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Ohio Federation of Republican Women
OFRW Endorses
unopposed Primary Republicans
Columbus, Ohio – The Board of Directors of the Ohio Federation of
Republican Women (OFRW) has voted to endorse those unopposed
Republicans who will be appearing on Ohio’s May 8 Republican primary
ballot.
Those Ohio executive branch positions endorsed were Keith Faber for
Auditor, Frank LaRose for Secretary of State and Dave Yost for Attorney
General. Judicial branch endorsements for the Supreme Court of Ohio
were for Justice Mary DeGenaro and Judge Craig Baldwin.
Keith Faber is running for Ohio’s Auditor of State. Faber is a
native of Celina and has been serving the residents of Ohio in the Ohio
House of Representatives(R-84) and as Ohio Senate President. He earned
his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University.
Representative Faber leads with the goal of making Ohio the best place
to live, work and raise a family – focusing on creating jobs, promoting
economic growth and stability, streamlining government, cutting taxes,
and investing in health and education.
LaRose is running for Ohio’s Secretary of State. He served in the U. S.
Army’s 101st Airborne and the U.S. Special Forces as a Green
Beret. During his decade in uniform around the globe, he
achieved the rank of Sergeant First Class and received numerous
commendations and honors, including the Bronze Star. LaRose is
from Hudson, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University. Most
recently LaRose has been serving in the Ohio Senate (R-27), helping cut
regulations on small businesses.
Yost is running for Ohio’s Attorney General. He has spent his life
looking for truth and fighting for justice. Yost served as the
prosecutor for Delaware County, where he won convictions against the
county’s largest drug ring, and successfully prosecuted Delaware’s
first ever capital murder case. His work as Auditor of State has
led to criminal convictions for 140 corrupt public officials,
uncovering close to $30 million in Medicaid fraud and found more than
$220 million in efficiency savings for government.
Justice DeGenaro was recently appointed as the 159th member of the Ohio
Supreme Court and is seeking re-election. She previously served 17
years on Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals. She has also served
as adjunct professor of Political Science at Youngstown State
University and as a member of the Poland Village Council. DeGenaro
earned her law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and was
admitted to practice in the federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme
Court and the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals.
Judge Baldwin is running for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. He
currently sits on Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals. Baldwin
received his law degree from Capital University and served in private
practice before beginning his service on the Bench with the Domestic
Relations Division of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas.
Judge Baldwin has served by assignment on the Ohio Supreme Court. He
has served with the Ohio Supreme Court’s Task Force on the Funding of
Ohio Courts.
“As the elected spokesperson of the most influential group of
Republican women in Ohio, I reaffirm the OFRW’s unified support of the
unopposed Republicans appearing on the May 8 primary ballot. We stand
solidly behind these Republicans and will continue to work day and
night to defend our constitution, uphold our conservative principles
and elect our GOP candidates,” said OFRW President Janet Kushlan.
The OFRW, founded in 1929, is a statewide organization of hundreds of
members in constituent clubs. It is the largest, most powerful
political organization in Ohio providing the avenue for women to
influence policy, develop candidates, and elect the leaders of Ohio.
The OFRW is a multi-generational, multi-cultural organization providing
the structure and support for political activists to learn, engage, and
flourish. It is federated under the National Federation of Republican
Women. For more information regarding the OFRW, visit www.theofrw.org.
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