ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSE ISSUE 21

• Columbus Chamber of Commerce

• Columbus Urban League

• Columbus State Education Association

• IMPACT Community Action

• YWCA Columbus

• The Merry Makers Club

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 284

• St. Vincent Family Center

• Columbus Partnership

• The Baptist Ministerial Alliance of Columbus & Vicinity

• The Baptist Pastor Conference of Columbus & Vicinity

• Greater Columbus Arts Council

• Franklin County Democratic Party

• Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio

• Columbus/Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council

• I Know I Can

• Westerville Chamber of Commerce

• Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City Lodge #9

• NAACP of Columbus

• United Way of Central Ohio

• Human Service Chamber of Franklin County

• Reynoldsburg City School District Board of Education

• Central Ohio Labor Council AFL-CIO

• Goodwill Columbus

• Columbus Fire Fighters Union IAFF Local 67

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NEWS OUTLETS ENDORSE ISSUE 21

• The Columbus Dispatch

• Columbus Business First

• The Minority Columbus Communicator

• African American News Journal

• The Somali Link

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ELECTED OFFICIALS ENDORSE ISSUE 21

• Assistant Minority Leader Kristin Boggs

• State Representative Erica Crawley

• State Representative Adam Miller

• State Representative David Leland

• State Senator Andrew Brenner

• State Senator Hearcel Craig

• State Senator Tina Maharath

• Commissioner Marilyn Brown

• Commissioner Kevin Boyce

• Commissioner John O’Grady

• County Auditor Michael Stinziano

• County Prosecuting Attorney Ron O’Brien

• County Recorder Danny O’Connor

• County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan

• County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy

• Sheriff Dallas Baldwin

• Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther

• Grove City Mayor Richard L. “Ike” Stage

• Columbus City Auditor Megan Kilgore

• Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein

• Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin

• Columbus City Council President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown

• Columbus City Councilmember Mitchell Brown

• Columbus City Councilmember Rob Dorans

• Columbus City Councilmember Shayla Favor

• Columbus City Councilmember Emmanuel Remy

• Columbus City Councilmember Priscilla Tyson

• Pleasant Township Trustee Nancy Hunter

• Columbus City School Board President Jennifer Adair

• Columbus City School Board Member Carol Beckerle

• Columbus City School Board Member Eric Brown

• Columbus City School Board Member Michael Cole

• Columbus City School Board Member Tina Pierce

• Columbus City School Board Member James Ragland

• Columbus City School Board Member Ramona Reyes

• Gahanna-Jefferson School Board President Beryl Brown Piccolantonio

• Westerville City School Board Member Nancy Nestor-Baker

• South-Western City School Board Member David Donofrio

• Reynoldsburg City School Board President Debbie Dunlap

• Worthington City School Board Member Sam Shim

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OTHER INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES ENDORSE ISSUE 21

• Rev. Dr. Keith Troy, New Salem Baptist Church

• Bishop Timothy J. Clarke, First Church of God

• Former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman

• Former Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka

• American Electric Power

• Nationwide

• Jed Morison, Superintendent/CEO of Franklin County Developmental Disabilities

• Franklin County Democratic Party Chairman Michael Sexton

• Franklin County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Doug Preisse

• Matt Borges, Chairman Emeritus, Ohio Republican Party; Trustee, Columbus State Community College

• OhioHealth

• Cardinal Health

• L Brands

• Abbott

• Elford 

• Diversified Development Group, Inc.

• Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

• Mohan Viddam, CEO of Halcyon Solutions, Inc

• Luper Neidenthal & Logan

• Former Congresswoman Deborah Pryce

• Former Speaker Jo Ann Davidson

• Former Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo

• Former State Senator David Goodman

• Former State Senator Kevin Bacon

• Former State Representative Anne Gonzales

• Former Upper Arlington City Councilmember Erik Yassenoff

• Jamie Greene, Principal of Planning NEXT

• Cameron Mitchell, Founder/CEO of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

• David Miller, President of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

• President of The Interdenominational Alliance of Columbus, Elder John Coats of Metropolitan Church of God in Christ

• Bishop Greg Draper of Perfecting Churches Fellowship

• Rev. Kevin Cooper Sr. of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Rev. Aimee Anderson of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Bishop Donald J. Washington of Mt. Herman Baptist Church

• Rev. Joel King Jr. of Union Grove Baptist

• Rev. John S. Little of Resurrection Baptist Church

• Rev. Timothy Liggins of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal

• President of Baptist Pastors Conference of Columbus & Vicinity, Rev. Frederick V. LaMarr of Family Missionary Baptist Church

• President of Baptist Ministerial Alliance of Columbus & Vicinity, Rev. Jonathan Morehead of Hosack Baptist Church

• Rev. Otha Gilyard of Shiloh Baptist Church

• Rev. Howard Washington of Second Baptist Church

• Bishop Jerome H. Ross of Triedstone Baptist Church

• Christie Angel, President and CEO, YWCA Columbus

• Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO, Columbus Urban League

• Don DePerro, President and CEO of Columbus Chamber of Commerce

• Dianne Radigan, Former Trustee, Columbus State Community College

• Jim Smith, CEO Elford; Board Chair, Columbus State Foundation

• Dr. Richard D. Rosen, Vice Chair, Columbus State Community College Board of Trustees

• Lisa Gossett, Trustee, Columbus State Community College 

• Angela Neumann, Board Member, Columbus State Foundation

• Keith Key, Board Member, Columbus State Foundation

• Rosetta Brown, Board Member, Columbus State Foundation

• Poe Timmons, Former Trustee, Columbus State Community College

• Michael E. Flowers, Former Trustee, Columbus State Community College

• Cathy M. Lyttle, Former Trustee, Columbus State Community College

• Josh Harrison, President of Improving

• Dr. Thomas Habegger, Westerville

• Rick Ritzler, Chief Talent Officer of g2o

• Greg Tacchetti, Chief Information and Strategy Officer of State Auto Insurance Company

• Bill Jordan, President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

• Susan Lewis Kaylor, President and CEO of St. Vincent Family Center

• Robert J. Tannous, Managing Partner of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

• Larry James, Managing Partner of Crabbe, Brown & James LLP

• Janet Chen, Chief Executive Officer of ProMusica

• Michael L. Corey, Executive Director of Human Services Chamber of Franklin County

• Michael Wilkos, Senior Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of Central Ohio

• Lewis R. Smoot Jr., Senior Vice President of Smoot Construction

• Marjory Pizzuti, President/CEO of Goodwill Columbus

• Southeast Healthcare

• Michael Kipp, Engineering and Maintenance Manager, Nationwide Insurance

• Barbara Smith, CSCC Alum, Nationwide Insurance

• Hans Buckner, Nationwide Insurance

• Alex and Renee Shumate

• Curt and Elaine Moody

• Terri and David Gehr

• Tracy and David Harrison

• Ron and Ann Pizzuti

• Michael F. Curtin

• Aletha Shipley

• Renee Smith

• Bob and Jane White

• Mark Williams

• Autumn Spitler

• Bryan Curtiss

• Chuck Davis

• Darien Velasquez

• Devan Quitter

• Emily Block

• Fred Douglas

• Jacob (Jack) Popovich

• Tim Butcher

• Jacqueline Jenkins

• Jason Love

• Annie Mallonee Clausen

• Kelly Weir

• Bob and Mary Frances Restrepo

• Jeff Akers

• Joshua LaRue

• Lisa Upperman

• Lori Gage

• Martin Maliwesky

• Minetta Minnick

• Paula Teeter

• Regina Randall

• Rick Hatcher

• Stephanie Albrecht

• Tracy La Mar-Nickoli

• William Hickman

• Jeff Dodge

• Renee Fambro

• Nichole Glover

• Robb Coventry

• Twila Wiley

• Aaron Minnick

• Sam Hawkins

• Kirk Dickerson

• Shelley Toale

• Rachel Lustig

• Vincent Sperrazza

• Sean Asbury

• Rebekah Shoaf

• Jolene Broshious

• Jan Rogers

• Nancy Case

• Lisa Gordon

• Vincent Cocozza

• Kelly Hogan

• Chris Emswiler

• Stacir Odhner-Sibley

• Kevin Rooney

• Tracy Garrett

• Stephen Dackin

• Karen Kyle

• Pat Fabrisi

• Nicholas Grimmer

• Ronald Dance

• Mary Hooker-Myers

• Eve Suiter

• Rebecca Butler

• Todd Warner

• Jill Billman-Royer

• Larry Hilsheimer

• Allysen Todd Croyle

• Dale Gresson

• Kevin Kasson

• Paul Boaz

• Beth Boy

• Amanda Cecil

• Franklin Myers

• Rachel Schutt-Hinsch

• Nicholas Hinsch

• Richelle Simonson

• David Gelo

• Sylvia Bellinger

• Doug Wright

• Elycia Taylor

• Judith Anderson

• Rachel Brooks-Pannell

• Kristen Oganowski

• Heather Johnston

• Heidi Hubmann and Joe Rettof

• Skip and Linda Weiler

• Linda and Wes Shinn

• Sally and Andy Hackett

• Dale and Gloria Heydlauff, Upper Arlington

• Dr. Karen Heinzerling

• Michael and Sarah Bongiorno

• Beth Bates

• Lana and Ed Hillebrand

• Jill Frost

• Kent Fisher

• Molly Ward

• Bill LaFayette

• Pam and Curt Bishop

• Terrance Liette

• Deborah Bertsch

• Cheryl Hay

• Tracey Walterbusch

• Karen Riley

• Julie Mosca

• Joshua Wickham

• Kevin Hicks

• Jeanette Ferguson

• Cathy Johnson

• Lee Schreiner

• Mabel Freeman

• David Deal

• Lauren Jones

• Patricia Hickey

• Chad and Chrissy Wilson

• Kyle and April Katz

• Sandra Stephenson

• Kristen Treadway

• Tony Mandator

• Melanie Gresson

• Susan Donohue

• Mark Dudgeon

• Curt Laird

• Jan Ellis

• Adam and Vanessa Keller

• Heather McCloud

• Jaimie Allen

• Tonya Berry

• Thomas Capps-Harshaw

• Napoleon Bell

• Robert Hamilton

• Flo Plagenz

• Toni Bell

• Andi Jones Hamilton

• Connie Grossman

• Beth Vetter

• Clyde Piatt

• Tracy Davidson

• Mark Bragg

• Julia Cattaneo

• Greg Tacchetti

• David P. Corey

• Jeffrey Spain