Dispatch:
Barring an unforeseen event, state Sen. Karen Gillmor, R-Tiffin, will be the latest to leave the Senate early for a new post.
Gillmor, as expected, was nominated to serve on the Industrial Commission of Ohio by Gov. John Kasich last week. If confirmed by fellow Republicans in the Senate, she would replace Kevin R. Abrams, whose term expires on June 30.....
....Other Republican senators to either vacate their seats early or announce intentions to do so are Sen. Jimmy Stewart of Albany, who will leave to become the president of the Ohio Gas Association, and former Sen. Gary Cates of West Chester, who was appointed by Kasich to the Ohio Board of Regents last month....
Do you think Ohio's Republicans are feeling the heat from voters opposed to SB 5?
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Oh. Ethics investigation?????
A nonpartisan organization in Washington filed an ethics complaint today against House Speaker John Boehner, charging that the West Chester Republican violated federal law when he ordered House officials to pay an outside law firm $500,000 to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, said in a statement that “it is ironic that Speaker Boehner -- a fierce critic of government overspending -- did not hesitate to pledge half a million dollars he does not have to defend a law of dubious constitutionality. It seems the speaker believes fiscal responsibility starts at home, but not in the House.”....Boehner turned to an outside law firm to defend the marriage law after the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the 1996 law, which declares that the federal government defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman....
This is a complete waste of taxpayer money! The Justice Department should refuse to compensate Boehner for this ideological lawsuit.
* Republican Josh Mandel's campaign has been receiving contributions already for his run for U.S. Senate. This doesn't include the money he brought in on Monday when he was in Washington, DC for a special fundraiser with some special people.
FEC.gov:
| Recipient's Name | Date | Amount | Image Number |
| CONTRIBUTIONS | |||
| CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | 04/05/2011 | 5000.00 | 11931501572 |
| CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | 04/05/2011 | 5000.00 | 11931501572 |