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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Cincinnati elections panel punts to state

The Cincinnati Elections Commission voted 3-0 this afternoon to refer a complaint about a union's expenditures in the Cincinnati mayor's race to the Ohio Elections Commission.

The precedent-setting case focuses on whether the Service Employees International Union District 1199 coordinated with state Sen. Mark Mallory's campaign when it spent $40,389 on direct mail and phone calls supporting Mallory.

If so, the union's spending would exceed the city's $2,500 limit for a political committee to contribute to a mayoral campaign, and Mallory's committee could be fined up to three times that amount of the excess contribution. It's the first time the city commission, created in 2001, has ever had to rule on an issue involving a mayoral campaign.

Northside resident Sharon Koehler filed the complaint at the behest of Mallory's opponent, David Pepper.

Cincinnati Elections Commission Vice Chairwoman Jill Meyer Vollman, a Republican, said the complaint involved definitions of non-cash contributions and independent expenditures found in Ohio law. The commission sent the complaint to the state in order to get a ruling on those issues before deciding whether any violations of city election law occurred.

Attorneys for the Mallory campaign and the SEIU both denied any coordination.

"I can tell you right now the Mallory campaign vehemently denies any coordination or collaboration with the SEIU with the campaign literature," said Robert Newman, who represents the Mallory campaign. "This is a pretty significant charge here, and the penalty being sought is $113,000. This is an enormous hit for a political campaign."

Mark McGinnes represents the SEIU: "We followed the law. Our activities are protected by the U.S. constitution, state law and the city charter," he said. "We also believe the complainant in this case didn't have all the facts, an once we get an opportunity to present all the facts at a hearing, we will prove that."

Pepper campaign manager Greg Landsman: "I think what you'll see when you go through the complaint is a clear sense of coordination, which is an affront to the charter. ... Irrespective of the decision, there is an enormous precedent here. If you have a wealthy friend, or a well funded special interest group, you can get around the $1,000 (individual) limit or the $2,500 (committee) limit by simply paying that campaign's consultant directly for direct mail or television commercials."


23 Comments:

at 6:24 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

You consider the Whistleblower a credible news source? That rag is filled with trash talk on everyone. Look at Pepper's donor list if you want to squirm about ethics.Tim Burke noted regarding the money given to Mallory that it was consistent with the party's past practices.Regarding the Kerry campaign, lots of folks were active with it but you may not have seen them at HQ when you were there. Local pols were helping with strategy and any number of other things that you may not have personally observed. Finally, I'm guessing you're a neophyte to local politics and the HCDP,lots of "I did a lot on the Kerry campaign" people were. Helping on that campaign does not make you an expert on local politics.

 
at 6:44 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Straight from Pepper's site-no wonder they could get her to file a complaint,she's their puppet.
"Sharon Koehler
Volunteer, Northside Court Watch

I’m voting for David Pepper because he has demonstrated no-nonsense leadership on City Council. His chairing of the Neighborhoods Committee and the Law & Public Safety Committee has proven he is the expert on the issues that matter most to me – Police visibility, Fire protection, crime reduction, absentee landlords, and strengthening our City Ordinances. In addition, Mr. Pepper brings to the City knowledge of international affairs and policies, which will help make Cincinnati a leader in worldwide business and commerce, and grow our population base with residents from other backgrounds, representing many cultures.

Mr. Pepper has consistently supported the Cincinnati Fire Division and the Cincinnati Police Department, the two best values for my tax dollars. He has also made his case for more resident/community involvement on fighting negative quality of life issues. Mr. Pepper has become the official spokesman for such successful efforts as Citizens on Patrol, Court Watch programs, and Community Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP) groups, encouraging neighborhoods to take back their streets from the criminal elements.

On September 13, I’m voting for David Pepper. The only proven leader for Mayor in Cincinnati. "

 
at 6:47 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

The post right before this one reads like a Pepper script. Nice job Landis.

 
at 6:49 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

mine is the post before yours & is quoting Sharon Koehler, the woman who filed the complaint "at Pepper's behest"- so that's why it sounds like a Pepper script, it is, right from his website.

 
at 6:52 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting that this same Sharon Koehler fought the Colerain Connector:
http://www.citybeat.com/2000-01-20/cover.shtml
-as the same article notes, Mallory was instrumental in helping stop the connector -she has a short memory on who helped her community.

 
at 7:00 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

To SW:

I'm confused as to what is "troubling" about Pepper's allegation. I read Pepper's complaint and it looks pretty baseless--there doesn't seem to be any allegation of coordination. It just looks like David doesn't understand election law.

Frankly, I'm more troubled by how David Pepper keeps getting reprimanded by the state elections commission. Mallory's not even a lawyer and he seems to understand the law better than David Pepper, Attorney at Law.

 
at 7:44 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

There's way too many apologists for Mark Mallory out there. When the Ohio Elections Commission gives Mallory one of its highest fines in history, you'll still be sticking up for him.

His family has deep roots in Columbus culture (that's why the state's two most promminent GOP lobbyists recently endorsed him), and he has mastered the art of being a second-generation career politician. Mallory is corrupt, pure & simple.

 
at 7:49 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Vs Pepper whose family has deep roots and $$$ anywhere P&G is known? And mastering the art of being a second generation politician is an asset, you dimwit. How dare you equate that with being corrupt? Mallory worked for the library for 13 years before his 10 years as a state legislator, so he has not just been a career politician.

 
at 7:58 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your a naive fool who will soon learn that Mallory is motivated by careerism, not public service.

 
at 9:39 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Post @ 7:58- believe me I'm no naive fool. If Pepper manages to win by hook & crook, you'll be the one with egg on your face when he's outed for the staged robberies among other things.

 
at 10:40 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let's pretend I am a naive fool...what is Pepper's motive?

 
at 11:13 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Endorsement Touted by David Pepper at his Website
Candace Tubbs aka Candice Tubbs
President, Society for the Advancement of Reforming Felons

David informs himself of community issues by learning from the inside. If he doesn't understand something about youth culture, he'll speak directly with the youth. I can appreciate that.
Candace Tubbs http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9509854
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9002562
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9002529-B
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9603431
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9511249
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9403550
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9407017
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9503425
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 9509298-A
http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?casenumber=B 0102345

 
at 11:43 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

To SW:

You wrote: "Per anon's question: SEIU & Mallory are using the same consultant and mailhouse to send out virtually identical literature. Either it's coordination, or an unbelievable coincidence."

It's neither coordination nor unbelievable coincidence. It's free speech at work.

Check it out: a candidate develops a message and distributes it as far and wide as the candidate possibly can.

A group or an individual likes the message and decides to help spread the exact same message. It doesn't really matter whether the group or individual goes to the same vendor as the candidate. An independent decision has been to support the candidate and the candidate's message.

The fact is the candidate independently developed a message and a group or individual independently decided to help distribute the message.

SW, it isn't troubling. It is the First Amendment at work.

BTW, this isn't about which candidate I prefer. This is about what is constitutionally protected speech and what is not. I'd say the same thing if a group of special big business interests decided it liked Pepper's message and asked the same vendor to print pro-Pepper materials.

When a candidate resorts to this kind of baseless attack, it is generally a sign the campaign is in trouble. This attack, along with Pepper's new TV attack, indicates his campaign is in big trouble.

 
at 11:53 PM, October 20, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did Pepper say something about it not being the quantity of the endorsements, but the quality of the Endorser? Boy, Here is another one of Dave's enthusiastic endorsers who used to be on David's Site, and whom he has yet to denounce.
PS: Obviously Child Molesting doesn't rank very high with our courts when you have this man with a $50,0000 bond and Kabaka Oba has a bond of $250,000.00

Pepper Endorser: WENDELL WALKER
Case Number: /05/CRA/31865
Bond Amount: $50000 STRAIGHT
Count 1: SEXUAL BATTERY 2907-03A5 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 2: ATTEMPT (RAPE) WITH SPECIFICATION 2923-02A ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 3: ENDANGERING CHILDREN 2919-22B5 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 4: ENDANGERING CHILDREN 2919-22B5 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 5: GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION 2907-05A2 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 6: GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION 2907-05A2 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 7: GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION 2907-05A2 ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 8: ENDANGERING CHILDREN 2919-22A ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 9: ENDANGERING CHILDREN 2919-22A ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
Count 10: ENDANGERING CHILDREN 2919-22A ORCN
Disposition: 08/30/2005 145 PHYSICAL ARREST
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at 7:24 AM, October 21, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

So what's your point? Are candidates supposed to do background checks for everyone who offers their endorsement? When Pepper learned of Young's criminal background, he removed his endorsement.

But Mallory was all too happy to align himself with the hate-group Black Fist as well as Nate Livingston, even though both have been arrested.

 
at 10:35 AM, October 21, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

How do you explian the Candace (Candice) Tubbs endorsement. Still listed at Peppers site.

Covicted Felon, repat offender spanning over a decade...and Pepper is aware of her background.

 
at 11:20 AM, October 21, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can you people please stick to the topic just once??? This post id not about their endorsements!!

 
at 12:19 AM, October 24, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Speaking of Pepper, he may have yet another violation for his "TAKE OVER" ad.

here is the law see item #10:

You can find the Ohio Revised code here:
http://codes.ohio.gov/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC

§ 3517.21. Infiltration of campaign prohibited; false statements.
[snip]
(B) No person, during the course of any campaign for nomination or election to public office or office of a political party, by means of campaign materials, including sample ballots, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the outcome of such campaign do any of the following:
(2) Make a false statement concerning the formal schooling or training completed or attempted by a candidate; a degree, diploma, certificate, scholarship, grant, award, prize, or honor received, earned, or held by a candidate; or the period of time during which a candidate attended any school, college, community technical school, or institution;
...[snip]...
(8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication;
...[snip]...
(10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate.
(C) Before a prosecution may commence under this section, a complaint shall be filed with the Ohio elections commission under section 3517.153 [3517.15.3] of the Revised Code. After the complaint is filed, the commission shall proceed in accordance with sections 3517.154 [3517.15.4] to 3517.157 [3517.15.7] of the Revised Code.

HERE ARE THE FACTS:
Senator Mallory publicly announced (immediately following the CPS report card which removed the district from academic watch to continuous improvement), that he would no longer be entertaining the idea of the Mayor taking over CPS.

He has since stated the same in every debate. He has told Mr. Pepper at every public meeting that that legislation has been removed from the table, yet here in October, knowing the legislation for the take over was dead, he did the following:

10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate.

As far as filling a complaint based on the above, the Ohio Elections Commission handles this. They provide the following simplified procedures:
http://elc.ohio.gov/complaint.stm

 
at 12:23 AM, October 24, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I should add that the circumstantial evidence surrounding Mallory's diversion of DP funds away from Harris hoping to use them against a Republican Mayoral candidate here is far more solid that two guys who share drinks and a name.

 
at 12:24 AM, October 24, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Still, a strange coincidence...

 
at 12:26 AM, October 24, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

The two Greg's Landsman and Harris were out last Friday night having drinks at Simone's.

Interesting!

 
at 8:17 AM, October 24, 2005 Blogger Someone said...

Out last Friday at Simone's? Interesting. I saw them at the same place last Wednesday. I was with Derrick Blassingame and Justin Jeffre, having just finished attending a programmers meeting at WAIF. The Gregs were having dinner, and then two ladies met up with them later.

 
at 12:35 PM, October 24, 2005 Anonymous Anonymous said...

David Pepper in his constant effort to put out false information on his opponent stated at a dente the Mark Mallory had only passed 2 bills, but his record reads:

VOTES ON KEY ISSUES
A few key bills Sen. Mark L. Mallory voted on as a state legislator:

GUNS: Increase the penalty for firing a gun within a home or a school. (June 18, 1997): NO

ABORTION: Before a minor can have an abortion, her doctor must get a parent's written consent. Also, any woman seeking an abortion must consult with her doctor and wait at least 24 hours before a final decision. (Sept. 9, 1997): NO

SENTENCING: Set minimum sentences for felony crimes. Keep juvenile offenders in custody until age 25. (March 22, 2000): NO

METHAMPHETAMINES: Toughen penalties for possession of equipment used to make methamphetamine and for producing it within 1,000 feet of a school. (April 25, 2001): NO

GAS TAX: Gasoline tax. Increase state gas tax by 6 cents per gallon over three years. (March 2003): YES

ENVIRONMENT: Give companies immunity from fines if they voluntarily report their pollution problems. (Nov. 13, 2003): YES

GUNS: Allow Ohioans to carry concealed handguns, with permit. (Jan. 7, 2004): NO

PARKING: Increase fine for parking in a disabled space. (Nov. 17, 2004): YES

CIGARETTE TAXES: Raise taxes from 24-cents per pack to 55-cents per pack(June 2002) and from 55-cents per pack to 70-cents per pack (June 2005): YES and YES



The Associated Press/Paul Vernon

Ohio State Sen. Mark Mallory talks with senators (from left) Kirk Schuring from Jackson Township, Steve Austria from Beavercreek and Robert Hagen from Youngstown before a rules committee meeting at the Statehouse.


MARK MALLORY
Age: 43.

Neighborhood: West End.

Party: Democrat.

Job: State senator.

Web site: www.electmallory.com

Education: Cincinnati Academy of Math and Science; bachelor's degree in administrative management from the University of Cincinnati.

Political experience: State representative, 1995-1999; state senator since 1999. Assistant minority leader of the Ohio Senate.

KEY ENDORSEMENTS
Organizations

National Association of Letter Carriers, Queen City Branch.

Greater Cincinnati United Auto Workers.

Sierra Club, Miami Group.

AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Cincinnati Region.

Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council.

Service Employees International Union District 1199.

Cincinnati Black Business Association.

Sentinel Police Association.

The Black Fist.

People

Former Mayor Roxanne Qualls.

Hamilton County delegation to the Ohio General Assembly: House Assistant Majority Whip Bill Seitz, R-Green Township; House Minority Whip Steve Driehaus, D-West Price Hill; Sen. Robert Schuler, R-Sycamore Township; Sen. Patricia Clancy, R-Colerain Township; Rep. Catherine Barrett, D-College Hill; Rep. Louis Blessing, R-Colerain Township; Rep. Jim Raussen, R-Springdale; Rep. Michelle Glass Schneider, R-Madeira; Rep. Tyrone K. Yates, D-Walnut Hills.

Former Ohio Senate President Stanley J. Aronoff.

Former Ohio Senate President Richard Finan.

COLUMBUS - During his decade in the Statehouse, first as a member of the Ohio House and now as a state senator, Mark Mallory has fought for better prison conditions, more drug and alcohol treatment, and tougher lemon laws.

But his top achievement, he says, was fixing a long-forgotten, century-old mistake.

In 2003, Mallory convinced the General Assembly to re-ratify the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Ohio General Assembly originally ratified the amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship in 1867, but a newly elected Democratic-controlled legislature rescinded the ratification in 1868.

"I think that's the one I'm most proud of because it took a lot of work,'' Mallory said. "That was the highlight of my legislative career.''

Mallory said hate groups and militia groups could have used Ohio's inaction as a way to challenge the 14th Amendment nationwide, saying it was never properly a part of the U.S. Constitution.

"It established due process. It established citizenship. The 14th Amendment is a huge amendment as far as the impact it has on people,'' Mallory said.

Mallory, 43, is described - by Democrats and Republicans - as quiet and effective. He never rocks the boat, but he gets the job done in his 9th District seat, according to legislators on both sides of the aisle. The district includes most of Cincinnati, Norwood and St. Bernard.

Karen F. Dudley, past community council president of the College Hill Forum, credited Mallory with helping revive her neighborhood.

"Senator Mallory was a big help to us in College Hill,'' Dudley said last week. Dudley said several major businesses, including Kroger, vacated the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and North Bend Road two years ago. "We found ourselves with three vacant corners,'' she said. Dudley said Mallory helped get financial support from National City Bank to complete a $40,000 market feasibility study at the site. Now, developers are hoping to break ground in the spring for offices, shops and housing.

Stefanie Sunderland, co-chair of the Coalition against the Colerain Connector, praised Mallory for helping defeat a proposed state highway project in her Northside neighborhood, ending a more than 40-year battle.

Sunderland said that every four years Ohio Department of Transportation planners would cart out drawings and try to rejuvenate the project. But Mallory, as a member of the House and while running for the Senate, worked to kill the project altogether in the 1990s. His intervention, she said, helped get the state-seized land transferred back to the city for park and future economic development. "Mallory went to bat for Northside,'' Sunderland said last week. "The community was getting worn down. We had always been able to postpone it but never able to defeat it.''

In Columbus, Mallory has a reputation for being intelligent, gentlemanly - and always showing up. In fact, he's one of a handful of state lawmakers who never missed a session. Mallory only missed one vote on a minor Senate resolution and was excused for two others involving pay raises and the appointment of his father to the Ohio Elections Commission. "When I say I've never missed a vote, I always say I've never missed a vote on a bill and I've never missed a vote on an amendment. I've never missed a session,'' Mallory said. "To recuse yourself is not missing a vote, by the way.''

Mallory has managed to get legislation passed at the Statehouse despite the fact he is one of only 11 Democrats in the 33-member Senate. Of the 31 bills he sponsored, nine passed the House or Senate and five became law.

His critics use the word symbolic to describe many of the bills Mallory authored. But those familiar with Mallory's quiet style and the inner workings of the Statehouse say he has made his mark. Counting himself among Mallory's admirers is state Sen. Randy Gardner, a Republican who succeeded Mallory's father, William, as majority floor leader of the House.

"It certainly isn't fair to measure, especially someone like Sen. Mallory, on the basis of whether you were the prime sponsor of a bill that was signed into law,'' Gardner said. "His reputation is, 'I'm not worried about the headline, I just want to get it done and it doesn't even have to be me.' ''

The Bowling Green lawmaker said Mallory is respectful of the General Assembly as an institution and "strong in his beliefs ... While it may not get as many headlines, I think it gets the job done more often.''

Indeed, a restless Mallory can be seen crisscrossing the back of the Senate chamber during session catching the ears of other lawmakers and lobbyists. During floor debates, he chooses his words carefully and can be seen standing with his arms crossed, listening intently.

Rep. Tyrone Yates, a fellow Democrat from Cincinnati, said, "He is extremely bright ... He has focus and a discipline that is admirable.''

Yates also admires Mallory for placing social concerns, such as getting more money for halfway houses and the Ohio Public Defender, at the top of his priorities.

Mallory is equally confident he can alter his leadership approach from a legislative to executive role. "The dynamics are a little bit different as the mayor,'' he said. "You have to work the dynamics of whatever situation you are in. I've found my style to be very, very effective in getting things done in Columbus."

Mallory has a long record of voting against tax increases, but in 2003, he joined the Republican majority in supporting the largest package of tax increases in the state's history. Mallory defends that vote, saying the budget included more money for child care and health care for working families

"You have to take each budget cycle, each vote, based on the situation you are presented with,'' Mallory said. "You have to make a decision about what you feel is a priority. At some level it is important that we take care of the needs of people at the state level so they can continue to provide for their families and grow and be productive.''

In 1999, Mallory voted against the education budget because "we did not do what the (Supreme) Court said we needed to do ... We had not fundamentally changed the way we fund education. We still relied too heavily on local property taxes. We hadn't relieved people of that burden. And we hadn't provided any significant resources for the urban school districts throughout the state.''

Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr., a Cincinnati Republican, said he is not endorsing either candidate for mayor because both support abortion and both are for higher taxes.

Brinkman said he is not backing Mallory because, "I do not like where he stands on issues important to me and my constituents."

For example, it concerns Brinkman that Mallory supports gay rights and has the backing of organized labor unions.

Mallory bristles at being labeled a capital city insider, especially with accusations of corruption flying about.

"People recognize that I'm clearly not a part of the majority in Columbus. They know my record over the last 10 years. David (Pepper) might not know my whole record. People know that I am not a part of the mess as he describes it in Columbus but they also know that he is a part of the mess in Cincinnati.''

Key bills

Some of the bills and resolutions sponsored by Sen. Mark Mallory during his 10 years in the Ohio General Assembly. Nine of his proposals passed the House or Senate, while five became law.

121st General Assembly

(1995-1996)

House Bill 281: Grant tuition waivers for the spouses of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty. PASSED, became law.

H.B. 637: Allow disabled and elderly voters to apply once for an absentee ballot and continue to receive them.

H.B. 667: Anti-stalking protection orders - enforcement.

122nd General Assembly

(1997-1998)

House Bill 333: Require all Department of Rehabilitation & Correction inmates to participate in educational programs. PASSED House.

123rd General Assembly

(1999-2000)

Senate Bill 115: Require all Department of Rehabilitation & Correction inmates to participate in educational programs. PASSED, became law.

S.B. 174: Convey the land known as the Colerain Connector from Ohio to the City of Cincinnati.

124th General Assembly

(2001-2002)

Senate Bill 102: Creates a joint legislative committee to study the election process in Ohio, make recommendations for its reform, and evaluate the costs associated with implementing the recommended reform measures.

S.B. 145: Prohibits city employees from making political contributions to candidates for city office.

S.B. 160: Requires criminal records check for nursing homes/

adult care employees to be completed within 30 days.

S.B. 185: Changes the Ohio Elections Commission to expedite the processes.

S.B. 298: Defined mental retardation for the purposes of death penalty cases.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 33: Called on Congress to appropriate adequate funding for Amtrak. PASSED Senate.

125th General Assembly

(2003-2004)

Senate Bill 74: Creates an address confidentiality program for victims of abuse.

S.B. 75: Prohibits city employees from making political contributions to candidates for city office.

S.B. 76: Prohibits minors from contributing to political campaigns.

S.B. 97: Removed racially insensitive language from the Ohio Revised Code. PASSED, became law.

Senate Joint Resolution 2: Ratify 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution. PASSED both Chambers.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 13: Expressed Ohio's support for U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade and the inclusion of Taiwan in the WHO. Became SCR 24 and PASSED both Chambers.

S.B. 213: Regulates tax refund anticipation loans and checks.

S.B. 257: Grants tax credit to members of the National Guard and Armed Forces Reserve called into active duty.

S.B. 260: Creates a tax credit for small businesses that must hire temporary employees to replace permanent employees called into active duty.

S.B. 276: Prohibits the Secretary of State from participating in certain political activities.

126th General Assembly

(2005-2006)

Senate Bill 12: Expand eligibility for child care tax credit, create a state earned income tax credit, and regulate refund anticipation loans.

S.B. 46: City mayor appoints school board in certain underperforming districts.

S.B. 59: Regulates tax refund anticipation loans and checks.

S.B. 84: Creates a study committee to explore the benefits of the state using more hybrid vehicles.

S.B. 117: Trina's Law allows a victim to use the felony conviction of their assailant as evidence in a civil lawsuit.

Senate Resolution 35: Asks Congress to amend the Energy Policy Act to allow states to use hybrid vehicles to meet alternative fuel state vehicle requirement. PASSED Senate.


And the Pepper kiss-ass from the Enquirer yesterday in "Letters to the Editor" Susan Koehler obviously has some mental defect as she was photographed with Senator Mallory when he negotiated to stop the Colerain Connector she was crying about, and then he attempted (don't know outcome) to have the state land transfered to the city for development of a park.

Contrary to Ms. Kohlers letter, David Pepper did not have shit to do with stopping the connector, the only part he may have played was when council had to vote to accept the land. Duh!!!

Research the facts people.

 
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