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On February 20, the Columbus Dispatch wrote an article about the efforts of the Ohio Libertarian Party:
The party that advocates the small — small taxes, small government, small infringements on personal freedom — is trying to grow up and play with the big boys.
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Dan La Botz, a 64-year old Cincinnati school teacher, has filed petitions with the Ohio Secretary of State to become the candidate of the Socialist Party for the U.S.…
The February 20 issue of the Columbus Dispatch has this story about the Libertarian Party’s 2010 campaign in Ohio. This is the first year that the Libertarian Party has been on the ballot in a mid-term year in Ohio, as a party, since 1982.…
On February 20, James Traficant said on his radio show that he is no longer a Democrat, that he is an independent, and that he may run for Congress this year.…
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Vaughn Stull to run as Green Party Candidate for Ohio House District 61
Vaughn Stull, a 23-year-old Kent State University student, has entered the race for State Representative of Ohio House District 61.…
With the recent announcements that Brighton businessman Donn Janes of Tennessee, a successful software developer, and conservative activist Bradley Rees of Virginia have dropped out of their respective Republican primaries and will run as independent “Tea Party” candidates for seats targeted for takeover this autumn by the national GOP, the list of independent congressional candidates in this year’s mid-term elections continues to grow.…
from Ballot Access News
Tentative Ohio Ruling in Now Final; Ohio Has 6 Political Parties on 2010 Ballot
December 31st, 2009
On December 31, an earlier Ohio Secretary of State ruling on ballot-qualified parties for the 2010 election was officially promulgated to county election boards in Ohio.
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Green Party candidate for Ohio governor, and current member of the Sruthers City School Board, Dennis Spisak was interviewed on Ohio Public Radio recently. You can listen here. …
Surya Yalamanchili, who is only 28 years old, has officially announced an independent bid for Congress in Ohio’s second district, currently held by Republican Jean Schmidt. …