by on 04.15.2010
Six valley residents are taking a big step forward in their battle with drugs.
The group graduated Wednesday morning from the Mahoning County Common Pleas Drug Court.
On hand to congratulate each one was Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, who started the first adult felony drug court in Franklin County.
Each graduate went through at least a year of rehabilitation and is required to be at least six months sober to receive their diploma.
They also have to be in school or have a job to finish the program.
Source: WYTV-33 (Youngstown)
by on 04.12.2010
U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Jennifer Brunner and her Courage Express bus tour will make a stop Wednesday in Willoughby Hills.
Brunner, who is currently Ohio Secretary of State, will appear at National College, 27557 Chardon Road. The bus will be on site from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Brunner plans to speak with students and faculty as part of her appearance, said Julie Daniels of the campaign.
Source: News Herald
by on 04.12.2010
Ohio Secretary of State and realNEO member Jennifer Brunner shows love for realNEO, so there is certainly much to support about her (besides thanking her for cleaning up the Secretary of State's office)... and she is running for US Senate, so now is your chance...
Find out more this coming Saturday, as guests of State Representatives Mike Foley and Matt Patten, at a NO COST, NOT A FUNDRAISER Meet and Greet with Ohio Secretary of State and US Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner.
Source: Real NEO
by on 04.11.2010
But poor timing and related confusion aside, we can't blame Brunner for trying to stick to the letter and spirit of the law, as it appears she's doing.
Understandably, it may come as an inconvenience to voters in those counties where the statute was interpreted differently and/or not strictly enforced.
That said, we feel Geauga County elections officials are right to now follow Brunner's directive.
Also understandable is that many of those same voters — as well as some in counties that have enforced the law — may find it disagreeable. If so, we encourage them to express their views to their state legislators.
Source: News Herald
by on 04.06.2010
Taking a page from the campaign of the late Paul Wellstone, Jennifer Brunner’s U.S. Senate campaign has bought a school bus to tour the state and try to rustle up votes in Brunner’s campaign for the Democratic nomination against Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher.
“We want you to be part of helping us name it,” Brunner, the secretary of state, said in an e-mail to supporters and potential supporters on Monday, April 5. Click here for more information on the bus.
Wellstone, a Minnesota Democrat, traveled across Minnesota in 1990 in a converted school bus en route to his upset victory in the U.S. Senate race there. His bus was green.
Brunner’s is silver. It once carried students in Licking County, according to her e-mail.
Source: Dayton Daily News
by on 04.02.2010
Mr. Chip Kussmaul’s letter (“No loyalty oath,” April 2) demonstrated misplaced anger towards Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.
Ohhio is a closed primary system. That is, Democrats vote in the Domocrat primary and Republicans vote in the Republican primary. At least since 1953, Ohio law required an elections judge to challenge the right to vote of a person who is a member of the other political party trying to vote in the opposite party’s primary. That law still exists today. As recently as 2004, the Republican dominated Ohio Supreme Court ruled that if a Board of Elections adopted a no challenge policy, and divested elections officials and judges of their statutory authority and responsibility to challenge an improper voter, it was cause for a contest of election lawsuit.
All the secretary of state is doing is enforcing the law. She has no choice. That is her job.
Timothy M. Burke
Chairman
Hamilton County Democratic Party
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer (Letter to the Editor)
by on 04.01.2010
Ohio law allows 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, as long as they will be 18 years old on or before the General Election. That’s the message Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner took to Whetstone High School in Columbus Thursday.
Brunner told the crowd of juniors and seniors the only thing they can’t vote on are one-time questions like school levies or statewide ballot issues.
An electronic voting machine was available in the hallway for students to become oriented and practice.
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Source: NBC4i-TV Columbus
by on 03.31.2010
In two very different Federal-level races, female candidates are fighting back against blatant examples of sexist Old Boys’ Club behavior.
In the Ohio Senate race, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is no stranger to being bullied by the big boys—essentially being told to stay in her place and mind her manners. Most recently, Brunner discovered that her primary opponent, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, was covertly angling for a last-minute endorsement from the State Democratic Party before early voting began for the May 4th primary. A state party endorsement would undermine the purpose of the primary, especially in a race where all candidates are neck and neck.
Brunner fought back by rallying her supporters with the slogan, “Hands Off Our Primary!” There was a resounding grassroots response, and Brunner supporters sent over 74,000 emails to party leaders, demanding neutrality until the primary was over. Fisher and the State Democratic Party both backed off under this considerable pressure.
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To say that both of these stories reveal women’s uphill battle in politics is an understatement. There cannot be a level playing field until voters and politicians send the message that backroom deals and boys-only schmoozing are not acceptable. We must elect a critical mass of women who will dismantle the Old Boys’ Club and demand transparency in our political world.
Otherwise, we might as well post a sign on the Capitol that says “No Girls Allowed.”
Source: Women's Campaign Forum
by on 03.23.2010
The Ohio Democratic Party won’t endorse in the race between Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, party spokesman Seth Bringman announced on Monday, March 22.
“The Lee Fisher for Ohio campaign has informed us that, in the spirit of Party unity, they will not pursue an Ohio Democratic Party endorsement,” Bringman said in an e-mail.
“The party remains neutral in the primary and united toward defeating Rob Portman and winning at all levels in November.”
. . .
In a press release, Brunner said:
“I am pleased that the voters, not the party elite, will decide this contest.”
Her campaign had launched an e-mail campaign with her supporters urging executive committee members not to endorse. Her campaign said supporters sent more than 74,000 e-mails to executive committee members.
Brunner said she would not be able to pledge do do everything in her power to help Fisher win if he gains the nomination because of her position as secretary of state, Ohio’s chief elections officer.
Source: Dayton Daily News
by on 03.23.2010
Source: Buckeye State Blog
by on 03.21.2010
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner doesn’t want the Ohio Democratic Party to make an endorsement in her race with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
“Hands Off Our Primary” is Brunner’s battle cry. In an e-mail, she said that Fisher has sent the state party a letter asking for its endorsement.
“Until now, the party has remained neutral. We need your help to keep it that way—not just for me, but for Ohio,” Brunner wrote.
“A state party endorsement at this late date provides no conceivable benefit for anyone but my opponent. As Democrats, we’re all in this together. A party endorsement would alienate supporters of the candidate not endorsed and hurt party unity after the primary election.”
Her request comes just before the party’s executive committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, March 24.
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Source: Dayton Daily News
by on 03.05.2010
Brunner defeated Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher after collecting 28 of 53 possible votes from the local democrats Thursday. Both were in attendance at Thursday's executive committee's endorsement session at Simpson Park. More than 75 people, including several students, watched the candidates make their cases for endorsement.
The candidate winning May's primary will get the official endorsement and backing of the Ohio Democratic Party. The next U.S. Senator from Ohio will replace incumbent Republican Sen. George Voinovich after his 12-year Senate career.
Source: Bowling Green News
by on 03.05.2010
By Sam Bennet of Women's Campaign Forum
I know I'm not the only one to find myself watching the news in disbelief day after day. We listen to pundits, elected officials, and even the vice president call our government "broken." This sentiment was only reinforced at last week's White House health care summit when the partisan stalemate continued -- only four women had been invited.
Who's at fault and how do we get out of the seemingly endless deadlock? Some dare to argue that men are to blame. Somewhat earlier in the health care debate, Representative Carol Shea-Porter said of her sister House members: "We go to the ladies room, and we just roll our eyes at what's being said out there. And the Republican women said when we were fighting over the health care bill, if we sent the men home, we could get this done this week."
A bold statement? Yes. But studies have shown that women, who hold only 90 out of 535 seats in Congress, legislate differently -- often being more collaborative and ensuring more win-win outcomes -- than men. Women in the House and Senate stood together against the Nelson and Stupak amendments, just as women's organizations banded together to ensure health care reform's effectiveness and prevent the elimination of any existing rights.
. . . For our Women's Campaign Forum (WCF) Parties of Your Choice Gala in New York next Thursday, we've gathered prominent leaders from the fields of business, media, theater, politics, fashion, and publishing. . . .
. . . To underline the need right now to elect more women to fix our broken government, we will debut our national awareness campaign (Who Needs More Women in Government? Everyone.) via a performance piece written by and starring a broad array of female leaders. Performers -- including former CEO Christie Hefner, WNBA President Donna Orender, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Shuler, and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner -- will be perched on ladders in the middle of Christie's Auction House at the gala reception to command attention in a launch of a campaign designed to disturb the complacency of our nation. . . .
Source: Huffington Post
by on 03.01.2010
I respond to the Thursday Dispatch article "Voter anger is bipartisan, poll shows." I want to underline the point that 48 percent of those polled remain undecided. I believe that as more information comes out, these undecided voters will see that U.S. Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner, the Ohio secretary of state, is the right choice.
Recent discussion on the race has focused on money. Brunner's fundraising and grass-roots campaign draw snickers and criticism from her opponents. These opponents mock her for speaking directly to regular voters, while other candidates and respective campaigns court big money from banks, corporations and Wall Street executives.
I will be excited to vote on May 4 for Democrat Brunner, the candidate who does not accept money from these corporate interests.
The idea that a candidate would put regular citizens first is a much-appreciated change from the status quo. It is refreshing to see a candidate who will owe her success to the people, rather than to the usual suspects who so often negatively influence our campaigns and government.
Source: Columbus Dispatch (letter to the editor)
by on 02.23.2010
Jennifer Brunner's Senate primary campaign in Ohio is one grassroots / netroots Democrats can rally around. Many of us are rightfully frustrated, even livid, with our party's leadership. The source of frustration may vary, but in every case supporting Brunner's candidacy makes sense.
If you're angry with the most timid, and in some cases just flat - out corrupt Senate Dems, who are clearly a major problem (probably the biggest), sending Brunner to the Senate makes sense.
If you think a lack of leadership from the White House (especially on health care reform and the public option) is part of the problem, sending Brunner to the Senate makes sense.
If you see reigning in the influence of K Street and Wall Street as a constant fight that is extremely difficult but also absolutely necessary, sending Brunner to the Senate makes sense.
And if like me, you fall into all three of these categories, sending Brunner to the Senate makes sense. This is an opportunity for those who are somewhat more critical of the Obama Administration, and those who are more prone to defend it, to work together on something that we can all agree on -- the need to send strong Democrats to the US Senate.
Substantively, Brunner is the best candidate on the issues. As far as ability to win the general election goes, she's a fresh face and she has run statewide before. Her straightforward stands, as well as the foundation for a powerful coalition that she has built, could serve her well in a very anti-establishment cycle.
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Source: Progressive Blue
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