Ohio News by Alex Isenstadt

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) is jumping into the race for vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, she has announced in a letter to her colleagues.

"I can articulate the bread and butter issues that will be most important to the American people," Kaptur wrote in the letter, "and as a heartland representative I can well represent the spectrum of our Caucus."

House Minority Leader John Boehner, working quickly in an attempt to fend off any potential challenge from his Republican colleagues, is preparing to make plans public on his campaign for re-election as head of the House Republicans, a source close to Boehner said Tuesday evening.

WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) has been a busy man in the run up to Election Day.

In the past month, Boehner has travelled to 13 Congressional Districts in eight states. Not to mention, he's headlined one GOP Victory fundraising dinner and co-hosted three Congressional Trust events, benefiting a joint Republican National Committee and National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee account.

A new poll conducted for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy holding a lead over her Republican opponent in the race for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Columbus).

The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll shows Kilroy leading state Sen. Steve Stivers (R-Columbus) 44 percent to 36 percent, with Independent Don Eckhart picking up 7 percent. The survey of 401 likely voters, conducted Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, has an error margin of 4.9 percent.