+ SECTION A, PAGE 8 toledoblade.com FROM PAGE 1 THE BLADE: TOLEDO, t SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010 + Jeff Krabill of Sandusky, will NORTHWEST OHIO HOUSE BATTLEGROUNDS LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES IN THE REGION be going against a two-year House incumbent, Rep. Dennis With incumbents firmly entrenched in most northwest SENATE Murray (D., Sandusky). Continued from Page 1 Ohio districts, the region offers few obvious 1st District (Williams, Defi ance, Fulton, Henry, Pauld- There’s also a Libertarian locked in his own battle for opportunities for either party to make inroads. Three ing, Hancock, Putnam, Van Wert, Hardin) in the race, Judy Kayden of districts in the region, however, could be a different survival against Republican Democrat ...... Erik M. Cranmer Wakeman. . story as Democrats and Republicans fight for control Among the other seats of the House. Republican...... * Republicans are buoyed held by Democrats that are targeted by Republicans: that 2010 is not 2008, when 80 11th District (Toledo) they suffered a net loss of w The 19th District in the LLucasucas Democrat ...... Edna Brown seven House seats, or post- Fulton western suburbs of Colum- 46 Republican...... Tom Waniewski scandal 2006, when they OOttawattawa bus that went to Democratic turned over every statewide Rep. Marian Harris in 2008 by a scant 735 votes. executive offi ce except one Henry Wood HOUSE to Democrats. Sandusky w The suburban Cincin- EErierie 6th District (Wood County) “The [political] environ- 81 nati 28th District won by ment was the issue,” said Republican...... Randy Gardner* Democratic Rep. Connie Michael Dittoe, director of Democrat ...... Jackie Brown Pillich. Seneca Huron PuPutnamtnam w The 63rd District of the Ohio House Republican 46th District (western Lucas County) Organizational Committee. HaHancockncock Lake County, where fresh- “It did not favor Republi- Democrat ...... Harry Barlos man Rep. Mark Schneider cans. It was a wake-up call OOHIOHIO Crawford Republican...... Barbara Sears* (D., Mentor) upset a Repub- to Republicans running for Wyandot lican incumbent in 2008. 47th District (Toledo) House seats across the state w The rural 89th District that they should not assume Democrat ...... Teresa Fedor centered in Portsmouth, they’re going to win. Republican...... Rick Bush where an open seat is be- THE BLADE “They have to work hard Libertarian...... Joseph Pfeiffer ing vacated by term-limited every single day to connect Rep. Todd Book (D., McDer- with voters and bring home AMONG THOSE IN THE RUNNING 48th District (Toledo) mott). the message that they’ll rep- Democrat ...... Michael Ashford This is Vern Riffe country, resent them in the way they so a win in the late powerful Republican...... Carolyn J. Eyre want to be represented,” he Democratic House speaker’s said. “I believe us losing the Independent...... Schylar Meadows backyard would represent a House was largely due to 49th District (Toledo & eastern Lucas County) moral victory for the GOP. [President Obama] and the w The rural 93rd District anti-Republican sentiment Democrat ...... Matt Szollosi* encompassing all or part of that happened in 2008.” Republican...... Jeff Wingate fi ve counties southeast of But Democrats contend Zanesville. 74th District (Fulton, Williams, most of Defi ance) that the President was not The seat was left vulner- the deciding factor in many Democrats in the 46th Rex Damschroder, left, Democrat ...... David Pilliod able when incumbent Rep. of the Democratic victories District think incumbent hopes to keep the 81st Republican...... * Jennifer Garrison (D., Mari- in 2008. Republican Barbara Sears District Republican. Dem- etta) made an aborted run “A lot of the seats that is vulnerable and are run- ocrats pin their hopes on 75th District (Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, for secretary of state this we’re running in this year, ning Harry Barlos to op- Seneca County Commis- southern Defi ance) year. where we’re playing offense pose her. sioner Ben Nutter. Democrat ...... Clete Schindler Among the Republican- and defense, weren’t Obama Republican...... * held seats being targeted by districts,” said Liz Brown, gion offers few obvious op- emerged at the forefront of Democrats are: director the Ohio House portunities for either party solar energy and other sorts 76th District (Hancock, Hardin, eastern Auglaize) w The 17th District in the Democratic Campaign to make inroads. of new-economy industries Democrat ...... Jeffrey Detmer eastern Cleveland suburbs Committee. But Democrats plan to that Third Frontier helps,” Republican...... * being vacated by Rep. Josh “They were in Strickland again go after Rep. Barbara Ms. Brown said. Mandel (R., Lyndhurst), the country where Strickland Sears (R., Monclova Town- But Mr. Dittoe said talk 80th District (Ottawa & Erie counties) GOP candidate for state does well and where we still ship) in the 46th District of going after Ms. Sears is Democrat ...... Dennis Murray* treasurer. w The 21st District north won in 2008 [when the gov- that includes Lucas Coun- probably more about try- Republican...... Jeff Krabill ernor wasn’t on the ticket],” ty’s western suburbs, this ing to force Republicans to of Columbus left open she said. time arming former county spend money there than a Libertarian...... Judy Kayden when Rep. Kevin Bacon (R., “Debbie Phillips [in the Commissioner Harry Barlos real expectation of convert- 81st District (Sandusky, southern Ottawa, western Columbus) opted to run for Athens area’s 92nd District] to do battle. ing the district. Seneca) state Senate. Ms. Brown said Ms. Sears “Since she was appointed, w The suburban Dayton didn’t go for Obama [in Democrat ...... Ben Nutter 2008]. Jennifer Garrison’s has proven too conservative she’s been highly targeted 36th District left vulnerable [93rd District in the Mariet- for a district that has dem- and will continue to be,” Republican...... Rex Damschroder when Rep. Seth Morgan (R., ta area] didn’t go for Obama, onstrated an independent he said. *Incumbent Huber Heights) made an but Strickland’s a more for- streak in its voting, backing “It’s Lucas County. It was unsuccessful primary run midable top of the ticket for Mr. Strickland in 2006 even one of the fi ve most expen- for state auditor. us in a lot of places.” while sending Republicans sive races in a year very to Columbus for the last Republicans note that he w The 58th District that House Democrats, who to the House and Senate. much favoring Democrats, eight years, and for the eight barely survived the primary. includes Huron, eastern now control the chamber Democrats are particu- but in 2008 she took 57 per- years before that opted for Republicans say they will Seneca, and southwest Lo- 53-46, are also in the rare larly making an issue of Ms. cent of the vote.” Rex Damschroder, a Fre- again go after the lakefront rain counties that is held by position of being better Sears’ vote against putting An open seat in the rural mont Republican. 80th District that includes freshman Rep. Terry Boose fi nanced than in the past. a renewal and expansion 81st District encompassing Term limits are forcing Erie County and most of (R., Norwalk). As of June, the caucus had of the Third Frontier state all of Sandusky County, a Mr. Wagner from offi ce, and Ottawa. w The 87th District in a robust $6.2 million in the investment in high-tech re- sliver of southern Ottawa Mr. Damschroder is back Despite having Mr. southeast Ohio being va- bank, compared to $2.6 mil- search and development on County, and western Seneca again. Obama on the ticket in cated by Rep. Clyde Evans lion for House Republicans. the ballot. County is also on the Demo- This time Democrats 2008, Republicans said this (R., Rio Grande). With incumbents fi rmly “That is a major issue crats’ radar screen. hope Seneca County Com- was a competitive district Contact Jim Provance at: entrenched in most north- for the Toledo area that has The district has sent Rep. missioner Ben Nutter can for them. [email protected] west Ohio districts, the re- over the last several years Jeff Wagner (R., Sycamore) carry the district even as This time, the Republican, or 614-221-0496. Central Ohio county searches for time capsule’s burial site COLUMBUS DISPATCH new one. house in October to cele- COLUMBUS — A time As part of Madison Coun- brate the city’s bicentennial, capsule is buried some- ty’s bicentennial this year and the Columbus Recre- where in central Ohio’s and the city of London’s bi- ation and Parks Department Madison County. centennial in 2011, a com- will encase one in concrete Offi cials are certain of it. mittee is stockpiling items under a park bench next But no one seems to know to be sealed away in a vault month to recognize the exactly where it is. and buried at a new Bicen- department’s 100th anni- “We haven’t dug the fi rst tennial Park at the edge of versary. hole yet, but we know it ex- London. All that will go in- Paul Hudson, a his- ists,” said County Commis- side hasn’t been decided. tory professor at Oglethorpe sioner David Dhume. “It has Even in this age of in- University in Atlanta, esti- to be somewhere.” formation saturation, time mates as many as 100,000 Even as they search for capsules remain popular. time capsules are buried that box of old whatever- Dublin will put one in around the world, most in ness, they are planning a the foundation of a shelter unknown locations.

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