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The Lima Republican was tapped by House Minority Leader William G. Batchelder to be chairman of
the House Republican Organizational Committee. "He has worked on numerous campaigns and is
extremely qualified to help lead our efforts to retake the majority in 2010," said Batchelder,
R-Medina.

Other new key personnel on the House Republican campaign team are Michael Dittoe, political
director, and Amy Kerschner, finance director.

Dittoe was an aide to former Rep. Diana Fessler and a policy adviser to former Speaker Jon
Husted before running the successful House campaign of Rep. Troy Balderson of Zanesville. Kerschner
has been a top official in past statewide campaigns, including those of former state Treasurer
Joseph T. Deters and Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger.

-- Jim Siegel

jsiegel@dispatch.com