Strickland racks up another

With an endorsement this week from the Adams County Democratic Party, the list of county party organizations that have endorsed Rep. Ted Strickland’s bid to become the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor has grown to 28.
Three other southwest Ohio county party organizations have endorsed the Lisbon congressman’s candidacy – Warren, Brown and Clinton.
Most of the county parties that have endorsed Strickland are small, rural counties and all but 10 of them have been represented by Strickland in Congress.
The largest county party organizations that have endorsed Strickland are Lake County, a suburban county east of Cleveland, and Stark County, home to the city of Canton.
Strickland is considered the front-runner in what is shaping up to be a three-candidate race in the May 2 Democratic gubernatorial primary. Former state representative Bryan Flannery of Lakewood is expected to file petitions by the Feb. 16 candidate filing deadline. State Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Shaker Heights, announced his candidacy this week.