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Campaign 2018 OEA Endorsed Candidates Governor Richard Cordray (D) U.S Campaign 2018 OEA Endorsed Candidates Governor Richard Cordray (D) U.S. Senate Sherrod Brown (D) Attorney General Treasurer Steve Dettelbach (D) Rob Richardson (D) Auditor Secretary of State Zack Space (D) Kathleen Clyde (D) Ohio Supreme Court Judge Melody Stewart Judge Michael Donnelly Ohio House HD 1 No Position HD 50 Cassie Gabelt (D) HD 2 Lane Winters (D) HD 51 Susan Vaughn (D) HD 3 Teresa Gavarone (R) HD 52 Kathy Wyenandt (D) HD 4 Bob Cupp (R)* HD 53 No Position HD 5 John Dyce (D) HD 54 Nikki Foster (D) HD 6 Phil Robinson (D) HD 55 Gayle Manning (R) HD 7 Tom Patton (R)* HD 56 No Position HD 8 Kent Smith (D)* HD 57 James Johnson (D) HD 9 Janine Boyd (D)* HD 58 Michele Lepore-Hagan (D)* HD 10 Terrence Upchurch HD 59 Eric Ungaro (D) HD 11 Stephanie Howse (D)* HD 60 John Rogers (D)* *- Endorsed as friendly incumbent HD 12 Juanita Brent (D) HD 61 No Position HD 13 Mike Skindell (D) HD 62 James Staton (D) HD 14 Bride Rose Sweeney (D) HD 63 Glenn Holmes (D)* HD 15 Nicholas CelebreZZe (D)* HD 64 Michael O’Brien (D)* HD 16 No Position HD 65 Patricia Lawrence (D) HD 17 Adam Miller (D)* HD 66 No Position HD 18 Kristin Boggs (D)* HD 67 No Position HD 19 Mary Lightbody (D) HD 68 Rick Carfagna (R) HD 20 Richard Brown (D) HD 69 Steve Hambley (R)* HD 21 No Position HD 70 Steve Johnson (D) HD 22 David Leland (D)* HD 71 No Position HD 23 Russ Harris (D) HD 72 Larry Householder (R) HD 24 No Position HD 73 Kim McCarthy (D) HD 25 Bernadine Kent (D)* HD 74 Anne Gorman (D) HD 26 Erica Crawley (D) HD 75 Randi Clites (D) HD 27 Christine Fisher (D) HD 76 John Kennedy (D) HD 28 No Position HD 77 Brett Pransky (D) HD 29 No Position HD 78 Amber Daniels (D) HD 30 Bill SeitZ (R)* HD 79 No Position HD 31 Brigid Kelly (D)* HD 80 No Position HD 32 Catherine Ingram (D)* HD 81 No Position HD 33 No Position HD 82 No Position HD 34 Emilia Sykes (D)* HD 83 No Position HD 35 Tavia Galonski (D) HD 84 Joe Monbeck (D) HD 36 Anthony DeVitis (R)* HD 85 No Position HD 37 Casey Weinstein (D) HD 86 Glenn Coble (D) HD 38 Elliott Kolkovich (D) HD 87 No Position HD 39 Fred Strahorn (D)* HD 88 Rachel Crooks (D) HD 40 No Position HD 89 Steven Arndt (R) HD 41 John McManus (D) HD 90 Adrienne Buckler (D) HD 42 Zach Dickerson (D) HD 91 No Position *- Endorsed as friendly incumbent HD 43 Dan Foley (D) HD 92 Beth Workman (D) HD 44 Paula Hicks-Hudson (D) HD 93 Ryan Smith (R)* HD 45 Lisa Sobecki (D) HD 94 Jay Edwards (R) HD 46 Michael Sheehy (D)* HD 95 Dan Milleson (D) HD 47 No Position HD 96 Jack Cera (D)* HD 48 Scott Oelslager (R) HD 97 Kristine Fowler-Geis (D) HD 49 Thomas West (D) HD 98 No Position HD 99 John Patterson (D)* Ohio Senate SD 1 No Position SD 3 No Position SD 5 Paul Bradley (D) SD 7 Sara Bitter (D) SD 9 Cecil Thomas (D)* SD 11 Teresa Fedor (D) SD 13 Nathan Manning (R) SD 15 Hearcel Craig (D) SD 17 Bob Peterson (R) SD 19 Louise Valentine (D) SD 21 Sandra Williams (D)* SD 23 Nickie Antonio (D) SD 25 Kenny Yuko (D)* SD 27 No Position SD 29 Kirk Schuring (R) SD 31 Melinda Miller (D) SD 33 John Boccieri (D) *- Endorsed as friendly incumbent .
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