Who does Ted Strickland owe?

Ohio Citizen Action, a non-partisan public advocacy group, released an analysis of Gov.-elect Ted Strickland's campaign contributions to see which special interests and companies might be cozying up to the first Democrat elected governor in 20 years.

The report, titled, "Who does Governor-elect Ted Strickland owe? And what do they want from him?" can be found here:

http://www.ohiocitizen.org/moneypolitics/2006/strickland_memo.html

Campaign contributors to the governor's race do have an agenda, according to Catherine Turcer, legislative director with Ohio Citizen Action. The group's analysis of Strickland's contributor base in Congress and the 2006 governor's race, his record in Congress, and his
gubernatorial platform show a candidate whose commitment to the interests of the coal mining and coal-fired electric utility industry is unmatched since Jim Rhodes, Turcer said.

Also prominent are electric utility companies and labor unions, including the United Food and Commercial Workers, Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Laborers International Union and the Sheet Metal Workers Union, according to today's report.