* The Dispatch:
A group of nine female state lawmakers have signed a letter to Josh
Mandel’s U.S. Senate campaign to express “extreme disappointment” in
Mandel’s refusal to support the Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act that passed in the Senate last week....
Whether it is the police officer funded by VAWA, the counselor or
clinic that receives funding through VAWA, or the shelter that can open
its doors tonight to just one more woman because of VAWA, the point is
unmistakably clear – Ohio women and families need the Violence Against
Women Act,” the group, which included Minority Whip State Rep. Tracy
Maxwell Heard, wrote. “What we certainly do not need is the type of
partisan pandering you have demonstrated that threatens our health
safety and well-being.”
....Sadie Weiner, a Brown spokeswoman, said Mandel "is trying to have it
both ways, and Ohio's women and families deserve better. Mandel's
refusal to join Sherrod Brown, Rob Portman and John McCain in supporting
the bill, clearly indicates he would have voted no."
Does Mandel think he can just ignore important issues by saying nothing???
>>>> Plunderbund has raised concerns on Josh Mandel's continued refusals to release the resumes of his 34 hires for the Treasurer's office. Plunderbund:
....Recently, reports have surfaced
that Mandel has a slight cronyism problem on his hands. Mandel hired
numerous campaign staffers to fill high-level positions directly after
taking office. Many of these staffers were young and inexperienced but
were inexplicably hired into positions with responsibilities far
exceeding their skill levels.....
....What does this all mean? Mandel is either deliberately hiding the
resumes and qualifications of the staffers he hired to positions in his
office, or worse, he hired 35 staffers to fill taxpayer funded positions
without ever requesting their resumes or conducing formal interviews.
It does not really matter which one is happening because both of them
are bad news. Either scenario is an attack on the legitimacy of
Mandel’s office and a breach in the trust between his office and the
public....
It is becoming obvious that Josh Mandel doesn't want to release any records. What is he hiding?