Portune filing at 11 am

From the Todd Portune campaign:

Portune to File for Re-Election Today at 11:00 am

Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune will present and file his candidate’s petitions for the office of Hamilton County Commissioner today at 11:00 a.m. at the Hamilton County Board of Elections.

Portune begins the campaign this year with an almost 62% approval rating and having raised over $130,000 in campaign funds during 2007.

Portune, who turns 50 this August, has twice been elected County Commissioner after serving four full terms as a Cincinnati City Council Member. Portune is the current President of the Board of County Commissioners and is expected to be re-elected to that position next week by his colleagues on the Board. Portune will outline an aggressive agenda for 2008 that continues the progress made at securing the county’s financial stability, promoting public safety and criminal justice reforms, and enhancing the quality of life for all county residents in all county communities.

Todd Portune was first elected county commissioner in 2000 with 175,000 votes defeating incumbent Bob Bedinghaus. He won re-election in a landslide in 2004 with over 230,000 votes representing almost 60% of the vote against former Juvenile Court Judge David Grossmann.