Cleveland — NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, the state’s leading advocate for reproductive rights, including abortion, announced additional endorsements for the November 6, 2018 general election. All endorsements are listed on our website at https://prochoiceohio.org/2018-endorsements/
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: “Ohioans support reproductive rights, including access to safe and legal abortion, and expect the same from their elected officials. With the future of the U.S. Supreme Court in doubt, and multiple abortion bans under consideration in the Ohio Statehouse, questions about preserving Roe v. Wade are no longer hypothetical. We need state senators and representatives who understand the real world needs of their constituents. It is time to reverse the damage to abortion access in Ohio at the hands of John Kasich, Mike DeWine, and countless anti-choice members of the Ohio General Assembly. We’re releasing new endorsements of candidates for office because we know they are committed to doing what’s right. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio staff, board members, and volunteers will be supporting them by working the phones, promoting them online, and knocking on doors from now to Election Day.”
Newly announced endorsements:
For Ohio Senate
District 5: Paul Bradley
District 9: Cecil Thomas
District 13: Sharon Sweda
District 17: Scott Dailey
District 29: Lauren Friedman
For Ohio House
District 1: Kevin Barnett
District 6: Phil Robinson
District 7: Aziz Ahmad
District 9: Janine Boyd
District 14: Bride Sweeney
District 17: Adam Miller
District 23: Russell Harris
District 27: Christine Fisher
District 32: Catherine Ingram
District 35: Tavia Galonski
District 44: Paula Hicks-Hudson
District 47: Gary Newman
District 48: Lorraine Wilburn
District 51: Susan Vaughn
District 52: Kathy Wyenandt
District 55: Kelly Kraus Mencke
District 57: James Johnson
District 71: Jeremy Blake
District 73: Kim McCarthy
District 76: John Kennedy
District 77: Brett Pransky
District 79: Amanda Finfrock
District 86: Glenn Coble
District 88: Rachel Crooks
District 97: Kristin Geis
First round of endorsements, released before 2018 primary election:
For Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Richard Cordray and Betty Sutton
For Attorney General
Steve Dettelbach
For Secretary of State
Kathleen Clyde
For Treasurer
Rob Richardson
For the Ohio Senate
District 11: Teresa Fedor
District 19: Louise Valentine
District 21: Sandra Williams
District 23: Nickie Antonio
District 25: Kenny Yuko
For the Ohio House
District 8: Kent Smith
District 11: Stephanie Howse
District 12: Juanita Brent
District 13: Mike Skindell
District 15: Nick Celebrezze
District 16: Cassimir Svigelj
District 18: Kristin Boggs
District 19: Mary Lightbody
District 22: David Leland
District 24: Allison Russo
District 26: Erica Crawley
District 28: Jessica Miranda
District 30: Clayton Adams
District 31: Brigid Kelly
District 34: Emilia Sykes
District 36: Tim Piatt
District 37: Casey Weinstein
District 40: Ryan Taylor
District 42: Zach Dickerson
District 45: Lisa Sobecki
District 58: Michele Lepore-Hagan
District 68: Kathleen Tate
District 75: Randi Clites
District 89: Joe Helle
District 92: Beth Workman
District 94: Taylor Sappington
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio endorses 100% pro-choice candidates who have satisfactorily completed our rigorous questionnaire. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is committed to protecting the full range of reproductive health options, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing safe, legal abortion. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is the state affiliate of NARAL Pro-Choice America. Endorsements in federal races are made by NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, 12000 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44120
Kellie Copeland, Executive Director
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