Is 98 degrees considered hot?
Former boy band member and former Cincinnati mayoral candidate Justin Jeffre wants a new gig.
Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune said Jeffre told him Tuesday that Jeffre was considering running for commissioner against Republican incumbent Phil Heimlich whose seat is up for election this fall.
Because former Cincinnati Council Member David Pepper is almost assured of winning the Democratic endorsement to take on Heimlich, Jeffre likely would have to run as an independent.
To do that, Hamilton County Board of Elections officials said Jeffre would have to gather 2,433 signatures on a petition to allow his name on the ballot -- or 1,725 more votes than the 708 he received last year when he ran for Cincinnati mayor.
Jeffre is best known nationally as a member of the boy band 98°.
Jeffre couldn't immediately be reached.
4 Comments:
at 4:02 PM, February 15, 2006 
Elderone said...
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at 7:06 PM, February 15, 2006 
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at 7:31 AM, February 16, 2006 
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at 2:57 PM, February 16, 2006 
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Post a Comment*you forgot to mention that 2433 signatures is 2383 more than is required of the endorsed candidates to participate. Is the playing field level? Does our democracy include more than two parties? Another election decided by the choice between the lesser of two evils.
This guy is clueless- he couldn't garner support in the city, much less countywide. Since he must miss performing maybe he could get a job as a mascot for one of the city's teams.
I suppose he'll appear on the ballot, if he manages to find 2433 people, as JJ2K6D2C3PO.
I bet he helps Pepper lose, but Pepper's great at that all by himself.
Is it really only 50 signatures for republicans and democrats?
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