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 Poland, OH — Representative-elect Bill Johnson has announced his decision to turn down Congressional health care benefits as he enters the House of Representatives.
The decision, Johnson says, is based on his belief that members of Congress shouldn’t have access to premium health care benefits when millions of Americans are struggling just to make ends meet.
“Lincoln famously put forth the notion that government should be of the people, by the people and for the people,” Johnson said. “This is one substantial way I can show that my commitment to the people of Eastern and Southern Ohio is to help them, not to gain exclusive benefits for myself.”
Johnson said Congress must focus on repealing Obama Health Care and instead adopt patient-based, market-driven health care solutions. Continue reading Representative-elect Bill Johnson Declines Congressional Health Care Benefits
 Kent, Ohio - The Portage County TEA Party today released a letter it has sent to the Portage County Board of Elections which documents specific voting machine problems observed by its members in Portage County on election day, November 2, 2010. The group recruited regular citizens to volunteer to be poll watchers this year and observe the election process, in an effort to assure Portage County voters that their votes are counted accurately and that the process was secure.
Portage County TEA Party Executive Director, Tom Zawistowski, said “After observing this election in an up close and personal manner, our members have a tremendous respect for the challenges that the workers at the Board of Elections, and at the actual polls themselves, face before, during and after election day. Running an election is no easy task. Though the vast majority of votes take place without incident, we were surprised by the number of problems with voting machines documented by our members, which is why we wrote this letter.” Continue reading Portage County Raises Concerns about Voting Machine Problems
It was an eye opener last night in Ohio, a late Halloween horror flick for many democrats in Ohio. Angry voters had decided they’ve had enough – enough lost jobs, enough money taken out of their pockets as they decidedly defeated many incumbents in Ohio’s races.
Governor’s Race: Republican challenger John Kasich beat incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland.
Senate Race: Republican Rob Portman beat Democrat Lee Fisher 57% to 39%
In a massive upset, Ohio’s 18th district Republican Bob Gibbs unseated unseated incumbent Democrat Zack Space 54% to 40%.
Ohio’s 2nd District: Republican Jean Schmidt 59% to Democrat Surya Yalamanchili 35%.
Ohio’s 4th District: Republican Jim Jordan 72% / Democrat Doug Litt 25%
Ohio 5th District: Republican Bob Latta walked all over Democrat Caleb Finkenbiner 68% to 26%.
Ohio’s 6th District: Republican Bill Johnson beat Democrat Charlie Wilson 50% to 45%.
Ohio’s 7th District: (R) Steve Austria 63% / (D) Bill Conner 32%
Ohio’s 8th District: Republican John Boehner easily held onto his seat against Democrat Justin Coussoule 66% to 30%.
Ohio’s 9th District: Democrat Marcy Kaptur 59% / Republican Rich Lott 41%
Ohio’s 10th District: (D) Dennis Kucinich 53% / (R) Peter Corrigan 44%
Ohio’s 12th District: Republican Pat Tiberi 56% / Paula Brooks (Democrat) 40%
Ohio’s 14th District: Republican Steve LaTourette 65% / Bill O’Neil Democrat 31%
Ohio’s 15th District: Republican Steve Stivers 55% / Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy 41%
 Kent, Ohio - The Portage County TEA Party, in conjunction with the Portage County Republican Party, today announced that its members will be working on Election Day, November 2, 2010, as “Poll Observers” at various precinct polling locations throughout Portage County. In making the announcement, Portage County TEA Party Executive Director Tom Zawistowski said, “We have been concerned about the growing perception in our county, our state and our country, that there is wide-spread voter fraud in our elections. When we held our eighteen township outreach meetings this year we would ask citizens if they were concerned about their vote not being counted or about voter fraud. Every time 75% of the people would raise their hand. That is unacceptable, and quite frankly that perception is inaccurate. Yes, the national media has exposed some sensational examples of voter fraud, but we do not believe that type of activity is happening in Portage County.”
Zawistowski went on to say, ”Unfortunately perception is reality, so our job is to give voters an accurate perception of the voting process. Therefore, with the cooperation of the Portage County Republican Party and the Portage County Board of Elections, we are going to train common citizens to be what are called ‘Poll Observers’ to observe the vote on November 2nd. They will have the ability to report any voting irregularities that they observe. We are confident that those citizens will see with their own eyes that the vote in Portage County is conducted in a fair and totally professional manner, and they will then be able to assure their fellow citizens that only valid votes are counted.”
Andy Manning, Chairman of the Portage County Republican Party and Vice-Chairman of the Portage County Board of Elections, said, “When the TEA Party first approached us about this idea, we were concerned that so many of our citizens believed that voter fraud was a serious problem – particularly here in Portage County. We are confident that giving citizens an opportunity to see first hand what happens behind the scenes on election day will prove that the Board of Elections does a great job. By law, ‘Poll Observers’ must be appointed by one of the two political parties, so we are going to appoint TEA Party members who are registered as Republicans to those positions. We can only appoint people who are registered with our party. The Democratic party can do the same and we invite them to do so. We agree with the TEA Party that the only way to dispel these unfounded concerns is by making the voting process transparent so that Portage County citizens can have confidence in the voting process.”
The TEA Party is not a political party but a political movement. It is loosely based on the Boston Tea Party of 1773 in which American Colonists rebelled against the “Taxation Without Representation” of the King of England and the English Parliament by dumping tea into Boston Harbor. The initials TEA are today used to show that many current American citizens feel that they are “Taxed Enough Already” by the U.S. Government as well as state and local governments. The movement is committed to improving citizen education about the election and governing processes. The Portage County TEA Party currently has over 1,800 members who are dedicated to recruiting, training, electing and supporting citizen representatives in all government offices.
We’ve had some requests to post up Ohio’s Congressional Districts so people can find out what district they are in. We’ve decided to post this map to help you find out what district you are in and who works for you in those districts. We hope this map helps you gain a better insight into the State of Ohio and how it all works!
The following listing contains links to the members website as well as their Washington, DC contact phone numbers.
Use this list as a reference so you can contact your Senators and Representative on issues for which you feel strongly. Remember you are these people’s employers, so make sure you contact them frequently to let them know how they are doing on their job.
Gerrymandering
Ever wonder why the districts are so screwed up and some counties and divided between districts? Why are they so stretched out over wide areas of the state? It all comes down to the game of politics.
Gerrymandering is a form of boundary delimitation (redistricting) in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral purposes, thereby producing a contorted or unusual shape. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander; however, that noun can also refer to the process.
Gerrymandering may be used to achieve desired electoral results for a particular party, or may be used to help or hinder a particular group of constituents, such as a political, racial, linguistic, religious or class group.
When used to allege that a given party is gaining a disproportionate power, the term gerrymandering has negative connotations. However, a gerrymander may also be used for purposes that some perceive as positive, notably in US federal voting district boundaries which produce a proportion of constituencies with an African-American or other minority in the majority (these are thus called “minority-majority districts”).
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