Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy At Debate- Husted A No-Show

Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy, Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, was in a debate today- - - by herself. Glass City Jungle has the details of the debate.  O'Shaughnessy's Republican opponent, Jon Husted was too busy (or too scared?) to show. 

Husted recently ran an attack ad against Mary Ellen. But Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy has provided some facts:

Professional Politician?  Husted Has Been On The Ballot 6 Times, And Is Nearly 20 Years Younger.
Jon Husted Is A Perpetual Candidate.
O’Shaughnessy Expenditure Was For Office Furniture and Appliances For 240 Employees And 5 Office Locations. 
Office Furniture Accounts For 0.25% Of Clerk Of Courts Budget.  
Husted Campaign Spent Over $17,000 On A Car.

Husted Campaigns Spent Nearly $7,000 On Football Tickets.

Husted Campaign Spent Nearly $900 On A Sofa For His Campaign Office
O’Shaughnessy’s Office Is Currently Under Budget.  
O’Shaughnessy Was Prohibited From Voting For Pay Raises For Herself By Council Charter.
O’Shaughnessy Was Ineligible For Raise When She Voted To Hike Pay. 
O’Shaughnessy’s 2002 Opponent Attacked Her Vote On Pay Raise.
In 2008, O’Shaughnessy Made $37,409 On City Council; Husted Made Over Twice As Much. 

Husted Said Lawmakers Would Not Refuse Automatic Pay Raise. 
Governor Strickland had refused to accept his raise; Attorney General Mark Dann and Auditor Mary Taylor accepted their raise.
2003: Husted Voted For Largest Tax Increase In State History.
While Speaker, Husted Co-Sponsored And Voted For 2nd Largest Tax Increase In State History. 
In 127th General Assembly, 49 People Won The Watchdog of The Treasury Award. (not just Husted!)
Husted Supported Shipping Ohio Jobs Overseas, Closing Unemployment Centers.

Husted Supported 1999 U.S.-China Bilateral Trade Agreement.

Husted Pleased With Plan To Close Ohio’s Walk-In Unemployment Centers. 

-    Husted Has Skrited The Very Laws He Seeks To Enforce.         
Montgomery County Board Of Elections Investigated Husted’s Residency. 

Montgomery Board Of Elections Voted Along Party Lines In Husted Residency Case.  

Ohioans Should Not Trust Husted.
Cleveland Plain Dealer Says Husted Owns "Poorly Calibrated Ethical Compass." 

Etc. Etc. Etc.

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>>>> Progress Ohio ran this piece on January 8, 2009, with a great headline:

Husted Continues To Claim He Lives In Kettering: Apparently Doesn't
Shower Or Flush The Toilet Much There

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Below is an image of Husted's utility usage: 

 
 (originally posted at Progress Ohio on June 12th, 2009)

 
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(Background:  Husted was elected to the state senate to represent Kettering, Ohio. Husted owns a home there but is rarely there. Okay. He is NEVER there and actually lives in Upper Arlington with his family.





 There is plenty more on Husted at Mary Ellen's Fact Check.
Do you get the point about Husted? 

Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy has asked for Husted to release his income tax returns, just as she has done.  We're waiting.......