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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF METROPOLITAN COLUMBUS | VOTER INFORMATION BULLETIN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 1 VOVOTERTER INFORMATION BULLETIN Nonpartisan Guide to November 6, 2018 General Election For Franklin County Voters Including... State-wide Races Ohio Supreme Court State Senator & State Representative County-wide Races Issue Pros/Cons LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF METROPOLITAN COLUMBUS Your source for informed voting, www.lwvcols.org 2 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF METROPOLITAN COLUMBUS | VOTER INFORMATION BULLETIN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 foster and adoptive services; and deadly, harmful and expensive. awarded more than $24 million in Questions for Ohio Governor 5) replace economic despair with My two opponents are both drug prevention grants; and sued and Lieutenant Governor broader economic opportunity. going to try and fix this crisis by the opioid manufacturers and ATTORNEY GENERAL AUDITOR OF STATE 1. What is the role of the Question 2: As I campaign across spending more taxpayer dollars distributors. governor’s office and executive the state, I see many heads nod on enforcement and incarceration, As Governor, I will leverage the (vote for no more than one) (vote for no more than 1) agencies in addressing the opioid from the rural areas and small but the opioid crisis is a health full resources of state government crisis in Ohio? What measures and mid-sized towns around problem -- not a criminal problem. to amplify these successes. I STEVE DETTELBACH (DEM) ZACK SPACE (DEM) would you pursue in office? Ohio when I detail the relentless We cannot enforce our way out have created a 12-point Recovery Facebook: http://facebook.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook. 2. Under what circumstances war on local governments that of it and must focus on the only Ohio Plan that details the steps I SteveDettelbach/ com/ZackSpaceOhio is it appropriate for the state the Republican State Legislature solution that will reduce addiction will take as Governor, including: Website: http://steveforohio.com Website: www.zackspaceforohi. to support or to restrain local has been waging for years now. to opioids while also bringing in improving law enforcement Education: Dartmouth College, com governments? This must change. It’s wrong, revenue to treat those who need data-sharing; increasing task Harvard Law School Education: Kenyon College, B.A. and it will not be our approach to help -- without just throwing forces that disrupt drug cartel Occupation: Attorney; Prosecutor Political Science; Ohio State governing. We must support the them in cages. That is what so activity; increasing treatment Training and Experience: 2009- University Moritz College of Law, OHIO GOVERNOR devoted local public servants I many other states are doing and capacity, recovery supports, and 2016: U.S. Attorney - Northern J.D. & LIEUTENANT know all over Ohio. I am running it is high time for Ohio to legally employment opportunities for District of Ohio 2008-2009: Occupation: Consultant GOVERNOR for Governor in part because I embrace marijuana as well. those in recovery; implementing Commissioner - Ohio Ethics Training and Experience: (vote for no more than 1) believe that our local governments Question 2: My goal as governor prevention education from Commission 2006-2009; Practicing attorney, private deserve more. Having served at will be to reduce the overall Kindergarten to 12th Grade; and 2016-Present: Partner - Baker practice and public defense, 1986- RICHARD CORDRAY the local level, I know firsthand tax burden at the state level by providing early intervention Hostetler, LLP 2003-2006: 2006; Law Director, City of Dover, & BETTY SUTTON (DEM) the resources required to address cutting spending, which would programs for families and Prosecutor - U.S. Attorney’s OH, 2001-2006; United States Facebook: http://www.facebook. the issues our cities and towns leave more money in local children. I will also create Office, Organized Crime and Congressman, Ohio’s 18th District, com/richcordray/ are facing. Issues like decent areas for the people of these a cabinet level position to Corruption Strike Force 2007-2011 Website: www.cordreyforohio. jobs, a strong public education municipalities to decide what coordinate our state response. Question 1: The Attorney Question 1: I intend to sufficiently com system, and broadband access to fund and how to fund it. We Question 2: I am a product of local General’s job is to ensure that fulfill all traditional responsibilities Education: Grove City High for all Ohioans. As Governor, I should not burden localities with government. I began my career as no one is above the law, no one of the Auditor’s office. The School (1977) Michigan State would support restoration of local unfunded mandates. The state’s an assistant prosecutor in Greene is below the law, and no one is Auditor’s office can focus on University, BA in Legal & Political funds to the state budget. Betty role in localities is to ensure that County, and one of my running- beyond its reach. Fundamentally, materiality and risk-based Theory (1981) Oxford University, and I will end the war on local the locality is not violating the mate, Jon Husted’s, first jobs was that means protecting people audits, conducting basic audits MA in Economics on Marshall government. rights of the people in that locality doing economic development – from violent crime, corrupt and agreed upon procedures Scholarship (1983) The University and to maintain state highways work for the Montgomery County politicians, and a broken political where appropriate. I will also of Chicago Law School, JD (1986) CONSTANCE and other essential services, but Commissioners. So we understand system that allows powerful recruit a diverse and qualified Occupation: Candidate GADALL-NEWTON not much beyond that. Once we first-hand the challenges of local special interests to play by a staff, who represents all of Training and Experience: Director, & BRETT R. JOSEPH (GRN) reduce state taxes, folks in various government and the importance different set of the rules than Ohio and understands our local Consumer Financial Protection Candidate did not respond municipalities across our state can of home rule. We have promised everyone else. communities, to help accomplish Bureau (2011 – 2017) Ohio use their money locally as they to be good partners to local Question 2: The job of the these goals. Attorney General (elected in 2008 TRAVIS M. IRVINE see fit. governments. They carry out a Attorney General is to enforce the I believe I can add tremendous - 2010) Ohio Treasurer (elected & J. TODD GRAYSON (LIB) very important job of directly Rule of Law and to protect Ohio’s value to the Auditor’s office by in 2006 – 2008) Franklin County Facebook: http://www.facebook. MIKE DEWINE AND serving Ohioans, and the DeWine- citizens. Right now, our political making it far more dynamic. Treasurer (elected in 2002 and com/IrvineForOhio/ JON HUSTED (REP) Husted administration has system is broken. We have corrupt Performance audits, for 2004 – 2006) Solicitor General Website: irvineforohio.com Facebook: http://www.facebook. committed to working closely with politicians -- both Democrats and instance, allow the Auditor (appointed 1993 – 1994) Education: Bexley HS com/MikeDeWine our local partners. Republicans -- who are allowed to to make holistic observations Question 1: Republicans have (Valedictorian) ‘02, Ohio Website: http://www.mikedewine. play by a different set of rules than about public entities and make failed to respond effectively to University (BS) ‘06, Columbia com REBECCA AYRES & everyone else. That is wrong. thorough recommendations for this epidemic that is ravaging our University (MS) ‘12 Education: Miami University, 1969, ANTHONY DURGANS As AG, on day one, I will conduct improvement. families and our communities; it Occupation: Businessman/ Bachelor of Science in Education (WRITE-IN) a top-to-bottom review of Ohio’s Question 2: I commend Auditor now kills about 14 Ohioans every Journalist (Social Studies) and Ohio corruption laws to put a stop to Yost for creating the Public day and costs taxpayers as much Training and Experience: Bexley Northern University Claude W. RICHARD DUNCAN & the pay-to-play culture running Integrity Assurance Team as $8.8 billion each year. My Parks and Recreation Department Pettit College of Law, 1972, Juris DENNIS A. ARTINO rampant in our Statehouse. It’s (“PIAT”). The PIAT is well known running mate, Betty Sutton, and I 2000-2003, Candidate for Mayor Doctorate (WRITE-IN) time to put Ohioans first, and stop for investigating theft of public have proposed a comprehensive of Bexley 2007, Capitol Hill Press Occupation: Ohio Attorney letting special interest donors call dollars. Just as important, if not plan to address this crisis, the Office 2008, Candidate for U.S. General RENEA TURNER & the shots in our government. more so, are PIAT’s trainings for details of which are described at Congress (OH-12) 2010, Gary Training and Experience: I have KEITH COLTON (WRITE-IN) local government officials on CordrayforOhio.com. We will start Johnson Presidential Campaign served as Ohio Attorney General, DAVE YOST (REP) fraud prevention and combating by taking the following steps: 2012, Central Ohioans Countering U.S. Senator, Ohio Lieutenant Facebook: http://www.facebook. cybercrime. I will continue to 1) immediately declare a “state Kasich PAC 2014, Gary Johnson Governor, U.S. Congressman com/dave.yost.3 investigate those suspected of of emergency” requiring the Presidential Campaign 2016 for the 7th District, Ohio State