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Primary week won't be a challenge for Gov. Ted Strickland and his Republican opponent, John Kasich. But Strickland has practically dared Kasich to release his financial records, after he made public his last four tax returns this week. Meanwhile, the inspector general will be turning over to the Franklin County Prosecutor his report on a suspected drug sting that never happened at the Governor's Residence in January.
There are two issues on the statewide ballot - Issue 1, the Third Frontier renewal, and Issue 2, the move of the Columbus casino. The entire state House is up for re-election this year, as well as a third of the state senate. And there are several primary battles in state House and Senate races, and in federal congressional contests. And then there are the statewide primary races. The chairs of Ohio's two major political parties - Ohio Democratic Party chair Chris Redfern and Ohio Republican Party chair Kevin DeWine - put their primary predictions on the line before the Columbus Metropolitan Club this week.
The major one for the Democrats is the battle for US Senate, featuring Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The other GOP contest that's being watched is the race for Secretary of State, which may be the most lopsided one on the entire ballot in terms of money. State Sen. Jon Husted of Kettering, formerly the speaker of the Ohio House, has more than 2 million dollars on hand. His opponent, former Ashtabula County auditor Sandra O'Brien, has just 331 dollars.
On the Republican side, the race for auditor has been something of a surprise. Delaware County prosecutor David Yost and Rep. Seth Morgan (R-Huber Heights) talk about how the race developed, the issue of being a CPA as a state auditor, and whether the race is a referendum on where the Republican Party is headed after this primary.
And one more final ballot note - the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a proposed amendment by the conservative group the Ohio Liberty Council seeking to exclude the state from the federal health care law should appear as a single issue on the November ballot.
There are two issues on the statewide ballot - Issue 1, the Third Frontier renewal, and Issue 2, the move of the Columbus casino. The entire state House is up for re-election this year, as well as a third of the state senate. And there are several primary battles in state House and Senate races, and in federal congressional contests. And then there are the statewide primary races. The chairs of Ohio's two major political parties - Ohio Democratic Party chair Chris Redfern and Ohio Republican Party chair Kevin DeWine - put their primary predictions on the line before the Columbus Metropolitan Club this week.
The major one for the Democrats is the battle for US Senate, featuring Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The other GOP contest that's being watched is the race for Secretary of State, which may be the most lopsided one on the entire ballot in terms of money. State Sen. Jon Husted of Kettering, formerly the speaker of the Ohio House, has more than 2 million dollars on hand. His opponent, former Ashtabula County auditor Sandra O'Brien, has just 331 dollars.
On the Republican side, the race for auditor has been something of a surprise. Delaware County prosecutor David Yost and Rep. Seth Morgan (R-Huber Heights) talk about how the race developed, the issue of being a CPA as a state auditor, and whether the race is a referendum on where the Republican Party is headed after this primary.
And one more final ballot note - the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a proposed amendment by the conservative group the Ohio Liberty Council seeking to exclude the state from the federal health care law should appear as a single issue on the November ballot.
April 30, 2010