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Governor's Race | ||
 | Ken Blackwell Hometown: Cincinnati Political Party: Republican Profession: Secretary of State Education: B.S., Master of Education from Xavier University Experience: Mayor of Cincinnati, Undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Ohio Treasurer of State | Jobs and the Economy: We need more jobs. Ohio was ranked 47th in job creation in 2005. This is the greatest challenge facing our state today. We need to change the way we do business if we want to spur economic growth. More |
 | Ted Strickland Hometown: Lucasville Political Party: Democrat Profession: U.S. Representative 6th District Education: B.A. in History, Asbury College Experience: Congressman, Minister, Psychologist, Professor | Turnaround Ohio: the Strickland plan to create and keep jobs in Ohio by investing in Ohio's strengths, such as energy production and entrepreneurship, while bringing us the jobs of the future by making sure that we have the most educated workforce possible. More |
 | Bill Peirce Hometown: Stoneham, Mass. Political Party: Libertarian Profession: Former Professor of Economics, CWRU Education: A.B. Harvard, Ph.D. Princeton Experience: Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University, was Chairman of the Economics Department for six years. | The 2006 Peirce campaign is centered upon its "Freedom to Prosper" plan. The plan proposes to cut taxes in Ohio across the board, the elimination of current Republican Gov. Bob Taft's tax increases, protection for homeowners and business people from eminent domain abuse, and increase school choice for parents and teachers. More |
 | Bob Fitrakis Hometown: Political Party: Green Profession: Professor of Political Science, Columbus State Community College Education: Ph.D. Wayne State University, J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Experience: Editor of The Free Press, Author | Fitrakis rose to national prominence during the U.S. presidential election, 2004 and related 2004 U.S. election voting controversies by calling the first public hearings on election irregularities in Ohio and by filing a challenge in the Ohio Supreme Court to Ohio's presidential election results in the cases Moss v. Bush and Moss v. Moyer with three other attorneys. More |
