8 ELECTION RESOURCE for the Business Community All elections are important. This election is no different. On or before November 6, you will be asked to select who will become the Governor (and Lt. Governor), who will serve as 1 of the 2 U.S. Senate seats for the next 6 years, who will serve as your U.S. House of Representatives member for the next 2 years, two individuals who will serve on our Ohio Supreme Court for the next 4 years, who will serve as your Ohio Senate member (in 17 of the seats open this election) for the next 4 years, all 99 Ohio House of Representatives, 1 ballot initiative and a host of other important local issues throughout the state. Some important dates for you and your employees to keep in mind prior to the election are: Wednesday, October 10: Early In-Person Voting (through Monday, November 5). Don’t know where to go to vote in person? Contact your local county board of election. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by November 5. Saturday, November 3: Applications for absentee ballots to be mailed for the November 6 general election must be received by boards of elections by noon (3 days prior to the general election). Absentee ballots returned by U.S. Mail must be postmarked no later than November 5 and received by boards of elections by November 16 (10 days after the general election) to be counted. Tuesday, November 6: Election Day! Deadline to drop-off your ballot in person. Polls open from 6:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. Absentee ballots, either returned in person or via a method other than U.S. Mail, must be received by the boards of election by close of polls. The “2018 Election Resource for the Business Community” was compiled to help provide you with guidance on which candidates have been endorsed by major trade associations and business groups, or have been favorably recognized by an organization for the November 6 general election. Some candidates can claim to be pro-business, but only those individuals with a good track record or who have been thoroughly screened have earned an endorsement by state and national associations that represent the business community. The organizations and offices used to compile this information include: United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC), Ohio Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and OhioBusinessVotes.org, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFB), Ohio Society of CPAs (CPA), Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA), Ohio Secretary of State (SOS), Ohio Republican Party (ORP), the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP), Twitter, Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and Ballotpedia. All of the associations mentioned above choose to endorse or not to endorse for various reasons. You will note below that there are candidates who all associations have endorsed, some who most have endorsed, and others who these associations simply agree to disagree on who the best person is for the job. Please contact the respective association if you would like to know more about how to become a member and their endorsement process. *denotes incumbent 235 Republicans currently hold seats U.S. House of can’t lose more than 17 Representatives 193 Democrats currently hold seats 435 Total need to pick up 25 218 Needed for Majority 7 Vacancies 51 Republicans currently hold seats U.S. Senate can’t lose any seats 47 Democrats currently hold seats 100 Total 51 Needed for need to pick up 4 Majority 2 Independents Take note: 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, ending debate on legislation for final vote. 66 Republicans currently hold seats Ohio House of can’t lose more than 15 Balance of Power Representatives Republicans + Democrats are trying to pick 32 Democrats currently hold seats up as many seats as possible to tip the 99 Total need to pick up 18 balance of power at the national and state 51 Needed for level. Here is a quick breakdown of how many Majority 1 Vacancy seats each party needs to pick up in order to take control of their respective chamber. 23 Republicans currently hold seats Ohio Senate can’t lose more than 6 9 Democrats currently hold seats 33 Total 17 Needed for need to pick up 8 Majority 1 Vacancy Federal Government Candidates U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC U.S. House - District 7 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Sherrod Brown (D) . Bob Gibbs (R-Lakeville)* . Jim Renacci (R) . Ken Harbaugh (D) Philena Farley (G) U.S. House - District 8 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Bruce Jaynes (Libertarian) Warren Davidson (R-Troy)* . Stephen Faris (Write-In) Vanessa Enoch (D) U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House - District 9 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Steve Kraus (R) U.S. House - District 1 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo)* Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati)* . McKenzie Levindofske (I) Aftab Pureval (D) Mike Goldschmidt (I) U.S. House - District 10 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Dirk Kubala (Libertarian) Michael Turner (R-Kettering)* . Theresa Gasper (D) U.S. House - District 2 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC David Harlow (Libertarian) Brad Wenstrup (R)* . Michael Little (I) Jill Schiller (D) James Condit, Jr. (G) U.S. House - District 11 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Marcia Fudge (D-Warrensville Hgts.)* U.S. House - District 3 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Beverly Goldstein (R) Jim Burgess (R) James Jerome Bell (I) Joyce Beatty (D)* . U.S. House - District 12 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC U.S. House - District 4 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Troy Balderson (R) . James Jordan (R-Urbana)* . Danny O'Connor (D) Janet Garrett (D) Joe Manchik (G) U.S. House - District 5 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC U.S. House - District 13 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green)* . Chris DePizzo (R) J. Michael Galbraith (D) Tim Ryan (D-Warren)* . Don Kissick (Libertarian) James Rajiah (I) U.S. House - District 6 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC U.S. House - District 14 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Bill Johnson (R-Marietta)* . David Joyce (R-Novelty)* . Shawna Roberts (D) Betsy Rader (D) Federal Government Candidates U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House - District 15 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC U.S. House - District 16 USCC NFIB OFB CPA BiPAC Steve Stivers (R-Columbus)* . Anthony Gonzalez (R) . Rick Neal (D) Susan Moran Palmer (D) Johnathan Miller, Jr. (L) State Government Candidates Ohio Supreme Court Ohio Court of Appeals Ohio Supreme Court Justice OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA District 5 District 8 Craig Baldwin (R) . Patricia Delaney (D)* Michelle Sheehan (D) Michael P. Donnelly (D) Andrew King (R) Raymond Headen (R) Ohio Supreme Court Justice OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA District 5 District 9 Mary DeGenaro (R)* . Scott Gwin (D)* - unopposed Diana Colavecchio (D) Melody J. Stewart (D) Jennifer Lee Hensal (R)* District 5 John Wise (R)* - unopposed District 10 Ohio Court of Appeals Betsy Luper Schuster (R)* - unopposed District 6 District 1 District 2 Joel Kuhlman (D) District 10 Ginger Bock (D) Jeffrey M. Welbaum (R)* - unopposed Gene Zmuda (R) Laurel Beatty Blunt (D) - unopposed Robert C. Winkler (R) District 3 District 7 District 11 District 1 John Willamowski (R)* - unopposed David A. D'Apolito (D) Mary Jane Trapp (D) Candace Crouse (D) Kathleen Bartlett (R) Casey O'Brien (R) District 4 Dennis Deters (R)* Valarie Gerlach (D) District 8 District 11 District 1 Mike Hess (R) Mary Boyle (D)* - unopposed Darya Klammer (D) Pierre Bergeron (D) Matt Lynch (R) District 4 Charles M. Miller (R)* District 8 Marie Hoover (D)* Frank Celebrezze (D)* - unopposed District 12 District 1 Jason Smith (R) Stephen Powell (R) - unopposed Marilyn Zayas (D)* District 8 Dale Stalf (R) Eileen T. Gallagher (D)* - unopposed State Government Candidates Ohio Governor Ohio Senate Governor OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Ohio Senate - District 1 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Richard Cordray/Betty Sutton (D) Robert McColley (R-Napoleon)* . Mike DeWine/Jon Husted (R) . Adam Papin (D-Bryan) Constance Gadell-Newton/Dr. Brett R. Joseph (G) Ohio Senate - District 3 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Travis Irvine (L) Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville) . Tina Maharath (D-Canal Winchester) Ohio Attorney General Ohio Senate - District 5 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Attorney General OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) . Paul Bradley (D-Dayton) Steve Dettelbach (D) Dave Yost (R) . Ohio Senate - District 7 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Steve Wilson (R-Maineville)* . Ohio Secretary of State Sara Bitter (D-Loveland) Secretary of State OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Ohio Senate - District 9 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Kathleen Clyde (D) Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati)* . Frank LaRose (R) . Tom Chandler (R-Cinci.) Dustin Nana (L) Ohio Senate - District 11 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Ohio Treasurer Ernest McCarthy (R-Toledo) Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) Treasurer OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Ohio Senate - District 13 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Rob Richardson (D) Nathan Manning (R-N. Ridgeville) . Robert Sprague (R) . Sharon Sweda (D-Amherst) . Ohio Auditor Homer Taft (L) Ohio Senate - District 15 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Auditor Jordan Garcea (R-Columbus) Zack Space (D) Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) . Keith Faber (R) . Robert Coogan (L) Ohio Senate - District 17 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Bob Peterson (R-Sabina)* . Scott Dailey (D-Waverly) Brown (D) Yuko (D) Williams (D) Skindell (D) Gardner (R) Dolan (R) O'Brien (D) Manning (R) Eklund (R) McColley (R) Obhof (R) Sykes (D) Burke (R) LaRose (R) Schiavoni (D) Oelslager (R) Huffman (R) Jordan (R) Hottinger (R) Bacon (R) Kunze (R) Tavares (D) Hackett (R) Beagle (R) Lehner (R) Vacant Coley (R) Wilson(R) Peterson (R) Hoagland (R) Terhar (R) Thomas (D) Uecker (R) State Government Candidates Ohio Senate Ohio House of Representatives Ohio Senate - District 19 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Ohio House - District 1 OCC NFIB OFB CPA OMA Andrew Brenner (R-Powell) .