Friday, September 17, 2010

Which candidates are protecting you?

The FOP showed their support for Gov. Ted Strickland. MarionStar:


The same day a local police officer was elected president of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, the organization also endorsed Gov. Ted Strickland for re-election.....
....The FOP endorsed Strickland because it opposes Kasich's tax plan, which members believe will eventually take away from local government funds distributed to municipalities and other small government organizations....

....McDonald said the state FOP, which represents 26,000 members, including the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Marion City Police Department and Multi-County Correctional Center, also supports funding for state prisons to keep from turning to the alternative of privately run prisons.....

This important endorsement shows us that those who protect and serve in Ohio trust the leadership of Ted Strickland.


* Did you know that Republican Steve Stivers, a former top bank lobbyist, actually worked longer as a bank lobbyist than he did as a state senator?  I find that very interesting. 

****  Did you know that Steve Stivers also voted against a bill that protected consumers?  According to the Dispatch (5/25/06), Stivers voted against a bill "....which for the first time would subject much of the mortgage industry to the state Consumer Sales Practices Act, giving borrowers and the attorney general's office more tools to go after deceptive lenders and brokers." 

BUT STEVE STIVERS VOTED AGAINST IT.

....The bill creates a list of things lenders and brokers can't do, such as fail to consider a borrower's ability to repay a loan and charge prepayment penalties for loans less than $75,000.... 

BUT STEVE STIVERS VOTED AGAINST IT.

....The bill adds a number of specialized-education requirements, background checks and licensure requirements for brokers and lenders. It also lowers the points and fees for highcost loans from 8 percent of the total loan amount to 5 percent, and takes steps to ensure that brokers are acting in a customer's best interest. 

BUT STEVE STIVERS VOTED AGAINST IT.

 Somehow it seems that Stivers continued to think like a bank lobbyist even when he was in the state senate. He continued to protect the interests of banks instead of consumers. 

Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15th) has demonstrated her dedication to her constituents by voting for the Wall Street reform bill which protects consumers.  Kilroy has your back.