College Green Voters Guide 2012
How to use this guide
College Green has compiled the environmental stances and past decisions of every candidate on the November ballot in both Congressional districts of Athens County. Candidates are listed in the same order as they appear on the paper ballot. Candidates running unopposed are not listed.
Every candidate has a “Green Grade,” which is a measure of his or her commitment to environmental issues based on past decisions and promises for the future. Candidates who have not served in public office or have not addressed environmental issues in their campaigns were automatically assigned a “C” for average performance. An “A” is reserved for candidates who have demonstrated that the environment is one of their priorities.
A “B” means a candidate has done some environmentally beneficial things or has made green promises. A grade of “D” means a candidate has not addressed the environment or has sided with environmentally harmful industries. The grade of “F” is reserved for candidate who, if elected, would create policies harmful to the environment.
College Green Magazine and its staff do not support any candidate or political party. This guide is meant only as a research tool for voters. Green Grades do not reflect levels of support. Please direct any questions or concerns to editor@collegegreenmag.com or leave a comment below.
List of Candidates:
- For President:
- Stewart Alexander
- Richard Duncan
- Virgil Goode
- Gary Johnson
- Barack Obama
- Mitt Romney
- Jill Stein
- For U. S. Senator:
- Sherrod Brown
- Josh Mandel
- Scott A. Rupert
- For Representative to Congress (15th district):
- Pat Lang
- Steve Stivers
- For State Senator (30th district):
- Lou Gentile
- Shane Thompson
- For State Representative (94th district):
- Debbie Philips
- Charles Richter
- For County Commissioner (full term commencing 1-2-2013):
- Charlie Adkins
- Larry Payne
- For County Commissioner (full term commencing 1-3-2013):
- Chris Chmiel
- Randy Mace
- For Prosecuting Attorney:
- Keller J. Blackburn
- For Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas:
- Ann Trout
- For Sheriff:
- Steve Kane
- Patrick Kelly
- For County Treasurer:
- Abe Alassaf
- Bill Bias
- For Justice of the Supreme Court (full term commencing 1-1-2013):
- Terrence O’Donnell
- Mike Skindell
- For Justice of the Supreme Court (full term commencing 1-2-2013):
- Robert R. Cupp
- William M. O’Neill
- For Justice of the Supreme Court (unexpired term ending 12-31-2014):
- Yvettee McGee Brown
- Sharon L. Kennedy
- For Judge of the Court of Appeals:
- Leonard F. Holzapfel
- Marie Hoover
- For Judge of the Court of Appeals:
- William H. Harsha
Name: Stewart Alexander
Vice President: Alejandro Mendoza
Party: Socialist
Current office/position: Chairperson for the Socialist Party of California, Executive director of the African American Civil Liberties Union
Past Offices held: Labor and Industry Chairman for the Inglewood South Bay Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Declared presidential candidacy of the Socialist Party and Green Party in 2010
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Socialist Party USA, David McReynolds, Greg Pason, Steve Soltysik, Maggie Phair, Mohammad Arif, Kabiruddin Karim Ali
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: www.Stewartalexanderforpresident2012.org
Name: Richard Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson
Party: Nonparty
Current office/position: Real estate agent,
Vice Chairman of the City of Kent Board of Building Appeals,
Member of the Center for Law and Justice
Past offices held: Vice President of Freshman College class at Mount Union College
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Involved in land use regulation controls on private property
Environmental campaign promises:
- Supports alternative energy sources and preserving natural resources.
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Self-funded
Green Grade: B
Campaign contact information: www.Richardaduncan.samsbiz.com
Name: Virgil Goode
Vice President: James Clymer
Party: Constitution Party
Current office/position: Serves on the Board of Directors for Dayspring Christian Academy
Past offices held: Virginia State Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Former National Chairman for the Constitution Party National Committee, Served in the National Guard
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Approves of off-shore and Alaska drilling
- Approves of use of nuclear power
Environmental campaign promises:
- Believes that the United States must develop its own resources and alternative fuel sources
- Wants energy needs to be met by domestic and not foreign sources
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Steven Andrew, Jay Anderson, Daniel Cassidy
Green Grade: D
Campaign contact information: www.goodeforpresident2012.com
Name: Gary Johnson
Vice President: James P. Gray
Party: Libertarian
Current office/position: Founder and honorary chairman of OUR America Initiative
Past offices held: Governor of New Mexico 1995-2003
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Government subsidies and incentives for specific energy resources do not work
- Essential environmental protection does not mean the government has to get rid of jobs, infringe on property rights or restrict freedom.
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: D
Campaign contact information: http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/front
Name: Barack Obama
Vice President: Joe Biden
Party: Democratic
Current office/position: President of the United States
Past offices held: Illinois State Senate, United States Senator
History/stance on environmental issues:
- Implemented the Recovery Act
- Established the first comprehensive National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
- Signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- Established the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
- Established the first-ever national limits for mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants
Environmental campaign promises:
- Develop and secure energy resources through safe domestic oil and natural gas production
- Reduce and monitor greenhouse gas emissions
- Provide consumers with more choices for energy efficient vehicles, transportation, homes, buildings, and factories.
- Continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Environment America, League of Conservation Voters
Significant backers/endorsements: Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Al Franken, Sen. John Kerry, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., Rep. Corinne Brown, Gov. Jerry Brown, Gov. Mark Dayton, Gov. Dan Malloy, Gov. Jack Markell, Gov. Devak Patrick, Hilary Clinton
Green Grade: B
Campaign contact information: www.barackobama.com/contact-us
Name: Mitt Romney
Vice President: Paul Ryan
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Not stated
Past offices held: Governor of Massachusetts
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Believes Obama’s “green energy agenda” is a disaster
Environmental campaign promises:
- Would open offshore areas for energy development
- Would approve the Keystone XL pipeline
- Would transfer much control of energy production on lands within its borders to states
- Would eliminate many of the regulations stemming from Obama’s “anti-carbon agenda”
- Would provide grace periods before companies must comply with new environmental regulations
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsers: 10K Investments L.L.C., Eugene Aaron, Paul Aaron, Jonathan Abad
Green Grade: F
Campaign Contact Information: http://www.mittromney.com
Name: Jill Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala
Party: Green
Current office/position: Not stated
Past offices held: Co-founded the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities, Founder and co-chair of a recycling committee in Lexington, Massachusetts
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Advocated for the environment as a human health issue
- Founded a recycling committee
- “Secure Green Future” initiative that asked legislators to speed up efforts to transition the Massachusetts economy to renewable energy
Environmental campaign promises:
- Would create green jobs in sustainable energy, mass transit, and clean manufacturing among other areas
- Would provide grants and low-interest loans to green businesses and cooperatives with an emphasis on small, locally-based companies
- Would promote research in renewable energy and conservation
- Would prohibit hydraulic fracturing and other harmful drilling practices
- Would phase out coal power plants and nuclear power
- Would halt the Keystone XL pipeline
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Clay Kirk, James Hurysz, David Kandel, John Franco, Jean Comfort
Green Grade: A
Campaign contact information: http://www.jillstein.org/media_coverage
Name: Sherrod Brown
Party: Democratic
Current office/position: U.S. Senator
Past offices held: U.S. Representative, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio House of Representatives
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Strong supporter of environmental programs such as the IMPACT Act.
- Supports The Program for Offshore Wind Energy Research and Development (POWERED) Act of 2010
- Currently working with Michigan senators to collectively work on a solar power initiative, anchored at the University of Toledo
- Has put forth effort to have Lake Erie become the first freshwater wind farm.
Environmental campaign promises: Not specified
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: John Girardi, Anne Jameson
Green Grade: B
Campaign contact information: http://www.sherrodbrown.com/issues/energy/
Name: Josh Mandel
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Treasurer of the State of Ohio
Past offices held: Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq, city councilman, State Representative from the 17th Ohio House District
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Believes the Keystone Pipeline should be approved for more job opportunities.
- Wants America to focus on natural resources and gain energy independence from foreign companies.
- Wants all barriers that are currently up against drilling and refining to be removed
- Mandel also agrees in aggressive but responsible investigation of Natural Resources.
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Senate Conservatives Fund
Green Grade: D
Campaign contact information: http://jobs.joshmandel.com/
Name: Scott Rupert
Party: Nonparty
Current office/position: Truck driver
Past offices held: None
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Supports domestic drilling
Environmental campaign promises:
- Lift restrictions on drilling for oil and natural gas
- Encourage all forms of energy production
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: D
Campaign contact information: http://scottrupert.com/
Name: Pat Lang
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Athens County Law Director
Past offices held: Athens City Council Member, Assistant County Prosecutor
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Believes extra money should go into research for wind, solar and biomass technology and other sustainable forms of energy
- Believes Congress should be working on energy policies
- Supports tax credits and other incentives for Ohio businesses that will rework its current businesses into long-term clean energy future goals.
Environmental campaign promises:
- Promises to push for restriction of windfall profits for oil companies
- Promises to vote for the end of “privatization of gains and socialization of losses,” which doesn’t always take the environment into account within corporations
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Ohio AFL-CIO, AFSCME Power in Action, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 19
Green Grade: B
Campaign contact information: http://langforcongress.com/endorse.htm
Name: Steve Stivers
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Representative of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District
Past offices held: Ohio State Senator
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Introduced The Energy Security and Transportation Job Act, which would open up untapped oil reserves in the Outer Continental Shelf.
- Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling.
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.
- Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge.
- Supported(s) renewable energy tax credits.
Environmental campaign promises:
- Promises to continue to advocate for America to reduce its dependency on foreign oil.
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: American Electric Power, Worthington Industries
Significant backers/endorsements: Ohio Veterans United, MAF Freedom PAC
Green Grade: D
Campaign contact information: http://stivers.house.gov/biography/
Name: Lou Gentile
Party: Democratic
Current office/position: State Senate – District 30
Past offices held: State Senator, State Representative
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Voted against the “Limits Water Withdrawal from the Great Lakes” Bill
- Voted for the “Regulates Practice of Hydraulic Fracturing” Bill
- Voted against the “Withdrawal for Water Usage at Lake Erie” Bill
- Voted against the “Establishes the Oil and Gas Leasing Commission” Bill
- Supports coal
Environment campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: Chesapeake Energy
Significant backers/endorsements: Ohio Education Association Fund for Children & Public Education, Ohio Senate Democrats
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.gentileforohio.com/
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Name: Shane Thompson
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Not stated
Past offices held: Served in United States Army Reserve
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://thompsonforohio.com/
Name: Debbie Phillips
Party: Democratic
Current office/position: Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, Executive Director of the Ohio Fair Schools Campaign, Assistant Minority Whip
Past offices held: Project Coordinator for the Community and School Connection of Rural Action, Board of the Athens Area Mediation Service, Board of the League of Women Voters of Athens County
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources committee member,
- Believes that land and mineral owners have property rights and historically this region has seen its share of oil and gas drilling
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green grade: C
Campaign contact information: (614)466-2158
Name: Charles Richter
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Stay-at-home dad
Past offices held: Financial administrator of fund transactions, accounting manager for Westin Hotels’ airport hotels & Kendra USA, North American sales manager and purchasing manager for Kendra USA
History/stances on environment:
- Supports geothermal energy
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: (614)292-2265
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Name: Charlie Adkins
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Not stated
Past offices held: President of the main union at Ohio University for 20 years
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Stresses importance of protecting county water supplies
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Endorsed by The Athens News
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.democrathens.com/Pages/default.aspx
Name: Larry Payne
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Athens County Commissioner
Past offices held: Employed by Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, Mayor of Albany
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Stresses importance of protecting county water supplies
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.payneforcommissioner.com/index.html
Name: Chris Chimel
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Founder of Integration Acres
Past offices held: None
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: chris@integrationacres.com
Name: Randy Mace
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Retired
Past offices held: Coordinator for Athens County 9-1-1 emergency response system
History/stances on environmental issues:
- In support of landowners being able to use their land however they want
- In support of using any natural resources the county has
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: macer45701@yahoo.com
Name: Ann Trout
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Athens County Clerk of Courts
Past offices held: Athens County Clerk of Courts, Vice President of United Appeal for Athens County
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.athensco-democrats.org/trout.html
Name: Steve Kane
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Captain of Major Crimes Task Force in Meigs County
Past offices held: Athens Country Sheriff’s Office, clerk of courts for two years, Athens city police officer, investigator for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Kane for Sheriff Committee
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.kane4sheriff.com/
Name: Pat Kelly
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Athens County Sheriff
Past offices held: Military police officer for United States Marine Corps, Athens County Sheriff’s Office, Civilian Police Assistance Training Team
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Implemented the Environmental Division
- Currently battling Ohio Environmental Protection Agency over a closed firing range where there may be lead contamination
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.kellyforsheriff.com/
Name: Ibriham Alassaf (a.k.a. Abe Alassaf)
Party: Libertarian
Current office/ position: Student at OU
Past offices held: None
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Libertarian Party
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.abe4athens.org/index.html
Name: William J. Bias
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: President of Athens City Council
Past offices held: Athens City Treasurer, Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee as a Athens City Council member
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information:
(740) 594-7140
170 East Street, Athens, Ohio 45701
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Name: Terrence O’Donnell
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio
Past offices held: Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge, 8th District Court of Appeals Judge
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, National Federation of Independent Business, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Right to Life
Green grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://reelectjusticeodonnell.com/
Name: Mike Skindell
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: State Senator of Ohio
Past offices held: State Representative, Lakewood City Councilman
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Named legislator of the year by groups representing children, pediatrics, mental health and the environment
- Introduced a measure that would put a moratorium on fracking until a national study could be held
- Opposed to new provisions that would set forth to initiate the Great Lakes Compact
- Received 2004 award for Ohio Environmental Council Public Servant of the Year
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Adams County Democratic Party, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Ohio Council 8, Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union Local 19, College Democrats at the University of Akron, Geauga County Democratic Party, Hardin County Democratic Party
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://mikeskindell.com/about-mike/
Name: Robert R. Cupp
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio
Past offices held: Judge for 3rd District Court of Appeals, Ohio Senate, Allen County Commissioner, Lima City Prosecutor
History/stance on environmental issues:
- Supports “self-audit” legislation which creates incentives for polluting industries to clean up pollution
- Requires a cost/benefit analysis be completed to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented
- Requests flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding environmental regulations
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: The Columbus Dispatch, Toledo Blade, The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, National Federation of Independent Businesses Ohio SAFE Trust, The Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, Buckeye Firearms Association, The Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://cuppforjustice.com/ http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/SCO/justices/cupp/default.aspx
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Name: William N. O’Neill
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Registered nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department of Hillcrest Hospital
Past offices held: Served on 11th District Court of Appeals, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel in Ohio National Guard
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Supports enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change
- Supports international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change
- Against permitting energy producers to trade carbon credits under a “cap and trade” system
- Supports strengthening of fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles
- Supports domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas
- Supports federal funding for the development of alternative energy
- Against the development of nuclear reactors
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Council 8, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Mahoning County Democrats, Marriage Equality Ohio, Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association, North Shore Federation of Labor
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://ohiodems.org/candidates/oneill-for-supreme-court-2/
Name: Yvette McGee Brown
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Ohio Supreme Court Justice
Past offices held: Founder and President of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court Judge for the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: Ohio AFL-CIO
Significant backers/endorsements: Ohio AFL-CIO, Ohio Education Association, United Auto Workers, United Food & Commercial Workers
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.justiceyvette.com/
Name: Sharon L. Kennedy
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Administrative Judge/Judge of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division
Past offices held: Hamilton Police Department Civil Assistant, Police Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, Butler County Court of Common Pleas Law Clerk, Director of the Victim/Witness Division, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 38 Disciplinary Council, Special Council for Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery, Butler County Juvenile Court Warrant & Compliance Officer, Butler County Area Courts Magistrate & Warrant Officer, Private Practice Attorney at Law
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: CAMEO of the EPA & NOAA
Significant backers/endorsements: Buckeye Firearms Association, Cincinnati Right to Life, Ohio Republican Party
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://www.kennedyforohio.com/
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Name: Leonard F. Holzapfel
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Jackson County Common Pleas Judge
Past offices held: JCPenney Casualty Insurance Company-Legal Department, Private Law Practice- Wellston, Ohio, Law Director of City of Wellston, Ohio, Assistant Prosecutor Jackson County, Ohio
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green grade: C
Campaign contact information: holzapfel52@yahoo.com
Name: Marie Hoover
Party: Democrat
Current office/position: Magistrate of Portsmouth Municipal Court, attorney at Hoover Law Group, LLC
Past offices held: Legal intern at Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation Legal Department, legal intern at Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, contract attorney at Ohio Public Defender’s Office, village of Piketon solicitor, adjunct faculty member for Shawnee State University, village of Waverly Law Director
History/stances on environmental issues: Candidate has not declared any definitive positions on the environment
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: Shawnee Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Green Grade: C
Campaign contact information: http://mariehoover.com/
Name: William H. Harsha
Party: Republican
Current office/position: Judge of the Court of Appeals 4th District
Past offices held: Appointment to the Ohio Supreme Court, frequent lecturer for the Ohio Judicial College, the Ohio Appellate Judges Association, and the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Pickaway County Prosecuting Attorney, partner of law firm Bowers and Harsha
History/stances on environmental issues:
- Earned a master’s degree in environmental science at Miami University.
Environmental campaign promises: None
Environmental/industrial campaign contributors: None
Significant backers/endorsements: None
Green grade: C
Campaign contact information:
14 South Paint Street, Suite 38
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Ph.: 740.779.6662
Here’s hoping Ohio hasn’t fallen completely asleep since 2010. Voting for the GOP means more fracking, more deep-well injection and more state lands opened up for logging and gas exploration. Don’t get me wrong, the Dems won’t stop any of it for good – but they might at least try, and they at least tend to remember who they’re working for: the State of Ohio and not the energy business.
Sherrod Brown and Debbie Phillips have my support! Keep Ohio strong, clean and green!