Archives for October 2018

by Susan Efroymson

(More expanded version to follow.)

No matter who you choose to vote for, candidates seeking our votes take note of our needs when we vote. One can vote by mail, at the Board of Elections, or at their polling location on Tuesday, November 6. Please consider the following:

(For any ballot items that are not listed here, there is no recommendation.)

Governor: Mike DeWine and Jon Husted (R)
State Attorney General: Steve Dettelbach (D)
State Auditor: Keith Faber (R)
Secretary of State of OH: Frank LaRose(R)
State Treasurer: Robert Sprague (R)
U.S. Senator: Jim Renacci (R) or Sherrod Brown(D)
Representative to U.S. Congress, District 11: Marcia Fudge (D)
State Senator District 21: Sandra Williams (D)
State Representative District 9: Janine Boyd (D)
Cuyahoga County Executive: Armond Budish (D)
Member of County Council District 10: Cheryl Stephens (D)
Ohio Supreme Court: Craig Baldwin (R), Mary DeGenaro (R)
Court of Appeals: Michelle Sheehan
Cuyahoga County Judges: Joseph Russo, Ashley Kilbane, William McGinty, John O’Donnell, Kathleen Sutula, John Sutula, Emily Hagan, Deborah Turner
State Issue 1 – Allows drug users out of prison by reclassifying drug possession as a misdemeanor. Vote No
Cuyahoga County Issue 10 – Disallows the county to discriminate regarding employment based on gender identity. Vote No
Cuyahoga County Issue 11- Allows the auditing office to bill the departments it audits. This is merely an interdepartmental issue and should be supported. Vote Yes.
Cuyahoga County Issue 12: Established the already in place office of Inspector General and gives it the power to subpoena in an investigation. Vote: no recommendation