June 13, 2026
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Former IPR editor Austin Cassidy at Uncovered Politics:
[Traficant] served as Sheriff of Mahoning County from 1981 to 1985 and in 1983, was charged with racketeering for accepting bribes.
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James Traficant, the former Congressman and inmate from Ohio, has officially decided to run for his old congressional district, the 17th of Ohio, which is now occupied by his former aide, Rep.…
On Tuesday 4 May, the Ohio Green Party will have its first statewide primary. Several Greens are running for Congress as write-in candidates, meaning that they need at least 25 votes in Tuesday’s primary to appear on the November ballot.…
Dan La Botz, the Socialist Party USA candidate for US Senate in Ohio, was recently interviewed by The Real News Network on the subject of Mexican economics and how it affects immigration. …
When Jake Digman votes on Tuesday, he won’t cast a ballot for Democrats or Republicans.
He’ll vote for Libertarians.
”I think it’s about time,” said Digman, 27, of Cuyahoga Falls.…
Read the full piece at SocialistAlternative.org:
The Obama campaign inspired millions to actively participate in politics in an era when many media commentators assumed political activism to be dead.…
Emailed to [email protected] by Vaughn Stull:
Fire Dog Lake ponders endorsing Dennis Spisak (OH Governor, Green)
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/40556
FDL, Please Support Dennis Spisak for Ohio Governor
By: El Duderino
I am asking FDL to formally endorse Green Party candidate Dennis Spisak for governor of Ohio.…
http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/ohio-primary-voters-can-vote-libertarian-for-the-first-time
rom the April 7 Cincinnati Enquirer:
Voters in the May 4 Primary Election have plenty of candidates to choose from on the Republican and Democratic ballots.…
In what the author says will be a series of interviews with minor party candidates, Socialist Party candidate for US Senate in Ohio Dan La Bortz was interviewed by John Michael Spinelli of the Examiner. …