In addition to the big decision — for Democrats — at the top of the ticket, local voters will be contemplating their choices all the way down the ballot on myriad state and local candidates and issues.
Comerford said she wants to keep the district “in the red” and that voters deserve a candidate who will support all Republican officials. Current Commissioner Bob Glaser is not seeking reelection to the three-member board, which serves as Greene County’s main administrative body and manages the county’s $55 million annual general fund. Two Republicans are vying for his seat: Alice DeWine, who works in the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office as an assistant county prosecuting attorney and is the daughter of Ohio Gov. The new jail would replace and combine the county’s two existing jails and sheriff’s office at an estimated total construction cost of $70 million. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, Feb. 18. Keeping Our District Red. Several local issues and a range of federal, state and county offices are on the ballot. Candidate Kathi Flanders, a family nurse practitioner and pain management specialist, highlights on her website priorities including reducing the national debt, combating Medicare and Social Security abuse and fraud and immigration reform.
The renewalFor U.S. Representative from Ohio’s 10th Congressional District — local Democrats’ sole competitive primary race — voters will choose between Eric Moyer and Desiree Tims. Kim McCarthy is the Democratic contender for state representative from the 73rd District (including Yellow Springs, Fairborn, Beavercreek and Bellbrook). for Republican State Central Committee.
He began his tenure by appointment in 2003. House candidate John Anderson served as a civilian in the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years. And Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer is running unopposed for the county’s top law enforcement job. By contrast, Democratic voters face one competitive race, for U.S. Representative, in addition to a replete presidential field. Moyer, a native of Kettering and 2013 graduate of The Ohio State University, is a genetic research scientist at the University of Dayton. A Public Hearing will be held virtually on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 6:00 p.m.On the Republican side, primary voters have more to mull, with a total of seven contested federal, state and local seats and just one unfilled seat overall. And incumbent Commissioner Tom Koogler, of Bellbrook, is running unchallenged for his third term on the board, having served since 2013.Longtime Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Haller announced in September that he would not be seeking re-election, reversing a previous announcement of his re-election campaign. (Photo from the YS News Archives)The March 17 presidential primary is just over four weeks away.
According to his website, Moyer’s priorities include Medicare for all, tuition-free public universities and trade schools, $15 minimum wage and increased middle-class wages.Ohio’s 10th District consists of Greene, Montgomery and Fayette counties. She previously worked in the Obama White House during his first presidential term, as well as on Capital Hill for U.S. senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). According to his responses to a 2018 Ballotpedia survey, Anderson’s top priorities include a federal balanced budget amendment, a term limits amendment for the U.S. House and Senate and the elimination of the tax code and the IRS. The district has been represented by Republican Mike Turner since 2013.No Democrat is vying to fill the seat vacated by Stephen Haller, Greene County’s longtime prosecuting attorney. For the first three weeks of early voting, hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Comerford runs the Yellow Springs Montessori School and has been active in state Republican party politics.For the Ohio Statehouse, incumbent Senator Bob Hackett is running unchallenged in the primary, while Republicans Brian Lampton, who operates a Beavercreek insurance agency, and former combat veteran and Beavercreek City Council member John Broughton are competing for the open seat in the 73rd District, formerly held by Representative Perales.Meanwhile, Perales is one of three Republicans seeking to replace Bob Glaser on the Greene County Board of Commissioners. Mike DeWine, and David Hayes, a U.S. Air Force Reserve veteran who for the past 15 years has worked in the county prosecutor’s office as chief trial counsel.The prosecutor’s office handles adult felony charges and all juvenile charges in the county, as well as operating as legal counsel for county agencies.A two-way race will determine the next clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, with Beavercreek Township Fiscal Officer Christy Ahrens challenging incumbent AJ Williams, a Yellow Springs resident.
A 30-year member of the Republican party and Greene County resident, Christy Lewis Comerford is committed to defending the conservative principles that keep our families, economy, and future growing strong.A pro-Trump conservative, Christy Lewis Comerford is proud to support President Trump and fellow Republican candidates who are dedicated to smaller government, lower taxes, and a stronger free market economy.A pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment, anti-tax Republican, Christy Lewis Comerford will work hard for Republican candidates who will uphold our values and support a conservative platform. Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819, was an opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding whether a state university might, consistent with the First Amendment, withhold from student religious publications funding provided to similar secular student publications. For children up to the age of 12 years..
Two Republican women, Yellow Springs resident Christy Lewis Comerford and Laura Rosenberger, are running for female member of the GOP State Central Committee. The state central committee is the governing body of Ohio’s Republican Party, and male and female members are elected by voters. Rosenberger said she is a “firm advocate” of the Tea Party values of fiscal responsibility and small government. Forms of identification include current and valid photo ID, military ID or a copy of a current (within past 12 months) utility bill, bank statement or other specified documents that state the voter’s name and current address.