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Ohio: Stephanie Tubbs Jones

March 13, 2009 - 05:33 pm
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cuyahoga County Democratic Party fund-raiser is filling up

By Mark Naymik

The Cuyahoga County Democratic Party is expecting a full house during its annual fund-raiser March 29 at Executive Catering at Landerhaven.

Some local Democrats worried that the county corruption scandal and the recent Ohio Democratic Party dinner in Cleveland would cut into ticket sales.

But insiders say the county party is close to hitting the 750 person target for the event. The event sells out every year largely thanks to law firms, unions, and corporations that want to stay close to the party that dominates politics in the county. Tickets for this year's event cost $175 apiece. Sponsorship cost up to $1,750.

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March 10, 2009 - 05:47 pm
NEWS FEED: Buckeye State Blog

Fisher still telegraphing that Brunner is a threat...

By modernesquire

Allow me to voice my dissent to Nick's post about Fisher's "Women for Lee" campaign fundraising group kick-off.  First, the simple fact that Fisher is launching a statewide fundraising subcommittee further cements that Fisher views that Brunner is the only Senate contender that Fisher is worried about.  Second, it suggests that Fisher is convinced that Brunner is in this for the long haul.

This continues the trend of Fisher reacting to Brunner.  I'm not surprised that Fisher is launching this effort in NEO as that's his geographical basis.  What I am surprised is who is not mentioned on this list of sponsors.  Ohio has four Democratic Congresswomen: Kaptur, Fudge, Sutton, and Kilroy.

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March 10, 2009 - 11:55 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

As Senate prepares to pass thousands of earmarks, here's a fresh look at the Ohioans'

By Stephen Koff

WASHINGTON — Museums, greenhouses, parks and sewer projects are just a few of the special spending priorities that lawmakers from Ohio put in the $410 billion spending bill that could pass the Senate tonight. Called "earmarks," these spending requests were not debated as national priorities, nor were they left to federal agencies to decide.

Rather, members of Congress said that they knew best when it came to spending federal money on their state.

The Plain Dealer recently highlighted a number of Ohio earmarks, including money for art museum cataloguing in Columbus (courtesy of Sen. George Voinovich) and promotion of the visual arts in downtown Toledo (thanks to Rep.

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February 26, 2009 - 09:16 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohioans in Congress add earmarks to $410 billion spending bill

By Sabrina Eaton

WASHINGTON -- Ohioans in Congress from both political parties have been busily carving out millions of dollars in pet projects for their districts, even while some Republican leaders would prefer to ban the practice.

Related content

• Ohio earmarks from House Appropriations Committee records

• Taxpayers for Common Sense examines the spending bill.

The latest examples, from a spending bill the House of Representatives passed Wednesday, include money set aside for Ohio road construction, harbor and waterway improvements, education, policing and health-care programs.

They also include $95,000 for "cataloguing and preservation activities" at the Columbus Museum of Art, an earmark sought by Republican Sen. George Voinovich and pushed earlier by now-retired GOP Rep.

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Tue, 12/02/2008 - 15:55

Gov's office wants African-American for treasurer, says official

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The governor's office wants to appoint an African-American to become state treasurer, according to Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis.

Rokakis told PolitickerOH.com late Monday that he's not interested in being appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland to replace Richard Cordray as treasurer. However, Rokakis heard from "somebody close" to Strickland that the appointee will be black.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 15:03

Fudge wins unopposed special election

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Former Warrensville Heights Mayor and Congresswoman-elect Marcia Fudge has won the special election to finish out the term of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Cleveland) in Ohio's 11th Congressional District.

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 08:57

Fudge wins primary to finish Tubbs Jones term

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1760|title=Warrensville Heights Mayor Marcia Fudge|desc=Photo from Mayor Web site|link=none|align=left|width=123|height=143]Warrensville Heights Mayor Marcia Fudge (D) has won the Democratic primary to finish out the term of the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Cleveland).

With turnout at less than 10 percent, Fudge won out of field of nine candidates vying for the six-week post to finish the term.

Fudge will face independent James Germalic in the November 18 special election to finish Tubbs Jones' term.

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Fri, 09/12/2008 - 10:47

Cuyahoga Dems select Fudge to run for Tubbs Jones seat

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Cuyahoga County Democratic leaders selected Warrensville Heights Mayor Marcia Fudge to replace the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones as the Democratic nominee on the Nov. 4 ballot in Ohio's 11th Congressional District.

Fudge has previously worked as Tubbs Jones' chief of staff and had received the endorsement of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Tubbs Jones' predecessor in the 11th District seat, Louis Stokes.

Fudge was selected from a field of five with a vote of 175 out of 281 votes cast by the Cuyahoga County executive committee.

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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 15:01

Commissioner Jones undecided on Tubbs Jones replacement hours before vote

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

One of Cuyahoga County’s most powerful Democrats is still undecided about who he wants to replace former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Cleveland) as the party meets tonight to vote to fill the vacancy.

County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones said he’s still weighing his options, even though Mayor Frank Jackson and former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes have backed Warrenville Heights mayor Marcia Fudge.

“There are three or four candidates that I could ultimately cast my vote for but I essentially have avoided making an endorsement, and I said I wouldn’t,” Jones said.

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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 11:57

Democrats meeting to replace Tubbs Jones Thursday night

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Democratic leaders from Cleveland will meet Thursday night at Euclid High School to pick a candidate for the seat previously held by the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

Tubbs Jones represented Ohio's 11 Congressional District, and passed away last month after suffering an Aneurism.

Cuyahoga County Democrats will meet to choose a replacement for Tubbs Jones on the Nov. 4 ballot.

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