The Dispatch offers this short report on Mary Jo Kilroy’s health care tele-townhall: U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy last night insisted that congressional Democrats are not considering “socialized medicine’” in their efforts to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health-care system. In a town-hall meeting she conducted last night by telephone, Kilroy said any reform of the health system will result in private insurance | Read More »
Stivers announced his intentions on Twitter (@Steve_Stivers) this morning: “I’m Running for Congress in 2010!” The Dispatch has the details and some quotes: Republican Steve Stivers today will announce his candidacy for the 15th Congressional District of Ohio, setting up a 2010 rematch against Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, who narrowly beat him last year. Stivers, 44, plans to kick off his campaign this morning | Read More »
I wrote about the ongoing battle in the OH-15 race between Steve Stivers and Mary-Jo Kilroy on the front page, but I wanted to add some potentially more contentious comments here. One reason this race is this close is because a conservative Christian ran as an independent and there was a libertarian candidate on the ballot as well. Both canidates took between four and five | Read More »
First the good news:: The final vote tallies from Madison County were released this morning, and they continue to build the small lead that Republican congressional candidate Steve Stivers has over his Democratic rival, Mary Jo Kilroy. With provisional and late-absentee ballots added to the total, Stivers picked up 373 votes from Madison County and Kilroy gained 258. That enlarges Stivers’ overall lead by 115 | Read More »
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