Endorsements - With Great Thanks

It is a pleasure for me to share the great news of receiving endorsements and the considerate thoughtfulness of those who have taken the time and effort to engage in the process.

First, I must thank the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter, and the political action committee (PACE) for their endorsement. Social workers are critical to the many services and family supports on which our communities rely. More, social workers are daily involved in the recognition and protection of the most basic civil rights promised by our laws and Constitution. I am pleased to welcome the support and involvement of NASW Ohio members in my campaign and as experts on a range of social policy issues.

I am equally pleased to accept the endorsement of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4/AFL-CIO). OAPSE is more than 38,000 working men and women who daily perform services of our schools, Head Start programs, MMRD's and libraries in Ohio.

With equal enthusiasm I am pleased to accept the endorsement of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Counsel for their endorsement of my candidacy as State Representative for the 76th District. These trades are fundamental to a vision of rebuilding Ohio from within with living wage jobs and skilled workers whose labor is the pillar on which our communities are based.

Once again, my thanks. I look forward to the insights and assistance that I have received. I look forward to serving the great people of my District and this State.