaign against Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost for the nomination. However, it puts the Montgomery County GOP at odds with the Ohio Republican Party which has endorsed Yost for auditor.
“I’m honored and humbled to receive the support of my home county,” Morgan said in the release on Wednesday, March 31.
Montgomery County GOP Chairman Greg Gantt said in the release that “we are thrilled to come together and support our hometown candidate for auditor of state.”
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